Nineteen Eighty-Four Flashcards
1
Q
“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”
A
control, antithesis - “brother” and fear, this slogan is used to hammer the idea that you are constantly being watched by the government - links to the image that both Stalin and Hitler wanted to create ( the omniscient leader)
2
Q
“moreover his varicose ulcer had begun itching unbearably: he dared not scratch it”
A
ulcer = metaphor for his suppressed humanity, thoughts and feelings, he cannot “scratch” it as if he did he would be “vapourised” by the party
