It's the 21st century, Big Brother is watching you!
George Orwell's masterpiece, which foresees a future world where human life is controlled!
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《1984》, which depicts a totalitarian society in which human free will and emotions are completely eradicated, is George Orwell's masterpiece.
Along with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Yevgeny Zamyatin's We, 1984 is considered one of the world's three greatest dystopian novels, depicting the most negative dark world virtually and sharply criticizing reality. The story has published the original first edition cover design.

George Orwell predicted the 21st century long ago.
《1984》 depicts a future world where surveillance cameras are installed everywhere, biometric identification using fingerprints and irises is possible, and communication systems such as cell phones and e-mail are commonplace, invading the privacy of modern people.
It sharply examines the reality of this future world and warns us of how devastating it could be to human life.
Just one sentence in the work, “Big Brother is watching you,” clearly shows what kind of society Oceania, the country created by George Orwell, is.
The Party uses two-way telescreens, thought police, and amateur spies to monitor every individual's every move.
Even the Party reads people's thoughts and feelings from the expressions on their faces.
Therefore, people had to completely hide their emotions in front of the telescreen.
In this work, George Orwell raises awareness of a dark future in which humanity is completely controlled.
《1984》, which predicted and warned of the future long ago, is a masterpiece that makes us living in the modern era reflect on true individuality, freedom, and love.

The party's three slogans: War is peace, freedom is bondage, and ignorance is strength.
--- From "Part 1, Chapter 1"

"Don't you know that the purpose of creating new words was to narrow the scope of thought? Ultimately, we will make it literally impossible to commit thought crimes.
There are no words to express the thought.
Every concept you need in the future will be expressed in exactly one word.
“The meaning will be strictly limited and other secondary meanings will be removed and forgotten.”
--- From "Part 1, Chapter 5"

“That’s it.
That you have to harass others.
Obedience is not enough.
If you don't suffer, how can you be sure you're submitting to the will of those in power, not your own? Power exists through pain and humiliation.
And power is what tears the human heart to pieces and reassembles it into a new form chosen by the power holder.
“Do you think you have any idea what kind of world we are trying to create?”

--- From "Part 3, Chapter 3"