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A website that is dedicated to the characters of 1984 describes Big Brother as:
Big Brother
While he does not necessarily exist, can certainly be called a character in this novel. Omnipresent, on posters everywhere and stamped on the coins in your pocket, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU." Big Brother, theoretically one of the original founders of the Party and the Revolution, has never been seen by anyone, and his birthdate is unknown. He is a creation of the Party, the human face it chooses to put on its achievements so as to more easily appeal to people's devotion. Infallible, glorious, immortal, Big Brother is a symbol whose words are in fact created, ironically, by persons such as Winston working in the Ministry of Truth and "rewriting" Big Brother's speeches. Yet he is worshipped by the very people who create him, called a "savior" and prayed to.(click for website) |
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If you think abou it, today President George W. Bush is sort of like our Big Brother. However, we are able to see him. He is the one who is basically in control of our country. He is the reason why everyone flocks to the television screen to see what he has to say and what is going on in our country. He is the one that says what goes and how people should live. President Bush might be a good person in some people's minds, but in others the feelings are extremely different. Especially regarding the war in which we are still fighting today in Iraq. And with Bush being re-elected for the next 4 years, who knows how long this war is going to be going on. More and more military personel. are being deployed to these areas to fight a war that in most people's minds is pointless. Innocent people are dying on a daily basis and it will continue to happen unless President Bush steps up and makes a change. President Bush is power stricken, and it's actually doing more harm than good. |
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