1984 | Character Analysis
Big Brother
This mustachioed face, whose resemblance to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is not coincidental, is quite literally the "poster boy" for the Party. It is uncertain and irrelevant whether Big Brother personally exists. What matters is that his image is everywhere, watching over everybody, simultaneously inspiring the love and fear that assure the perpetuation of the totalitarian state. More than any of 1984's other characters, Big Brother has entered the English language and the popular consciousness.
Julia
This dark-haired 26-year-old woman projects the...
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