In some aspects, society considers the US government to be similar to the Ingsoc party from the novel 1984. In many features, the prediction is correct. The National Security Agency of the United States, NSA, has been spying on people since the 911 tragedy. The NSA gathers information through emails, text messages, phone calls, the list goes on. Big Brother spied on its people at all times. Knowing everything down to their facial expressions and controlling their thoughts. However, the modern Big Brother is located in our home. Growing up, to a certain extent, was like living in Oceania. George Orwell’s prediction was quite accurate in the description of Big Brother. The location was incorrect, the true Big Brother is at home. The policies and the standards in which a parent bestows upon a child is the true essence of Oceania. Some families are content with what …show more content…
He wanted “the best for me.” That was the phrase that penetrated and destroyed my intuition. Causing me to feel guilt, by thinking I was the one who had done wrong. The same example is shown in 1984… made Winston feel he had done wrong. ….. At the end of the day, one is forced to love their parents. My father asked me, “If you saw that your son and your father were drowning, who would you save?” I could not answer this. He slapped me and told me to choose one. I eventually said, “My son.” He then asked why? I told him, “My father already lived for a while, at least I want my son to be able to see his children.” He went off on me, punching and slapping me across the face. Suddenly, the hits stopped, with my eyes still closed, he said, “you ungrateful bastard, you owe your life to your father. Children could be made anytime but fathers you only have one.” There I realized that my father did not see me as a son. I was a mere pet to him. A dispensable object, not family. Winston realized that Big