“What are you reading?”
“1984.”
“George Orwell?”
“Yeah.”
“I read that in high school.”
“Me too, but I’m glad I read it again.”
“Did you like it?”
“Yeah. You?”
“Not at all.”
“Why?”
“Too far-fetched.”
“What do you mean?”
“Come on. Big brother?”
“Orwell was warning people about the government taking control over their lives.”
“Thought police?”
“He was afraid people could be punished for the way they think.”
“Newspeak?”
“He thought language could be dumbed down to keep people from thinking on their own.”
“Well, that’s crazy talk. Those things could never really happen.”
“I hope you're right.”
“1984.”
“George Orwell?”
“Yeah.”
“I read that in high school.”
“Me too, but I’m glad I read it again.”
“Did you like it?”
“Yeah. You?”
“Not at all.”
“Why?”
“Too far-fetched.”
“What do you mean?”
“Come on. Big brother?”
“Orwell was warning people about the government taking control over their lives.”
“Thought police?”
“He was afraid people could be punished for the way they think.”
“Newspeak?”
“He thought language could be dumbed down to keep people from thinking on their own.”
“Well, that’s crazy talk. Those things could never really happen.”
“I hope you're right.”
