In many ways 1984 by George Orwell, was ahead of its time--- ironically, it parallels present day society in the U.S. in many ways. Yet at the same time, the novel falls short---certain prophecies have yet to come true.                           The story 1984 predicted many truths about present day society, truths such as illegal prostitution, brainwashing, and personal identification were predictions expressed in the book that have come true today. In the story, prostitution was illegal and …showed first 75 words of 546 total…

…showed last 75 words of 546 total…of the content of caffeine. The only way to obtain these thing was illegally. This prediction was false because substances like coffee are still legal and still obtainable today.                           After reading this story you get a weird feeling of what the future might bring. Gathering all the facts and finding out that some of the predictions Orwell made were correct leads us to think about wether or not the false predictions might come true someday.