If you go into a bookstore, you’ll find George Orwell’s 1984 in the “classics” section. I always remark when I walk by the classics section that they should create a “currents” section for it and other dystopian works. It’s unfortunate that a lot of folks won’t read such an important work. However, as Howard Beale pointed out in the movie Network, “since less than three percent of you people read books,” you can at least make the effort to watch the movie version (embedded below):
Of particular note, the constant state of warfare, how language is frequently changes, the lack of meat in daily rations, and the presence of an arch-terrorist whose face is plastered across television screens in order to incite the masses. As I said, the book really belongs in a “currents” section.
For those who are in the militant book-reader marketing segment (and we know who you are), you can also read 1984 online.
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