1984 By George Orwell

Has today’s society turned into a totalitarian society? A totalitarian society is one where the population is under complete control of the government. Through several means, the current society has become one where under government dominance, truth no longer prevails but is rather sought through publicity. George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today’s advancing world as truth is viewed as not significant and easily adapts to propaganda circulated through social media, television, and politics. To start off, social media greatly shapes the way in which people think and behave, affecting one’s self esteem and confidence. Though society is becoming more open-minded and accepting, it continues to convince people that there is a standard for perfection and this causes people to doubt themselves and feel undesirable. In 1984, today’s social media is represented through Big Brother who constantly monitors the nation to ensure everyone is thinking and behaving in accordance to his rules,
In 1984, the civilians’ only source of news is the television that is controlled by the Party where they are forced to watch government programming; the Two Minute Hate is an event where everyone is compelled to show hatred towards the Party’s enemies while a film about them is playing. Today, there are millions of news channels that people rely on for accurate details on important matters. Similarly, in modern politics, candidates are inclined to belittle their rivals to lift their credibility. Even though vast platforms such as Google and Facebook have promised to minimize the false news that is being spread by their users, the amount of inaccurate information being distributed will not decrease. People will continue to believe what they are told since they have faith in the authority figures that manage such