Journalist Who Released Edward Snowdens Groundbreaking Story Introduces Nostalgi…

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Journalist Who Released Edward Snowdens Groundbreaking Story Introduces Nostalgic Drawings of Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four Illustrator Jonathan Burton has interpreted a timeless book and recreated dark haunting and accurate illustrations of George Orwells 1984. The infamous connotation being victims of unwanted surveillance persist in our technology ruled lives as the sombre drawings emphasize the idea of such scrutiny. The portrayal of secret voyeur prevails in each image while we lurk behind the scenes. Our cultures current events demand us to question the safety of their private lives similar to the historic upheaval that Orwells 1984 depicted. In tune with Edward Snowdens chilling disclosure of the hand the government has in our lives the illustrations follow such dogmas. Alan Rusbridger editor-in-chief of the Guardian who witnessed first-hand the realities of the Big Brother scenarios as he refused to divulge private information to the government and also broke the infamous Edward Snowden story elaborated on the discussions these two controversies had sparked As the full impact of the Snowden revelations sank in many people made the same connection and Amazon announced a dramatic rise in sales of Nineteen Eighty-Four. To some the young NSA analyst had revealed a world which was near-Orwellian; others thought that he had described a state of affairs that Orwell could barely have imagined. Just before Christmas 2013 a US District Judge Richard Leon pronounced the NSAs surveillance capabilities to be almost Orwellian Orwellian beyond Orwellian not-quite Orwellian”.

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