73 years of George Orwell’s ‘1984’: Eerie predictions from the novel that came true

Themes

Thematically, ‘1984’ centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of people and behaviors within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modeled the totalitarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and how they are manipulated.