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    Winston Smith Symbolism

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    “He loved Big Brother” (Orwell 298), is the ultimate culmination of this story but also a clear depiction of what society is capable of doing to an individual when it has enough time and influence. When said society is able to cause an effect on not just the course of history, but the very thoughts that enter the minds of the masses, true humanity is at risk in a spiritual form if not the physical. In a world controlled by money and where power is in the hands of the wicked, the fall of man…

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    victims are being hung for going against “Big Brother”. Another is appeal to fear, which is represented by “Big Brother” the people fear that he is always watching them, so therefore they need to always respect him and do the right thing. That makes them fear to do the wrong thing. Propaganda is used by this controlling force to make sure the folks of oceania are under their control. Also the people were constantly scared because they were monitored by “Big Brother” such as “ Winston kept his…

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    The main character of 1984 was Winston. He worked for the minister of the truth and changed documents. Winston made propaganda for governments employer. The party who had the power was the big brother. Nothing could be hidden from big brother. Everything you did were watching by big brother. They said big brother is watching you. An american producer and filmmaker found a mail from an unknown person to name of citizenfour. He claimed had information about NSA which monitor and control our…

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    The party, Big Brother, from George Orwell’s novel, “1984,” may resemble Soviet Union’s dictator, Joseph Stalin, to readers. Stalin ruled over the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, until his death in the 1950s. He was notorious for the power he had held over his people, as well as, all of his ruthless assassinations. The government in Orwell’s novel, Big Brother, watches its people through telescreens, listens to its people’s conversations and thoughts, and controls what the people know about the…

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    population in addition to the theme. Big Brother, the reputed ruler of the superstate Oceania, does not physically exist in the novel and there is no evidence for his mere existence. Nevertheless, the mention of his name will send the members of the Party into a state of euphoria. There are people who are exceptions to his influence, such as Winston and Julia, who aids not Big Brother but the Brotherhood, which is also an intangible figure that does not surface. Big Brother, in a sense, gave…

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    Even Human Nature Will Succumb to the will of The Party Imagine living in a world where people were unable to think for themselves, form meaningful relationships and are completely restrained from having freedom, love and self awareness. A society where people are constantly being watched and are endlessly looking over their shoulders waiting to be accused, and eventually killed, for committing crimes against their leaders not necessarily limited to their actions but also their thoughts; this is…

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    “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” The three slogans of Big Brother and the Party in George Orwell’s well renowned book, 1984. Utopia by definition in the dictionary means an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The book was written by Orwell because he dreamed that he saw a future where the world was a negative utopia. This novel is set in the year 1984, or that is what the main character, Winston, believes because so many facts about life…

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    Winston has overall in the novel is, institutional. The reason being, Winston does not agree with big brother and the overall government that is sectioned off into parties where he lives. An example of his righteous feelings towards Big Brother is from a line in the novel saying, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” (19 Orwell). In that specific quote, Winston is writing in his notebook timid that Big Brother…

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    different, these two people both work for the government. These governments are controlling, and basically brainwash people. Winston and Montag rebel against their oppressive governments in with the help of a few friends. Winston, in 1984, works for “Big Brother”, which is another name for the government. Winston has a deep hatred for the government and seems to be the only person to know what the government is doing. Winston meets a young woman name Julia, she works for the government just…

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    1984 Dystopia Essay

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    such as Stalin and Hitler, to symbolize “Big Brother” in this novel. Big Brother is one of the main characters in the novel who controls The Party and the people of Oceania. Orwell uses himself many ways as a basis for the main character Winston. Winston is against Big Brother and The Party, but acts as a civilized follower of The Party by following the daily routine along with his fellow…

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