Big Brother

thing I thought he might be interested in. Other than my parents who I will talk about later, two very important people changed me in these early years. They helped me form attributes that I still have today. They are my little brother and little sister. With my little brother coming two years after…

disgusting, and I was ashamed of myself even more every time I did it. I constantly blamed myself for my parents’ divorce. They didn’t want kids, and I learned that on one particular night when my dad was intoxicated. He straight up told me that my brother and I weren’t supposed to happen. Now, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love us unconditionally. He does, and we know that. However, we weren’t planned. I always catch myself thinking, “If I weren’t born, my parents would have lasted forever;…

We were gazing up at the stars, congratulating ourselves on our latest victory for the Wellington Academy Knights. It had been a tough game, my muscles were sore with exhaustion, but burning for more domination. I was startled when Bash stiffened and his tone became serious and quiet while he said, “I need a favor from you. You have to promise me that...if for some reason...I can’t be here for Juliette...you have to promise that you’ll take care of her, for me. It’s just...you’re the only guy I…

protagonist, Winston Smith, comes across many posters claiming “Big Brother is watching” and the truth of it is that he is. Whether it be through telescreens or the Thought Police, Big Brother is always watching and ready to reprimand those who defy the will of the Party. Big Brother’s existence is an important for the Party to have because it not only gives a face for it’s citizens to love, but a face for it’s enemies to fear. Big Brother is to Winston what the Christian God is to Atheists. An…

We couldn’t have anticipated for what type of journey was ahead of us. If only we knew what was coming. We woke up early, ready to set off. Getting the last of our things into our Dodge van. “How long is this going to be until we get there?” my brother asked. “About 8 to 9 hours.”…

called Big Brother was watching people through the telescreen which could see and hear everything that people are doing and talking. Telescreens were everywhere such as streets, houses, and even in the restrooms. During that time, people were living under the uncontrollable of Big Brother’s system. Therefore, their lives were so distressful because of the government’s fear and selfishness. In 1984, Big Brother was controlling over citizens by…

1984 is a book written by George Orwell about a highly controlled, dystopian society. An entity, named Big Brother, controls everything surrounding the public. The book was written in 1948, just three years after Orwell had witnessed the fall of the totalitarian regime in Germany and the rise of the Soviet Union and China, both controlled by totalitarian governments. The free western world was still weak as a result of the 2nd World War. The story of 1984 plays out in Britain. The demise of the…

conflict, theme, and personal critical lens. First of all, the most important symbol that represents this novel is the organization of Big Brother. Big Brother symbolizes power when “he” is always watching over the citizens every move. “The eyes follow you about when you move. Big Brother is watching you” (Orwell 2). When one moves about Oceania, Big Brother watches every move they make, making sure citizens aren’t trying to do anything behind the Party’s back. This keeps the Party from being…

As well as forcing the use of both an oppressive language, and philosophical views; Big Brother uses warfare as a method to control Oceania. When a country is at war, it creates a warfare mind state within it 's citizens, which generally consists of fear, confusion and hatred. These feelings can be channeled in many directions, and in this case Big Brother uses the state of mind to distract and manipulate society. This idea is still used by governments today, particularly the United States…

Everyday in 1984, words are deleted and new dictionaries with less pages are created under the command of Big Brother. His corruption of power desires him to maintain the way he has control. In order to keep his power and prevent people from overthrowing him, he minimizes their diction. Due to his near defeat by Goldstein, a figure that shows rebellion can be done, Big Brother takes the citizen’s freedom of speech bit by bit. The depletion of words also depletes the characters’ range of…