1984: An Eerie Possibility for the Future George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, is an astonishing possibility for the future. 1984 is considered a political and science fiction novel, as well as a dystopian novel. It has an original copyright date of 1949 by Harcourt Inc. George's real name was Eric Blair and he lived from 1903 to 1950. He was born in Bengal. He wrote many political pieces including Animal Farm. He was a literary critic but hated intellectuals. Orwell's novels served to demonstrate that people are incapable of dealing with history. 1984 is one of his most memorable novels to date. The 1984 exposé begins by following the main character, an older man named Winston Smith, during a time when Big Brother is watching everything. Big Brother is the new form of government established after the revolution. Winston works in the Ministry Archives where he destroys all the documents placed on his desk and then rewrites history to portray Big Brother in a better light or eliminate the name of someone who was vaporized. The only problem is his hatred for the Ministry and Big Brother. He cannot let his disgust for them show on his face for fear that the Thought Police or the telescreen will see it and vaporize him. The rising action and exposition seem to overlap. The rising action begins with Winston writing in a diary he found. This is not typical behavior of a group member, so he writes it behind the corner of the telescreen. Items from the past are not allowed and most have been destroyed. He found his diary in an antique shop in the proletarian neighborhood. The proles are extremely poor people who are not as strictly controlled as party members and internal party members. As I walk...... middle of paper...... secret room with Julia. I liked that they fought and secretly went to spend time together because they had fun. I recommend this book to anyone who loves dystopian novels or science fiction. 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale have very similar qualities. They are both dystopian novels that warn of what the world could become. There is a new form of government in both novels that some people are unhappy with. They differ in opinions on things related to sex. In 1984 sex should only be about procreating. It has been desexualized and made dirty. This is to remove the potential connection it could create. The children are then used to spy on their parents. In The Handmaid's Tale sex is used to procreate but children are valued. They are few and far between, so births and children are celebrated. Both novels were wonderful reads but portray similar issues in different lights.