Nonconformity In 1984

In continuation, the younger generation of Oceania are no exception from Big brother’s teachings and expectations. They are expected to report anyone who seeks nonconformity, no matter who they were. Even their own parents were expected to be reported by them if the parent conducts any acts of rebellion against the Party. This loyalty from the children ensures that no one can have freedom. Aware of the things children are being taught, parents are known to be afraid of their own kids. It was considered normal for parents to be “frightened of their own children” (Orwell 31---). For example, during Winston’s visit at Mrs.parson’s, Winston observes how her “eyes flitted nervously” starting from him back to “the children, and back again”

The truth is that “The US government, with assistance from major telecommunication carriers including AT&T, has engage in massive, illegal dragnet surveillance of the domestic communications and communication records of millions of ordinary Americans” (Rumold). People who have never committed any action that would flag a terrorist plot are having their communication information exposed to the government due to AT&T reporting all of their customer’s phone calls. Users, knowing their conversations are being recorded, have to live in fear because they have to be careful of every word they speak. This fear rejects the people from privacy and freedom because they have to continuously live in fear of their own government. AT&T surveillances user’s actions by “installing a fiber optic splitter at its facility at 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco that makes copies of all emails web browsing and other internet traffic to and from AT&T customers and provides those copies to the NSA”(Rumold). AT&T spying and sending information about its users can be seen within Nineteen Eighty-Four as well, since the kids observe and tell the Thought Police everything anyone does. Some may argue that telecommunication corporations must watch and report users activities as a way ensure the safety of all citizens of The United States of America from potential harm. However, AT&T is unnecessarily exposing all of its users activities. They are too willing and eager to report all information, even if the person they are spying on have done nothing wrong in the past. Morality needs to be accounted for when trying to object into a person’s privacy. AT&T has been described as “extremely willing to help” (Rumold), and this willingness to help the government will lead to the loss of privacy of many, which will, without a doubt, lead to a corrupt society where no one is