David Lowenthal transposes present society onto that in the novel 1984 and illustrates how the quest for a perfect society led instead to the worstin the course of revolting against which the true ends of life are established. It is more than suspicion the year 2021 is 1984. What many understand by instinct Lowenthal here articulates in clear terms using the political prophesy of this no longer futuristic literature. To be one without truthful unity This is the picture of human brotherhood ush