From a supposedly brave love story which you root for, to the failure of Winston’s decision-making instincts, you feel vexed, dismay, betrayal, heartbroken, all at once. The book takes you through a rollercoaster ride of sentiments, that a human brain can perceive and reflect, without breaking the flow of the story. Winston Smith’s efforts to face his dilemmas and accept the reality around him made him understand his disliking for the state and its despotic ministries.ĭESPITE TRYING HARD ENOUGH TO STAND AGAINST THE REGIME, BUT WITH ALL CAUTION TO AVOID THE ARREST UNDER ‘THOUGHTCRIME’, WINSTON FAILS TO MOVE THINGS ACCORDING TO HIS PLANS. It’s left unsaid if Big Brother existed in reality or not, but every single movement and every single breath of the people were guided by his words “Big Brother Is Watching You”. It was a never-ending trail of praises for Big Brother and his ideology of state control.
His impressions were literally present in every form and everywhere, be it physically (or mentally).Įvery object, living or dead, witnessed Big Brother everywhere, in the form of the posters and advertisements and telescreen and songs and Hate Hours organized by the party and the development of kids into Spies in their blue uniforms and so on. The features were so definite that the presence of Big Brother felt almost real. While his sheer capability of comprehending the concept of real freedom was noteworthy, it was remarkable to witness the dilemma his mind was going through while trying to differentiate between reality and illusion that was constantly present because of the intense stare by Big Brother’s eyes and the invisible curve under his moustache which was inevitable to ignore. The paradox in Winston Smith’s life was one thing that would leave you gazing at the screen for days straight.
It felt as if it was written in this time and age and was so close to the living reality that it felt worth not escaping. The impact of the book was so that the thought of it didn’t leave my head for hours and hours throughout the day. Completing 100 pages a day of an ebook didn’t feel like an achievement till I did not reach the appendix of the work. Fascinated by its constant appeal for so many generations, I decided to take part in the conspiracy myself. George Orwell’s 1984 has been a timeless classic, yet there is something contemporary about it.
And to make it as dramatic as fictions are, it sure wasn’t ‘your average fiction’. PLOT: 5/5 RELEVANCE: 5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT: 5/5 OVERALL: 5/5Īfter a long time, I got my hands on something that wasn’t about the affairs of the world or decoding Tharoor’s onerous and demanding vocabulary while finding my way out to the conclusion of the book.īut little did I know that those 300 pages made more sense than any philosopher or great thinker ever did with his narratives about the world and its astounding power politics.
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