1984, Orwell's last and perhaps greatest work, deals with drastically heavy themes that still terrify his audience after 65 years. George Orwell's story exemplifies excessive power, repression, surveillance, and manipulation in his strange and disturbing dystopia full of alarming secrets that point the finger at totalitarian governments and humanity as a whole. What's even more disturbing is that 1984, previously considered science fiction, has in many ways become a recognizable reality. Orwell uses Winston Smith, our main character, to exemplify the message he repeatedly tries to convey. Winston is a middle-aged man who is lonely, or so it seems. From his awkward behavior it quickly becomes clear that he is constantly monitored, whether he is at work, watching television or even sleeping. He is forced to tell lies by the ruling party of his country (Oceania) when writing newspaper articles for his job, so that the ruling party is always glorified and its opponents criticized. It must rewrite history so that the party in power, represented by the omniscient figure of Big Brother, becomes the greatest good superpower of the past, present and future. “Whoever controls the past controls the future. Whoever controls the present controls the past” (35). Winston is completely restrained and forced to do the party's bidding, like everyone else. The novel really begins when Winston begins to realize something that no one else can see. He begins to understand that he is being controlled in every way possible and this discovery quickly changes him. He transforms into a rebel, a silent instigator of a revolution against the oppressive regime, together with his new comrades. As his rebellion grows, he uncovers terrifying secrets hidden by the Party... middle of paper... It's still a well-crafted thriller, always keeping you on the edge of your seat, fearing that Winston will. be discovered in his illegal activities. All this for a reason. George Orwell's work was indeed a warning, a warning and he wanted everyone to hear. This is why this novel included an intriguing story, tools to allow the reader to think about what they read, and an example of where society might be headed. George Orwell certainly succeeded in this masterpiece, a book that will be remembered for years to come, a book that reached millions of people and enlightened them all. This book must be read by people all over the world, so that they can understand the dangers of surveillance, manipulation, complete control and trust in a regime, so that they can stop any trace of an all-powerful totalitarian nation or even of a totalitarian world..