Sales of George Orwell's "1984" book went up after the National Security Agency's spy scandal with Edward Snowden, and over 50 percent of Americans agreed with the statement "we are really in the era of Big Brother," according to the Christian Science Monitor.  

The sales of the "1984" book have jumped 6.02 percent in 24 hours alone, NPR reports.

George Orwell's novel examines life under a totalitarian political system where extensions of the government, like the Thought Police who punish those speaking out against the ruling party, launch surveillance programs aimed at regulating the fervor of insurgents.

George Orwell, a recognized democratic socialist, indirectly referenced the government of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin's regime as the despotic state in his novel, criticizing the tremendous power that branches of the Kremlin, like the KGB and the Spetsnaz, had.

But many Americans believe Orwell's prophetic words resonate in the United States today, as political arms of the government, like the NSA, continue to get exposure for their encroachment of privacy.

And many who believe we live in the era of "Big Brother" say Americans voluntarily publicize their personal thoughts and lives on social media, aiding in the government's surveillance of the public.

"We find that people almost never lose their mobile phone," Jeff Cole, author of the study and director of the center, told the Christian Science Monitor.

"They can drop it in the gutter, have it stolen but leave it on the table at a restaurant - most of us don't even get through the front door before noticing it."

Adolphus Huxley's "Brave New World," which is based on similar notions of government surveillance and a totalitarian state, was out of stock on Wednesday morning on Amazon.com, the Christian Science Monitor also reports.