Atomic War

"...and the ravages of the atomic war of the nineteen-fifties have never been fully repaired" (Orwell, 189).


Although our society and Winston's are very different, Orwell is trying to say that there are some fundamental similarities. Ever since the USA dropped the first atomic bomb, the world has been an entirely different place. In fact, the world has progressed based on atomic power. This appears to also be the case in Winston's world, showing that this book is based on some actual events.