I wouldn't group that together with millennials . I'm one and quite a bit of people I talk to are and we all know about the book, and sometimes talk about it.
I'd venture to guess the vast majority of millennials (just as gen x, boomers) had 1984 assigned in high school as required reading. Beyond that, it's cultural significance has kept it relevant and known to the public for over half a century. For instance, Muse's 2009 The Resistance album is heavily based on 1984. Orwell was my favorite author for a time, and I had read nearly everything he'd written before I graduated high school, sometime around '06. I still have a copy of Animal Farm, illustrated by Ralph Steadman, proudly displayed front and center on my bookshelf
I wouldn't group that together with millennials . I'm one and quite a bit of people I talk to are and we all know about the book, and sometimes talk about it.
Same. Plenty of millennials know the book and idea.
I'd venture to guess the vast majority of millennials (just as gen x, boomers) had 1984 assigned in high school as required reading. Beyond that, it's cultural significance has kept it relevant and known to the public for over half a century. For instance, Muse's 2009 The Resistance album is heavily based on 1984. Orwell was my favorite author for a time, and I had read nearly everything he'd written before I graduated high school, sometime around '06. I still have a copy of Animal Farm, illustrated by Ralph Steadman, proudly displayed front and center on my bookshelf
Mid-20's and read that in high-school, along with "Brave New World"