1984 #2

Chapters two, three, and four gave me a closer and more detailed vision of the world projected in Orwell's 1984. In the novel, Winston is trapped in this world by the propaganda depicting Big Brother, causing him to become paranoid by the thought of the Thought Police. The narrator says, "Even from the coin the eyes [of Big Brother] pursued you...Always the eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, working or eating, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or in bed- no escape. Nothing was yours except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull" (Orwell 27). This quote from the book shows that Winston can never be alone without being watched by Big Brother. Even when this quote says "Nothing was yours except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull", it is not necessarily true. This is because people in this world are scared to thing against conformity because of the Thought Police. Even the thoughts of the people are not necessarily "safe."