BIG BROTHER IS
WATCHING YOU
1984 was written by George Orwell in the year 1948, 36 years before the year in which the novel takes place. It is a dark look at an imaginary future of government surveillance, world wars and total government control over its citizens.
1984 tells the story of Winston Smith. He is a man who is living in what was once England, but is now a totalitarian world ruled by Big Brother. Everyone is constantly being watched, and has a very strict schedule.