Another good read is 'Lord of the Flies' from William Golding.
Its about a group of children being marooned on an island, and the kind of society that they build without the experience of elders. Discovery reminded of this book a few times;)
Marburg Wrote:Orwell did see the world as it is now & did a stellar job hitting the nail on the head in his own way.
The way it is now?
He was a social democrat describing the kind of society Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler were building, if I remember correctly. During his time, democracies appeared to be losing against Fascism and Communism.
What do you mean with 'the world as it is now? His now or our now?