1984 George Orwell Privacy Analysis

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character, Winston Smith, discovers the everything isn’t all that it seems in the city of London in airstrip 1. Winston discovers the chilling secrets behind Big Brother’s reign and learns that there really is no privacy. It would seem as if Orwell’s thoughts and concerns on the subject of privacy and censorship are still relevant within contemporary culture. Although the digital age is just starting to revolutionize everything, one can already see hope in the form of self expression that the Internet and social media provide. Nevertheless, where there is expression there is censorship, violations of privacy, and arguably a little bit of home in the form of social