Dystopian Journal #2 (1984)

Symbol- Big Brother is a figure that everyone in the society worships. All over the places, such as apartments and walls, these posters of Big Brother have been put up that say "Big Brother is Watching You" sort of to get the society to run in a smooth way by scaring them a little bit. Winston, the protagonist of the book feels differently about Big Brother: "Now that he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible" (Orwell 27). Winston does not feel so comfortable with this Big Brother and has been thinking about getting rid of him. He constantly writes "Down with Big Brother". In this society, even thinking about commiting a crime would get you introuble, that is if you were caught. So, Winston tries to stay low so that no one can capture him.

Why does Winston hate Big Brother? What causes him to think about getting rid of Big Brother? Why does everyone else in the novel not so scared of Big Brother as Winston is?