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Imagine big brother spying on you without you knowing and he 's watching you 24/7 and has cameras everywhere you go . Consider yourself having no privacy. How would you feel if you were being recorded. Everywhere we go, someone is watching whether we are aware of it or not. In George Orwell’s novel , 1984, is a novel about society in which the government and big brother is watching every move,sound and emotion that a citizen makes or do. The government controls what they think and do and also gains control and power. Most people who read 1984 consider Orwell’s book just a Dystopian Fiction novel, some see this book as a warning cause now in today 's technology there is so much,where they can easily track us and find whatever they want from us. The ones that are aware of the eyes watching us, seem to feel that their privacy is being violated. This topic is always very debatable considering that the eyes watching our every move can also be a big help for the safety of our society. I would say that I am in favor of surveillance if it results in a safer setting and may be a potential help for reducing crimes. Technology can also spy on us citizens and can compare this topic to 1984. The future generations and the future itself is improving a lot . Due to my research essay …show more content…

(1948). Nineteen Eighty-Four. New York: New American Library. George Orwell (1903-1950), was an English novelist, novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic socialism. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel about a totalitarian government that oppresses its people to what can happen if we’re not careful and keeps an eye on our government. Many writers have pointed out similarities between the modern world and the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four such as in the articles, “That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker,” and “The Smartphone Tracking Tech Will Give You the

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