“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” - Winston Smith (1984 by George Orwell)
I am finally getting around to reading 1984. I remember hearing about it when in high school. I was a junior in 1984. For some reason though, I never read it. Last week I installed Mobipocket on my Centro and in browsing feedbooks.com for something to read, this one jumped out at me so I decided it was time.
I am just past chapter seven at this point, but with each passing chaper I am finding how more and more of what Winston is experiencing is reflected in what I see happening now… in general and in some ways specifically with the current Presidential campaigning.
If you have not read the book, then I doubt I could summarize it concisely enough to post here, besides, if you have not, you probably should. What I will do for now is try to touch upon a few things that have struck a chord with me as I have been reading.
