Big Brother spoke in voice-over, thanking the viewer for her sacrifice and promising a worthy life for her children. Then the film went back to the verdant garden of the children’s home, where a small boy was catching a ball, and the camera turned to show who had thrown it: Big Brother. He turned to the viewer with a grave smile, expressive of the troubles they’d endured together and their trust in the fruits of that endurance. He said, “Your body is Oceania’s future. You will bring forth our victory.”
