Mass surveillance is a word that has been thrown around from time to time in recent decades, especially since George Orwell's book 1984. Although this book was published more than 60 years ago, some aspects of it appear to be becoming reality today in the United States and other parts of the world. The idea of ​​mass surveillance is no longer so taboo, as there are several programs run by sovereign countries around the world that monitor their domestic citizens, as well as citizens and leaders of other foreign countries. With all the technological advances in communication since 1949, this information age will become more and more severe and more tracking and monitoring will take place. The main culprit for this is the NSA, short for National Security Agency. The NSA is an organization created by the United States government to monitor intelligence and collect, translate, and decode information. The big thing about the NSA is that last summer a whistleblower revealed a program called PRISM, and in summary, PRISM monitors everything it can, including our citizens in the United States. This “scandal” got a lot of air time for many months, and is still in the news today. The revelation of what the NSA is doing behind our backs is what formed the basis of this essay and made me think about how similar the whole situation is to 1984. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel published in 1949. and had a huge success, reaching the best-seller list on popular websites such as Amazon, among others. Nineteen Eighty-Four is considered a classic among many of those same websites (Amazon, 2013), and while George Orwell may not have received many awards for it, Nineteen......middle of paper......rong and resists their demands. Eventually, Winston is taken to “Room 101,” where he must face his worst fear in an attempt to break his spirits. O'Brien puts a cage full of Winston's worst nightmare over his head; rats. Just when the rats are about to eat his face, he shouts, "Do it to Julia!", effectively betraying her and giving up his love for her. Winston eventually meets Julia in a park and learns that she has also cheated on him. Despite all the torture and brainwashing, Winston now loves "Big Brother" and completely admires and accepts the party. Works cited "Best Sellers in Classic Literature & Fiction". Amazon. Np, nd Web. December 9, 2013. .Copy and paste | In brackets "dystopia". The free dictionary. Farlex and Web. 9 December. 2013. .