1-What picture of the future did George Orwell’s 1984 present when it was published? Was this book just about communist totalitarian systems – or was it a broader comment on society and totalitarian politics? Do we see echoes of George Orwell’s vision today? If so, how?
2-Discuss the McCarthyism/Red Scare trends of the early 1950s in the U.S. What were the aspects of McCarthyism that made it so frightening?
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