Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Chronology 15
Chapter 1 Background on George Orwell
1 The Life of George Orwell David Morgan Zehr 21
2 Orwell Sees No Contradiction Between Patriotism and Socialism George Orwell 37
3 Orwell Was Highly Principled V.S. Pirtchett 45
4 Orwell Was Morally Right on Major Issues Christopher Hitchens 49
Chapter 2 George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Abuse of Power
1 Nineteen Eighty-Four Is Terrifying Because It Rings True Irving Howe 60
2 Nineteen Eighty-Four Depicts the Irrationality of Totalitarianism Alex Zwerdling 71
3 Nineteenth Eighty-Four Predicts the Downfall of Totalitarianism by the Working Class Richard J. Voorhees 85
4 In Nineteen Eighty-Four Absolute Compliance Is Demanded Alfred Kazin 90
5 Nineteen Eighty-Four Warns of the Post-World War II Threats to Personal Liberty Robert F. Gleckner 102
6 Nineteen Eighty-Four Is About the Misuse of Power Julian Symons 108
7 Nineteen Eighty-Four Promotes the Values of the Common People Stephen Ingle 115
8 Nineteen Eighty-Four Warns of the Dehumanization of Industrialism Erich Fromm 129
9 The Capitalist Past in Nineteen Eighty-Four Is Presented Positively Arthur Eckstein 143
10 Orwell's Private Nightmare Proved Prophetic T.R. Fyvel 154
11 Orwell Accused the Leftist Intelligentsia of Abuse of Power in Nineteen Eighty-Four John David Frodsham 161
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on the Abuse of Power
1 Islamic Totalitarianism Is Today's Version of Fascism Douglas Streusand 174
2 Autocracies Are Threatened by the Financial Crisis Joshua Kurlantzick 184
3 Wiretapping by the George W. Bush Administration Was Illegal and Should Be Investigated Patrick Radden Keefe 193
4 Technology Makes Surveillance More Prevalent Peter Funt 197
For Further Discussion 201
For Further Reading 202
Bibliography 203
Index 208
