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'''Big Brother''' is the name of the autocratic and absolutist dictator of Oceania in [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian satire [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]. The novel frequently refers to the slogan ''Big Brother Is Watching You,'' a term that has become associated with situations where the state exercises excessive surveillance over the individual citizen. | '''Big Brother''' is the name of the autocratic and absolutist dictator of Oceania in [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian satire [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]. The novel frequently refers to the slogan ''Big Brother Is Watching You,'' a term that has become associated with situations where the state exercises excessive surveillance over the individual citizen. | ||
| − | Big Brother as a character was probably influenced by figures such as [[Joseph Stalin]], who promoted a brutal atheistic, communistic , and dictatorial ideology. | + | Big Brother as a character was probably influenced by figures such as [[Joseph Stalin]], who promoted a brutal atheistic, communistic, and dictatorial ideology. |
| − | Today the term "Big | + | Today the term "Big Brother" is frequently used to refer to non-beneficial monitoring of law-abiding citizens. |
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| + | Orwell's depiction of Big Brother was the result of his becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Left as he grew older, as reflected by his final two novels: ''Animal Farm'' and ''1984''. | ||
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Revision as of 02:26, June 8, 2013
Big Brother is the name of the autocratic and absolutist dictator of Oceania in George Orwell's dystopian satire Nineteen Eighty-Four. The novel frequently refers to the slogan Big Brother Is Watching You, a term that has become associated with situations where the state exercises excessive surveillance over the individual citizen.
Big Brother as a character was probably influenced by figures such as Joseph Stalin, who promoted a brutal atheistic, communistic, and dictatorial ideology. Today the term "Big Brother" is frequently used to refer to non-beneficial monitoring of law-abiding citizens.
Orwell's depiction of Big Brother was the result of his becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Left as he grew older, as reflected by his final two novels: Animal Farm and 1984.