Orwell wasn't criticizing technology. "Animal Farm" is not about animals or farms and "1984" is not about TVs with cameras. He took the lust for power and turne

Orwell wasn't criticizing technology. "Animal Farm" is not about animals or farms and "1984" is not about TVs with cameras. He took the lust for power and turned it to eleven (hence the dystopian setting) to write a book about oppression. "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever."