Reflecting on George Orwell's '1984' in Modern Times

[Kim Seong-kon] Remembering George Orwell in 2026

Some people say that in his dystopian novel “1984,” George Orwell imagined a non-existent world of the past. Today, however, the fictional world Orwell depicted in his novel has become a reality. Among other things, Big Brother watches us everywhere. Indeed, wherever we go these days, we are under constant surveillance by security cameras, invisible eyes and ubiquitous smartphones. In that sense, Orwell was a true prophet who foresaw an ominous future. In “1984,” people are not only being watche

By The Korea Herald