George Vs Orwell

In the book, 1984 by George Orwell, Oceana is a place where everyone and everything is monitored in order for the government to keep control. There is an exception to this though, the lower class does not seem to have the power to overturn the government, therefore, they are not monitored. Everyone else is monitored by devices called telescreens. These devices can hear and see what people do on a daily basis. They can also be used as some kind of televisions, where announcements are made, mainly by Emmanuel Goldstein, ¨As usual, the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed on to the screen¨ (Orwell 15). Using my knowledge of Spanish, tele is defined as television, which is one of the uses. Screen is the front of a computer
or television. What are known as telescreens in this world Oceana are known as security cameras in our world today. Telescreens can also be compared to televisions, because it is where the public sees wide announcements that are made by the government. They way telescreens are described in the book, do not seem to fit the exact description of a device in use in this time period, but the potential to create one is not impossible. I believe we do not have telescreens for the simple reason that we don't have the need for them. We have televisions and security cameras each for a different purpose, and there doesn't seem to be a need to combine the both.