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Big Brother And Privilege In 1984, By George Orwell

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Big Brother attentively monitors the behavior of all of its people. Whether that is through “a helicopter skimm[ing] down between the roofs, hover[ing] for an instant like a bluebottle, and dart[ing] away again with a curving flight,” (Orwell 2) or the thought police hiding among the identical people of Oceania. This creates a self-conscious in all of the people that tells them that Big Brother is watching. Privilege separates the people in this society, and with privilege comes advantages. Distractions are what keeps Big Brother afloat. Their ability to supply the proles with alcohol, hope for better (lottery), and to live without rules or authority provide Big Brother their safety. As Winston said, “Until they become conscious they will never
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