George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 depicts a society in which the people are watched and tracked by the Big Brother–a godlike figure gazing into society, where individuals are mindless tools of the government, not free to speak or think for themselves. Already, a typically unusual circumstance is aided by the mystifying origins of Big Brother.
Big Brother's image and message influence every part of residents' lives in the novel as the head of the totalitarian government known as the Party, and his origins add to the novel's subject of the perils of totalitarianism and government control. The narrative never completely explains Big Brother's beginnings, but his image and message are continually present. The Party employs his image and words to indoctrinate the populace and keep them in a continual condition of fear and subjection. Citizens are led to believe that Big Brother is a benign and all-knowing godlike leader who watches over them and protects them from external threats, but in truth, he is an evil figure who represents ultimate authority and control over citizens' lives.
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Winston Smith, the novel's protagonist, example, Winston's initial uprising against Big Brother is motivated by his displeasure with the Party's hold over his life as well as his need for independence and uniqueness. But as he digs further into the Party's history and propaganda, he comes to understand that Big Brother isn't just some vague idea; rather, it's a real, all-powerful figure who has ultimate control over Oceania and its