The Final Post

     So, the time has come for this series of posts to end, and I want to round it off with some final thoughts on the book as a whole. As I've said in about every post I've made on this book so far, I don't find this book realistic, and that has really hindered my enjoyment of it. The book not feeling realistic isn't something I take issue with in itself, but the point or appeal of 1984's society is lost on me. The idea of having complete control over a large amount of people makes sense to me, but who is it that is in control? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding some things, but to me there is no one, not a single soul in 1984 who has anything to gain by what they wish to achieve. In Brave New World, at least people have things like soma, feelies (or whatever those movies were called), and sexual liberation (kind of, and this also is taken a bit too far with the children participating). In 1984 however, no positive emotions will be allowed, and it doesn't even seem like those in power (like O'Brien) have any problem with that. I didn't dislike reading this book, in fact I actually did end up enjoying some of the sections, even the ones I found especially preposterous. But it was because of these preposterous bits that I felt like I couldn't be fully immersed in the story. Let me know in the comments, what did you think about this book as a whole?