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1984 as an Anti-Utopian Novel A utopia is an ideal or perfect community. While some writers have created fictional places that embody their ideals societies, other writers have written satires that ridicule existing conditions of society, or anti-utopias, which show possible future societies that are anything but ideal. In 1984 , George Orwell presents a terrifying picture of future as life under the constant surveillance of “Big Brother.” This book 1984 is an anti-utopian novel. The main character Winston …

…If the future is as dark as George Orwell portray, lets hope we have individuals that will fight for a better world. Anti-utopian novels open up peoples eyes about life and existence. Works Cited Howe, Irving “The fiction of Anti-Utopia” 1984 (New York: Harcourt Brace Javonovich, Inc., 1982) Miller, Mark “The Fate of 1984” Irving Howe. 1984 Revisited (New York: Harper and Row, Inc.,1983) Rahv, Phillip “The Unfuture of Utopia” Irving Howe. 1984 Revisited (New York: Harper and Row, Inc.,1983)