George Orwell’s 1984 and Ayn Rand’s Anthem paint powerful dystopian worlds—but how close are they to reality?
From Big Brother’s surveillance state to
The brutality and totalitarianism that Orwell portrays in 1984 remains a far-off nightmare for much of the world. But not all of the world.
Parallels between the world of Orwell’s 1984 and our own are obvious — and troubling.