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The author presents a negative perfect picture of a society ruled by rigid totalitarianism (an entity known as ‘Big Brother’) and in contrast to this, Winston Smith represents a rebellion. The author tries to envisage the future, with a couple of elements and symbols taken from the present and past – the book was written in the 1940s with 1984 settings.  The opening of the book with Winston making his way home from work added some details to show the kind of extreme political force that is at work as well as the physical condition of the Winston (ulcer on his knee, this may have been due to torture for his rebellion).

I thinks that the author brilliantly employs a range of different methods to captivate the reader such as similes, metaphors and symbolism as well as poetic technique (e.g. “bright cold day”, “clock at thirteen hours”) – which is frighten and kept me in suspense, initially somehow boring but the curiosity killed the cat, they say. In addition, the author use of the third-person narrative style create a distance between the central charter, Winston Smith and allows me to hold an unbiased view of the character and his circumstances. Likewise, the author exceptionally represent the fictional super states into the actual country functionality, such as Ministry of Truth Ministry of Truth, Ministry of War, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty (Finance and Economy)

The author’s idea of thought crime seems strange and unrealistic. This is where by thinking ‘unclean’ thoughts’ you are erased – implying that the party can alter the past and erased you, as no one wondered where you had gone because then they would be committing thought crime themselves and possibly be ‘erased’.

In chapter two, the author introduced the way that big brother controls and has power over children in quite a horrifying way. The party’s methods are so successful that I learn that children even turn in their own parents to the thought police if they think they are being slightly unorthodox.

In conclusion, the author is giving his own reflection about a Cold War in the 1940 and the likelihood of his happens in the future. At present, I am of the view that future scenarios like the “Big Brother” watching you  is much alive either by companies or government as a result of internet of thing.