In order to fully appreciate this novel, the ideal mindset has to be the circa, 1949, when the book was published. When compared to the present day, one would have to ask themselves, what kind of world do we really live in. The powers that be must have read the work as if to make the controlling "Big Brother" a reality. Definitely a must read for those wanting to have an idea of Control Theory,Social Psychology and the implications of Nationalism and the effect on society. Definitively ahead of his time in a frightening way.