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1984: The Party Has Many Slogans
In George Orwell's 1984, the Party, the government of Oceania, has many
slogans. One of the sayings is “Big Brother Is Watching You”. Despite the fact
that the slogan is only mentioned a few times throughout the novel, it embodies
the government that Orwell has created.
We first learn of the slogan when the setting is described on the first
page of the bo ....
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.... and ingrain the message into the people's conscience and subconscience
minds.
"Big Brother" is another name for the Party. It's an ironic choice of
words for the Party's second name. First, the notion of a “big brother”
connotes a child's big brother. One thinks of comfort and protection, fun and
trouble, and love and other feelings when thinking of a brother. One of the
Party's goals is to rid Oceania of these emotions. Second, the brother is part
of the family ....
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