George Orwell's 1984 is an excellent book, but I'm not sure he was right. I read Brave New World recently, and think Huxley had it more right than Orwell. Based on how dependent Americans are on technology, we will be ruled by "feelies" more than Big Brother. I'm fully aware that the Patriot Act says otherwise.
Maybe it's a mix of both, and they are all right in some way or other? For example, maybe Orwell's view of the stratification of society is correct, but Huxley's view of what rules human passion is correct. Maybe neither is right. Either way...you don't have to take my word for it. Read the book.
