Snowden Vs Orwell
I think there are a few ways in which aspects of Orwell’s novel can be correlated to the practices in Western democracies. The most obvious aspect that first comes to mind is that of surveillance. For instance, Orwell’s novel is based on how “Big Brother” constantly surveillances you and this relates to practices in Western democracies, such as the NSA and their data collection procedures brought forward by Edward Snowden. Thus, drawing a point of contrast for how Orwell’s totalitarian surveillance procedures relate to our Modern day concerns over the NSA’s surveillance procures. Therefore, both Orwell’s novel and today’s issues with NSA draw concerns over the idea of the government always watching over you. Another aspect of Orwell’s novel