“Big Brother is Watching You.” It's rare that a cautionary tale becomes a frighteningly accurate representation of the world we live in. However, with the recent controversy surrounding the NSA and the unprecedented surveillance of citizens around the world, George Orwell's tale of a totalitarian super-nation that goes so far as to rewrite history and keep its people in the dark has become increasingly relevant over the times since its inception. Despite being 65 years old, 1984 still serves as a reminder of the dangers of a government with absolute power left unchecked. The novel is set in the fictional nation of Oceania, a nation where a government body known as the Party keeps tabs on all citizens. at all times. Privacy is no longer a right, nor even a concept of which the people of this world are aware. For them, a life of surveillance is all they've ever known, and it's simply the way things are. The novel's main character, Winston Smith, is a low-ranking member of London's ruling party. From the beginning of the novel, Winston's discontent with the Party and its authoritarianism ...