Big Brother

Modern Day Technology is Creating a 1984-Type Society George Orwell’s novel 1984 tells the story of Winston Smith, a man living in the dystopian society of Oceania in the year 1984. Oceania is ruled over by Big Brother and the Inner Party, a political group that believes in Ingsoc, English Socialism, and creating a world free of unorthodoxy and individuality. This is done by inventing Newspeak, Oceania’s official language designed to limit individual thought, and organizations like the Thought…

praise Big Brother much like in North Korea. Orwell states, “The songs, the processions, the banners, the hiking, the drilling with dummy rifles, the yelling of slogans, the worship of Big Brother” (Orwell 48). Children in 1984 were forced and taught to do all these things in school. It was not only the children that participated, but the parents and older citizens too. An event called Two Minutes Of Hate was a time where citizens were forced to watch propaganda videos and worship Big Brother,…

In his apartment building there are posters “ with the enormous face gazed on the wall”(Orwell,2) and there is a specific picture which is “contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move” (Orwell,1). There is a phrase beneath it saying “Big Brother Is Watching You”. Today, satellites can track every move you make, while the internet can be a tool where people can hack your personal information and see what you are doing. Newspeak is a language that removes negative words, basically…

panoptic design and totalitarianism ideologies are shown entirely within the pages of 1984 by George Orwell. The mind within, is a trap. Imagine living within the dystopian society of 1984, where thinking is wrong. Big Brother is the trigger that catches all those who question Big brother. There is only one way to survive in a world where ideas are commonly practiced and enforced is to become one with yourself. Which boils down and leaves but one choice, trust cannot be put in the hands of…

self-worth and self-respect. George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 explores the ideas of oligarchical political and control through fear and manipulation by the inner party. The inner party manipulates the minds of party members through the symbolism of ‘Big Brother’ who represents Stalin and by how his placement in every building he is always ‘watching you’. In one instance the power…

on every poster and telescreen in Oceania, with the caption “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” (3). Big Brother’s face is intentionally meant to look strong but caring in order to make the proletariat masses both respect and fear him. He is revered as an all-knowing perfect leader who never makes mistakes and cares for each citizen. Even the name Big Brother implies that he is both familial, yet wiser and more powerful than you are. Big Brother represents the aspects that the party wants the…

and dictated, the hero of the novel Winston Smith succeeds in crossing the red lines and committing a thought crime. Yet, the ironic reality of a twisted truth leads to his downfall. Big Brother is the leader of the ruling party in Oceania and the symbol of the party’s ultimate power. Winston doesn’t like Big Brother because he’s aware of how corrupted the government system is. He is an employee who rewrites history in a manner that best serves the party. Furthermore, he started to oppose…

surrounding it are presented as major themes. In Machiavelli’s thoughts in The Prince, he makes an astonishing speech about that the fare can and should be used to control masses. In 1984, the party has the supreme power of the whole nation, and the Big Brother means the entire party. So they have to avoid the revolutions, and get the support from people to increase the Party’s power. Specifically, the Party have to maintain the complete control, so that they can get support and avoid…

George Orwell’s protagonist in 1984, Winston Smith, is just one of many in an era of modern antiheroes. He represents all that is undeniably average in a world wrecked with an oppressive government and a constant state of war. However, this plays to his advantage by making connecting and empathizing with him easier. His rebellious nature ensures an ability to be endowed with the bravery to defy and push the limits of the Party’s authority. Typically, heroes are meant to possess powerful or…

of his government, “the party.” In a pivotal moment where winston is forced to believe that 2+2=5, he loses all sense of personal freedom and is at the will of Big Brother, and thus comes into his place as a good party member. In part 1 and 2 of 1984, Winston posses abject hatred for the principles of the party, or INGSOC, and Big Brother. Refusing to completely fall victim the “doublethink” mindset that allows the party to manipulate its citizens, winston constantly checks what he knows to…