Marko Rõõmusoks answers “I'm reading this for school and I really...”

Corrina asked this question about 1984:

I'm reading this for school and I really like it so far but I'm kind of confused on what Big Brother actually is?

Marko Rõõmusoks Big Brother is an abstraction created as a focus-point of absolute self-sacrificing love, devotion. Because Oceania is demolishing family institution,…moreBig Brother is an abstraction created as a focus-point of absolute self-sacrificing love, devotion. Because Oceania is demolishing family institution, BB is the only object whom positive emotions can be directed to, so the everything else can be hated - the regime derives its power from hatred.
"Power is God." - read the O'Brien's monologue about the power near the end of the book.(less)

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