"George Orwell's 1984 is the expression of a mood, and it is a warning (Erich Fromm)." After Word War II, many people who read this novel experienced mixed reactions. It cannot be denied however, that George Orwell made some stunning predictions about the future and also took some important metaphors from the past and present. Therefore, 1984 stands as a symbol of a way of life that we hope will never exist, but in so many ways …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…ago. "Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." —pg 61, referring to the proles. Lastly, the terrible actions of Big Brother and its unbearable society has already began to take place. Right now, across the Atlantic in the small country of Afganistan, men and women are having their civil liberties pulled out from under them in the same way Winston’s are in 1984. for example.