This paper discusses how despite the fact that George Orwell's prophetic
vision of the
future was not completely realized
his tragic satire "1984" remains one of the most moving and terrifying literary works of the 20th century. It provides a brief outline of the plot set in the year 1984 in Airstrip One, a futuristic
vision of London, the capital city of Oceania, one of the three great superpowers that govern the world and anlayzes some of the hidden social and political mesages.