Knowledge (XXG)

Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

Source 📝

311:, the protagonist of Orwell's novel, tries "to remember in what year he had first heard mention of Big Brother. He thought it must have been at some time in the sixties, but it was impossible to be certain. In the Party histories, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties, when the capitalists in their strange cylindrical hats still rode through the streets of London". 1282:, 1937, p. 101–102. "Most of us to the very end are obsessed by infantile cravings for protection and direction, and out of these cravings come all these impulses towards slavish subjugation towards gods, kings, leaders, heroes, mystical personifications like the People, My Country Right or Wrong, the Church, the Party, the Masses, the Proletariat. Our imaginations hang on to some such Big Brother idea almost to the end. We will accept almost any self-abasement rather than step out of the crowd and be full-grown individuals." 970: 52: 1947: 324:, Big Brother is referred to as infallible and all-powerful. No one has ever seen him and there is a reasonable certainty that he will never die. He is simply "the guise in which the Party chooses to exhibit itself to the world" since the emotions of love, fear and reverence are more easily focused on an individual (if only a face on the hoardings and a voice on the telescreens) than an organisation. When Winston Smith is later arrested, 1935: 200:. The original posters showed J. M. Bennett himself, a kindly-looking old man offering guidance and support to would-be students with the phrase "Let me be your father." According to Burgess, after Bennett's death, his son took over the company and the posters were replaced with pictures of the son (who looked imposing and stern in contrast to his father's kindly demeanor) with the text "Let me be your big brother". 1908: 420: 358:
stamps of naked feet and the throbbing of tom-toms. For perhaps as much as thirty seconds they kept it up. It was a refrain that was often heard in moments of overwhelming emotion. Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise.
269:, where there was an ideology of "brotherly nations" or "brotherly countries". Russia presented itself as a big brother who watches over its younger brothers (other nations). The ideological word 'big brother' or 'older brother' was very well known and used in the Soviet Republics before and after the Second World War. In the "Circe" episode of James Joyce's 1068:. The Orwell Estate viewed the Apple commercial as a copyright infringement and sent a cease-and-desist letter to Apple and its advertising agency. The commercial was never televised again, though the date mentioned in the ad (24 January) was but two days later, making it unlikely that it would have been re-aired regardless. Subsequent ads featuring 328:
repeats that Big Brother will never die. When Smith asks if Big Brother exists, O'Brien describes him as "the embodiment of the Party" and says that he will exist as long as the Party exists. When Winston asks "Does Big Brother exist the same way I do?" (meaning is Big Brother an actual human being),
357:
At this moment the entire group of people broke into a deep, slow, rhythmic chant of 'B-B! ... B-B! ... B-B!'—over and over again, very slowly, with a long pause between the first 'B' and the second—a heavy murmurous sound, somehow curiously savage, in the background of which one seemed to hear the
150:
This close surveillance does not extend to the "proles", who constitute the majority of Oceanic society. They are viewed as inferior beings whose ideas and opinions simply don't matter because they lack both the intelligence and conviction to recognize and assert their latent political power. (In
251:
Service. Bracken was customarily referred to by his employees by his initials, B.B., the same initials as the character Big Brother. Orwell also resented the wartime censorship and need to manipulate information which he felt came from the highest levels of the Ministry of Information and from
1036:, 00-c-5034 (ND Ill). On the eve of trial, the case settled worldwide to the parties' "mutual satisfaction", but the amount that CBS paid to the Orwell Estate was not disclosed. CBS had not asked the Estate for permission. Under current laws, the novel will remain under 1859: 726: 797: 958:, the phrase "Big Brother" has come into common use to describe any prying or overly-controlling authority figure and attempts by government to increase surveillance. Big Brother and other 139:
The ubiquitous slogan "Big Brother is watching you" serves as a constant reminder that Party members are not entitled to privacy. They are subject to constant surveillance to ensure their
1032:
premiered, the Estate of George Orwell sued CBS and its production company Orwell Productions, Inc. in federal court in Chicago for copyright and trademark infringement. The case was
761: 304:. Big Brother is described as appearing on posters and telescreens as a man in his mid-forties. In Party propaganda, Big Brother is presented as one of the founders of the Party. 1736: 316: 1568: 1072:
for a variety of products have mimicked the format and appearance of that original ad campaign, with the appearance of Jobs nearly identical to that of Big Brother.
439: 1982: 1604: 1082:
has been described as akin to "Big Brother" by detractors, where citizens and businesses are given or deducted good behavior points depending on their choices.
941: 601: 449: 1805: 1669: 1246: 265:, in which "Big Brother" is referenced as a fictitious example of "mystical personifications" able to easily manipulate the common man, as well as the 606: 1521: 1424: 2002: 232: 480: 1987: 1846: 1302: 586: 444: 208: 1851: 1633: 596: 308: 1364: 1759: 1111: 840: 1674: 1597: 746: 621: 560: 1504: 934: 520: 1643: 325: 1779: 1021: 382: 367:
The character, as represented solely by a single still photograph, was played in the 1954 BBC adaptation by production designer
1992: 1885: 1096: 510: 1224: 1977: 1800: 1193: 434: 1911: 1590: 1535: 771: 515: 1925: 1972: 1880: 1638: 927: 591: 530: 401: 31: 1487: 1997: 1967: 1326: 581: 1143: 973: 756: 741: 1106: 915: 905: 881: 736: 616: 576: 289: 1297:. Stanley G. Payne, Robert Mallett, Roger Griffin, John S. Tortorice. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. 1550: 1450: 1875: 1253: 1148: 1040:
protection until 2044 in the United States, it entered the public domain in 2020 within the European Union.
1012: 876: 1417: 555: 540: 1475: 792: 193: 1867: 1618: 1079: 1061: 830: 825: 667: 485: 180: 120: 63: 288:
In the novel, it is never explicitly indicated if Big Brother is or had been a real person, or is a
235:, a government department in wartime United Kingdom, until 1945. Orwell worked under Bracken on the 969: 861: 677: 525: 410: 346: 51: 1653: 1320: 1091: 1000: 835: 321: 1582: 1951: 1529: 1308: 1298: 1294:
The sacred in twentieth-century politics : essays in honour of Professor Stanley G. Payne
1189: 1049: 815: 244: 167: 1164: 178:
There are many theories about the origin of the character. In the essay section of his novel
1784: 1774: 1744: 1152: 963: 910: 893: 672: 657: 372: 350: 1939: 1508: 1500: 1116: 988: 898: 820: 721: 711: 706: 270: 228: 204: 185: 163: 1690: 1065: 1057: 682: 349:. A spontaneous ritual of devotion to "BB" is illustrated at the end of the compulsory 248: 125: 99: 1934: 375:, Big Brother was represented by an illustration of a stern-looking disembodied head. 1961: 1613: 1569:"Big brother: China's data-driven Social Credit system sounds like a sci-fi dystopia" 1383: 1274: 992: 977: 871: 261: 212: 111: 75: 1821: 1721: 1279: 1232: 1047:
ranked Big Brother no. 59 on its "100 best characters in fiction since 1900" list.
1017: 1004: 888: 866: 647: 266: 220: 197: 140: 129: 17: 1716: 1179: 275:(1922) the prophet Elijah addresses God as "Big Brother up there, Mr President". 1826: 1731: 1711: 1501:'Big Brother' is watching Apple: The truth about the Super Bowl's most famous ad 1269: 1185: 1101: 495: 334: 256: 240: 152: 1892: 1726: 1247:"From 1984 to One-Dimensional Man: Critical Reflections on Orwell and Marcuse" 1069: 1056:
The iconic image of Big Brother (played by David Graham) played a key role in
652: 505: 159: 144: 1342: 1312: 1156: 999:
the sentence: "Without Little Father need for Big Brother", referring to the
188:
states that Orwell got the idea for the name of Big Brother from advertising
1749: 1037: 981: 959: 856: 687: 611: 550: 465: 419: 379: 368: 301: 297: 216: 189: 147:
that provide two-way video communication and constantly blare propaganda.
1292: 1706: 1137: 662: 490: 386: 330: 115: 1225:"Douglas Kellner, George F. Kneller Philosophy of Education Chair, UCLA" 535: 500: 475: 320:, read by Winston Smith and purportedly written by political theorist 631: 293: 224: 133: 1075: 968: 470: 329:
O'Brien replies "You do not exist" (meaning that Smith is now an
626: 545: 1586: 1016:
is based on the novel's concept of people being under constant
136:, wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants. 30:
This article is about the novel character. For other uses, see
1524:. the Inquirer. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. 1025: 236: 255:
The idea of Big Brother could be also borrowed from the 1937
227:. Another theory is that the inspiration for Big Brother was 1053:
magazine rated him the 75th-greatest villain of all time.
162:
for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to
1365:"Big Data's Influence On College Admission Is Growing" 962:
imagery are often referenced in the joke known as the
1923: 1738:
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism
317:
The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism
1839: 1814: 1793: 1767: 1758: 1699: 1683: 1662: 1626: 94: 86: 81: 71: 58: 44: 1136: 389:. Both Oxley and Flag sported small moustaches. 355: 151:British English, "prole" is an abbreviation of 1598: 1551:"Steve Jobs (once again) cast as Big Brother" 935: 8: 1401:Iain Moncreiffe & Don Pottinger (1956). 1353:Orwell, George (1949). Nineteen Eighty-Four. 1384:"Laughter in the dark: Humour under Stalin" 1764: 1605: 1591: 1583: 1451:"100 Best Fictional Characters Since 1900" 1418:"New Media, New Options, New Communities?" 942: 928: 396: 385:, the Big Brother photograph was of actor 50: 1503:The Dartmouth Law Journal, 25 June 2009 1476:Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad 1064:" television commercial introducing the 143:. This is primarily through omnipresent 1930: 1128: 848: 807: 781: 695: 639: 568: 457: 426: 408: 196:from a company called Bennett's during 1983:Literary characters introduced in 1949 1549:Gianatasio, David (16 December 2010). 1527: 1318: 1181:The literature teacher's book of lists 1010:The worldwide reality television show 995:jokingly mentioned in their 1956 book 41: 1405:. Thomas Nelson and Sons. p. 18. 211:, argued that Big Brother represents 209:University of California, Los Angeles 7: 1522:"Steven Jobs is the new Big Brother" 1165:participating institution membership 1430:from the original on 9 October 2022 1112:New World Order (conspiracy theory) 841:Surveillance issues in smart cities 561:Jindalee Operational Radar Network 25: 1388:Press Universitaires de Perpignan 1363:Dix, Willard (27 December 2017). 170:and a lack of choice in society. 124:. He is ostensibly the leader of 1945: 1933: 1907: 1906: 1520:Farrell, Nick (9 October 2009). 1449:Christine Paik (19 March 2002). 418: 345:Big Brother is the subject of a 252:Bracken's office in particular. 166:, often specifically related to 132:state wherein the ruling party, 2003:Nineteen Eighty-Four characters 1: 1988:Male characters in literature 772:Investigatory Powers Act 2016 110:is a character and symbol in 27:Literary character and symbol 1488:Apple's 'Big Brother' sequel 1178:Strouf, Judie L. H. (2005). 203:Additional speculation from 32:Big Brother (disambiguation) 1490:BBC News, 30 September 2009 158:"Big Brother" has become a 155:. It is often derogatory.) 2019: 29: 1901: 1534:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 1209:Burgess, Anthony (1978). 1144:Oxford English Dictionary 954:Since the publication of 757:National Intelligence Law 742:Data Protection Directive 290:fictional personification 49: 1107:National Security Agency 916:Nothing to hide argument 737:Data Retention Directive 1861:George Orwell on Screen 1382:Lauchlan, Iain (2010). 1149:Oxford University Press 1034:Estate of Orwell v. CBS 233:Minister of Information 82:In-universe information 1993:Male literary villains 1868:"1984" (advertisement) 1478:ZDNet, 23 January 2009 1325:: CS1 maint: others ( 1157:10.1093/OED/2009649889 985: 556:Mastering the Internet 360: 314:In the fictional book 279:Portrayal in the novel 194:correspondence courses 1978:Fictional governments 1853:The Ministry of Truth 1022:United States version 1020:. In 2000, after the 972: 793:FISA Improvements Act 378:In the film starring 1886:Australian TV series 1619:Nineteen Eighty-Four 1575:. 26 September 2018. 1507:25 July 2011 at the 1080:Social Credit System 956:Nineteen Eighty-Four 826:Secure communication 668:Southern Cross Cable 373:1956 film adaptation 121:Nineteen Eighty-Four 64:Nineteen Eighty-Four 1973:Fictional dictators 1670:Political geography 1499:William R. Coulson 1147:(Online ed.). 862:Intelligence agency 678:Bad Aibling Station 526:Boundless Informant 411:Global surveillance 347:cult of personality 341:Cult of personality 39:Fictional character 1740:(Goldstein's book) 1654:Emmanuel Goldstein 1416:Drotner, Kirsten. 1259:on 29 August 2011. 1092:Big Brother Awards 1001:Russian Revolution 986: 836:Call detail record 322:Emmanuel Goldstein 141:ideological purity 18:Big Brother (1984) 1998:Mass surveillance 1968:Dystopian fiction 1921: 1920: 1881:British TV series 1835: 1834: 1423:(PDF). Nordicom. 1304:978-0-230-24163-3 1163:(Subscription or 952: 951: 816:Mass surveillance 762:Cybersecurity Law 174:Character origins 168:mass surveillance 105: 104: 16:(Redirected from 2010: 1950: 1949: 1948: 1938: 1937: 1929: 1910: 1909: 1847:In popular media 1765: 1745:Two Minutes Hate 1607: 1600: 1593: 1584: 1577: 1576: 1565: 1559: 1558: 1546: 1540: 1539: 1533: 1525: 1517: 1511: 1497: 1491: 1485: 1479: 1473: 1467: 1461: 1455: 1454: 1446: 1440: 1439: 1437: 1435: 1429: 1422: 1413: 1407: 1406: 1398: 1392: 1391: 1379: 1373: 1372: 1360: 1354: 1351: 1345: 1337: 1331: 1330: 1324: 1316: 1289: 1283: 1267: 1261: 1260: 1258: 1252:. Archived from 1251: 1243: 1237: 1236: 1231:. Archived from 1221: 1215: 1214: 1206: 1200: 1199: 1175: 1169: 1168: 1160: 1140: 1133: 964:Russian reversal 944: 937: 930: 911:Stop Watching Us 782:Proposed changes 673:Utah Data Center 422: 397: 383:released in 1984 363:Film adaptations 351:Two Minutes Hate 333:, an example of 192:for educational 59:First appearance 54: 42: 21: 2018: 2017: 2013: 2012: 2011: 2009: 2008: 2007: 1958: 1957: 1956: 1946: 1944: 1932: 1924: 1922: 1917: 1897: 1831: 1810: 1789: 1754: 1695: 1679: 1658: 1622: 1611: 1581: 1580: 1567: 1566: 1562: 1548: 1547: 1543: 1526: 1519: 1518: 1514: 1509:Wayback Machine 1498: 1494: 1486: 1482: 1474: 1470: 1462: 1458: 1448: 1447: 1443: 1433: 1431: 1427: 1420: 1415: 1414: 1410: 1400: 1399: 1395: 1381: 1380: 1376: 1362: 1361: 1357: 1352: 1348: 1338: 1334: 1317: 1305: 1291: 1290: 1286: 1268: 1264: 1256: 1249: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1235:on 9 July 2011. 1223: 1222: 1218: 1208: 1207: 1203: 1196: 1177: 1176: 1172: 1162: 1135: 1134: 1130: 1125: 1117:Totalitarianism 1088: 989:Iain Moncreiffe 948: 821:Culture of fear 798:Other proposals 727:FISA amendments 722:USA Freedom Act 707:UKUSA Agreement 395: 393:Use as metaphor 365: 343: 286: 281: 229:Brendan Bracken 223:, representing 215:, representing 205:Douglas Kellner 186:Anthony Burgess 176: 164:civil liberties 40: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2016: 2014: 2006: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1960: 1959: 1955: 1954: 1942: 1919: 1918: 1916: 1915: 1902: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1895: 1890: 1889: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1870: 1865: 1857: 1855:(Lynskey book) 1849: 1843: 1841: 1837: 1836: 1833: 1832: 1830: 1829: 1824: 1818: 1816: 1812: 1811: 1809: 1808: 1803: 1797: 1795: 1791: 1790: 1788: 1787: 1782: 1777: 1771: 1769: 1762: 1756: 1755: 1753: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1734: 1729: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1709: 1703: 1701: 1697: 1696: 1694: 1693: 1691:Thought Police 1687: 1685: 1681: 1680: 1678: 1677: 1672: 1666: 1664: 1660: 1659: 1657: 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1630: 1628: 1624: 1623: 1612: 1610: 1609: 1602: 1595: 1587: 1579: 1578: 1560: 1541: 1512: 1492: 1480: 1468: 1456: 1441: 1408: 1393: 1374: 1355: 1346: 1332: 1303: 1284: 1262: 1238: 1216: 1201: 1194: 1188:. p. 13. 1170: 1127: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1097:Little Brother 1094: 1087: 1084: 950: 949: 947: 946: 939: 932: 924: 921: 920: 919: 918: 913: 908: 903: 902: 901: 896: 886: 885: 884: 879: 874: 864: 859: 851: 850: 849:Related topics 846: 845: 844: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 810: 809: 805: 804: 803: 802: 801: 800: 795: 784: 783: 779: 778: 777: 776: 775: 774: 766: 765: 764: 759: 751: 750: 749: 744: 739: 731: 730: 729: 724: 716: 715: 714: 709: 698: 697: 693: 692: 691: 690: 685: 683:Dagger Complex 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 642: 641: 637: 636: 635: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 571: 570: 566: 565: 564: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 460: 459: 455: 454: 453: 452: 447: 442: 437: 429: 428: 424: 423: 415: 414: 406: 405: 394: 391: 364: 361: 342: 339: 307:At one point, 285: 282: 280: 277: 175: 172: 103: 102: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 60: 56: 55: 47: 46: 38: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2015: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1981: 1979: 1976: 1974: 1971: 1969: 1966: 1965: 1963: 1953: 1943: 1941: 1936: 1931: 1927: 1914: 1913: 1904: 1903: 1900: 1894: 1891: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1873: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1858: 1856: 1854: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1844: 1842: 1838: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1819: 1817: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1798: 1796: 1792: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1772: 1770: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1757: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1720: 1718: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1704: 1702: 1698: 1692: 1689: 1688: 1686: 1682: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1667: 1665: 1661: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1634:Winston Smith 1632: 1631: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1620: 1615: 1614:George Orwell 1608: 1603: 1601: 1596: 1594: 1589: 1588: 1585: 1574: 1570: 1564: 1561: 1556: 1552: 1545: 1542: 1537: 1531: 1523: 1516: 1513: 1510: 1506: 1502: 1496: 1493: 1489: 1484: 1481: 1477: 1472: 1469: 1465: 1460: 1457: 1452: 1445: 1442: 1426: 1419: 1412: 1409: 1404: 1397: 1394: 1389: 1385: 1378: 1375: 1370: 1366: 1359: 1356: 1350: 1347: 1344: 1341: 1336: 1333: 1328: 1322: 1314: 1310: 1306: 1300: 1296: 1295: 1288: 1285: 1281: 1277: 1276: 1275:Star Begotten 1271: 1266: 1263: 1255: 1248: 1242: 1239: 1234: 1230: 1226: 1220: 1217: 1212: 1205: 1202: 1197: 1191: 1187: 1183: 1182: 1174: 1171: 1166: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1146: 1145: 1139: 1132: 1129: 1122: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1054: 1052: 1051: 1046: 1043:The magazine 1041: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1008: 1006: 1002: 998: 994: 993:Don Pottinger 990: 983: 979: 978:George Orwell 975: 971: 967: 965: 961: 957: 945: 940: 938: 933: 931: 926: 925: 923: 922: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 900: 897: 895: 892: 891: 890: 887: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 869: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 854: 853: 852: 847: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 813: 812: 811: 806: 799: 796: 794: 791: 790: 788: 787: 786: 785: 780: 773: 770: 769: 767: 763: 760: 758: 755: 754: 752: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 734: 732: 728: 725: 723: 720: 719: 717: 713: 710: 708: 705: 704: 702: 701: 700: 699: 694: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 645: 644: 643: 638: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 574: 573: 572: 567: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 463: 462: 461: 456: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 432: 431: 430: 425: 421: 417: 416: 413: 412: 407: 403: 399: 398: 392: 390: 388: 384: 381: 376: 374: 370: 362: 359: 354: 352: 348: 340: 338: 336: 332: 327: 323: 319: 318: 312: 310: 309:Winston Smith 305: 303: 299: 296:, similar to 295: 291: 283: 278: 276: 274: 273: 268: 264: 263: 262:Star Begotten 258: 253: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 213:Joseph Stalin 210: 206: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 182: 173: 171: 169: 165: 161: 156: 154: 148: 146: 142: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 112:George Orwell 109: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 80: 77: 76:George Orwell 74: 70: 66: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 43: 37: 33: 19: 1905: 1876:radio series 1860: 1852: 1806:UK programme 1737: 1722:Thoughtcrime 1648: 1617: 1573:The National 1572: 1563: 1554: 1544: 1515: 1495: 1483: 1471: 1463: 1459: 1444: 1432:. Retrieved 1411: 1402: 1396: 1387: 1377: 1368: 1358: 1349: 1339: 1335: 1293: 1287: 1280:Sphere Books 1273: 1270:Wells, H. G. 1265: 1254:the original 1241: 1233:the original 1228: 1219: 1210: 1204: 1180: 1173: 1142: 1131: 1074: 1055: 1048: 1044: 1042: 1033: 1029: 1018:surveillance 1011: 1009: 1005:Soviet Union 996: 987: 955: 953: 889:Human rights 867:Cryptography 658:Menwith Hill 648:The Doughnut 445:2013–present 409: 377: 366: 356: 344: 315: 313: 306: 287: 271: 267:Soviet Union 260: 254: 221:Adolf Hitler 202: 198:World War II 179: 177: 157: 149: 138: 130:totalitarian 119: 107: 106: 62: 36: 1863:(Ryan book) 1760:Adaptations 1732:Memory hole 1712:Doublethink 1649:Big Brother 1403:Blood Royal 1186:Jossey-Bass 1102:Memory hole 1030:Big Brother 1013:Big Brother 997:Blood Royal 496:Stone Ghost 427:Disclosures 335:doublethink 257:H. G. Wells 153:proletarian 145:telescreens 118:1949 novel 108:Big Brother 45:Big Brother 1962:Categories 1952:Literature 1893:Groupthink 1822:2005 opera 1801:US program 1794:Television 1727:Telescreen 1675:Ministries 1627:Characters 1195:0787975508 1167:required.) 1123:References 1070:Steve Jobs 980:Square in 906:Satellites 703:Five Eyes 653:Fort Meade 506:Frenchelon 190:billboards 160:synecdoche 98:Leader of 95:Occupation 72:Created by 1872:Room 101 1827:2013 play 1785:2023 film 1780:1984 film 1775:1956 film 1750:Hate Week 1717:2 + 2 = 5 1321:cite book 1313:435833495 1066:Macintosh 1038:copyright 982:Barcelona 960:Orwellian 857:Espionage 688:GCHQ Bude 612:Five Eyes 551:RAMPART-A 486:Carnivore 466:XKeyscore 450:Reactions 380:John Hurt 371:. In the 369:Roy Oxley 302:Uncle Sam 298:Britannia 294:the Party 284:Existence 245:Hong Kong 217:Stalinism 116:dystopian 1940:Politics 1912:Category 1707:Newspeak 1700:Concepts 1530:cite web 1505:Archived 1425:Archived 1229:ucla.edu 1086:See also 1028:program 1003:and the 808:Concepts 663:Pine Gap 582:R&AW 569:Agencies 541:Stingray 511:Fairview 491:Dishfire 481:Sentient 440:Pre-2013 402:a series 400:Part of 387:Bob Flag 331:unperson 1926:Portals 1840:Related 1644:O'Brien 1340:Ulysses 1138:"prole" 1024:of the 984:, Spain 899:Liberty 894:Privacy 536:Pinwale 531:Bullrun 501:Tempora 476:ECHELON 458:Systems 435:Origins 326:O'Brien 272:Ulysses 249:Malayan 207:of the 126:Oceania 100:Oceania 1684:Groups 1663:Places 1555:AdWeek 1464:Wizard 1453:. NPR. 1434:23 May 1369:Forbes 1343:p. 478 1311:  1301:  1192:  1050:Wizard 831:SIGINT 753:China 712:Lustre 640:Places 632:Mossad 516:MYSTIC 259:novel 241:Indian 231:, the 225:Nazism 219:, and 134:Ingsoc 87:Gender 67:(1949) 1815:Stage 1639:Julia 1428:(PDF) 1421:(PDF) 1257:(PDF) 1250:(PDF) 1161: 1076:China 1058:Apple 789:U.S. 718:U.S. 471:PRISM 1768:Film 1536:link 1466:#177 1436:2014 1327:link 1309:OCLC 1299:ISBN 1211:1985 1190:ISBN 1062:1984 1060:'s " 1045:Book 991:and 974:CCTV 877:VPNs 747:GDPR 696:Laws 627:GCHQ 607:DGSE 602:ASIO 546:SORM 521:DCSN 300:and 247:and 181:1985 128:, a 90:Male 1616:'s 1153:doi 1078:'s 1026:CBS 976:in 882:TLS 872:Tor 768:UK 733:EU 622:MSS 617:FSB 597:CNI 592:BND 587:CSE 577:NSA 337:). 292:of 239:'s 237:BBC 114:'s 1964:: 1571:. 1553:. 1532:}} 1528:{{ 1386:. 1367:. 1323:}} 1319:{{ 1307:. 1278:, 1272:; 1227:. 1184:. 1151:. 1141:. 1007:. 966:. 404:on 353:: 243:, 184:, 1928:: 1606:e 1599:t 1592:v 1557:. 1538:) 1438:. 1390:. 1371:. 1329:) 1315:. 1213:. 1198:. 1159:. 1155:: 943:e 936:t 929:v 34:. 20:)

Index

Big Brother (1984)
Big Brother (disambiguation)

Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
Oceania
George Orwell
dystopian
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Oceania
totalitarian
Ingsoc
ideological purity
telescreens
proletarian
synecdoche
civil liberties
mass surveillance
1985
Anthony Burgess
billboards
correspondence courses
World War II
Douglas Kellner
University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph Stalin
Stalinism
Adolf Hitler
Nazism
Brendan Bracken

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.