I want to second nca225's interpretation of the two novels. And I'd like to recommend Orwell's essay Politics and the English Language where he shows how the misuse of words by politicians signals a corruption they seek to hide. 1984 takes the misuse of language to its ultimate conclusion' but it's easy to see how many current "leaders" twist the language to support a twisted reality. The notion of "alternate facts" is a corruption Orwell foresaw.

Bill Ferguson