In this following essay from George Orwell’s 1984, you can expect to see that Big
Brother is in many ways similar to numerous dictators, both past and present. As you read, you
will be able to see the comparisons to Adolf Hitler, Nicolae Ceausescu and _______.
1984 by George Orwell is a story of a man's struggle against a totalitarianstic government
that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. They use advanced mind reading techniques to
discover the thoughts of the people and punish those who show signs of rebellion against the
government. The novel is supposed to be a prophetic story, however, it was somewhat wrong in
the date. Although some of the things described in the book are going on today, several things are
not going to happen for some time to come.
I believe that Orwell's purpose for writing 1984 was to express his feelings of how the
governments would come to control everything and anything it wished to do. It is also possible
that he wanted t tell of how mind control and torture techniques could be used to make an
individual or an entire nation do what the government wanted.
In his novel Orwell used the image of a man who stood in a shadow that covered his face.
This was to make him animas and unrecognizable. The figure was called "Big Brother" and this
figure was placed on posters and put all over the place with the saying, "BIG BROTHER IS
WATCHING YOU." This was used to let the people know that no matter where they go the
could not escape the watching eyes of the controlling government.
The government itself was very mysterious and had several parts that were very suspicious
to the main character, Winston, who worked in one part of the government. It was divided up into
four parts. The Ministry of Truth, where Winston worked, was in charge of education and the
arts. The Ministry of Peace, which was in command of war. The Ministry of plenty, wh...