I am reading the book 1984 with my book club. It is an interesting concept. I think the author is trying to show us where he thinks the world is going. Also the problems with society at the time the book was written. I personally agree with how he thought the world was going and you see a lot of the elements of the society he created in our society today.
        He has created a society where people are under constant surveillance and oppressed by the government. You also see that in our world today. The NSA is constantly watching us and taking in information, this is very similar to the world he created. the thought police are like the NSA in a way. He also has the world run very efficiently and people don't do anything out of the ordinary. You see that more and more as our society becomes more mechanical. Finally he constricts peoples individualism in his story similar to the way the media and government are trying to in our society.
        The author was pointing out flaws and making a prediction about society. He was just about right.