Threat of Technology

Technology was developing at a rapid pace during Orwell's time, making many people fearful of its influence in the lives of everyday citizens. One of the biggest worries was that it would become to influential and therefore drastically alter society. The telescreens that Winston and his comrades encounter everyday serve as the threat of what is to come if technology continues to integrate into peoples' lives at such a rapid pace. Members of The Party live and die by the telescreens that watch their every action – an idea that seems to have foretold the advent of Facebook and Twitter that let you know even the most mundane aspects of other peoples' lives.

SOURCE: "Calisphere - The Rise of Technology." Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources. Web. 16 May 2010. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic3b.html.