1984

Total Control 1984, by George Orwell, is a novel about a man named Winston Smith. Winston lives on Airstrip One in Oceania. Oceania is a country under the rule of the Party and a figure who is referred to as Big Brother. The citizens of Oceania are taught from birth to love Big Brother and not to posses any independent thought. In short, they are taught to be stupid. Anybody possessing independent thought is convicted of …

…to gain total acceptance and power over all of the people under its control. Any person who does not accept the control is simply eliminated. George Orwell used Big Brother and the Party as an example of the effects a totalitarian government can have on its citizens. It has the power to control the lives of the people and gain submission through the control of thought and emotion and the encouragement of ignorance and fear.