1984 by George Orwell

In the end I really enjoyed this book.  I did not particularly care for Orwell's Animal Farm and honestly 1984 is just a human form of Animal Farm in a way.  It is still frustrating that the book ends with no future and the main character finally falls into stupidity and not being able to care or have his own free thoughts.  Orwell really makes you think about the different classes in society and how people can be so easily manipulated.  He decieves you during the book believing Winston is strong and will join the 'rebellion' and fight for a better life.  He really does try and wants to, but in the end he is decieved and tortured to the point that he betrays and loses all his feeling, self-worth,  and character.  He becomes just like every else.

It is sad to see that it could be very possible for society to be taken over and molded in any way the government wants.  They are fed information that the people just readily believe and are forced to live in such a way that they do not have time to think or feel.  They just believe all the lies that are given to them believing it is the truth and they are happy and living better than ever before.  The key to power is keeping everyone working hard and living poorly.  The poor never get better and the middle class always works to overtake the rich while the rich try to stay in power.  They soon become lax and the middle class combines with the lower class to overthrow the upper class.  The middle class then becomes the upper class and the poor never move up.  It is such an interesting thing to think about and realize there is a lot of truth to Orwell's writing.  Not quite to the extent that he portrays, but on a smaller level today.