Big Brother: A Depiction of 1984’s Dystopic Society

The term plumping familiar was initi tout ensembley coined from George Orwells novel 1984. In 1984, Orwell describes the mechanisms of a dystopic society, Oceania. From the start, in that respect is the truly real warning that Big chum salmon is ceremony over everything happening in Oceania. Big Brother in Oceania is an all-seeing and omnipotent ruler. The society of Oceania lives in miserable circumstances and yet they willingly comply to this form of living believing their conditions argon normal. The citizens believe it is normal for Big Brother to be watching their every move.Even the thoughts and opinions of Oceanias citizens argon constantly being monitored by Thought Police. Two-way screens are also present in all public spaces and living quarters to ensure Big Brothers monitoring of Oceania. George Orwells 1984 has establish renowned until this day for its clear depiction of surveillance and encroachment of individual rights. In the present-day Big Brother, a televis ion series broadcast in numerous countries around the world, a very similar dystopia is portrayed.Contestants of the reality show enter Big Brothers house willingly. Upon entrance, they allow themselves to be put downstairs the scrutiny and watchful middle not but of Big Brother but also of the public outside. George Orwells two-way screens have been re situated with cameras that have been placed all over the house. The Thought Police have been replaced by Big Brother and the audience of the show. The limitations of the lives of the race in Oceania are also meted out on the contestants upon entrance to the house.They are made to follow current rules and regulations provided by Big Brother. They are also required to follow all Big Brothers orders without question. Food, money and other amenities are only available to the contestants if Big Brother supplies them with these and only if he allows them access to the supplies he has placed in the house. Big Brother in the reality sho w possesses some of the qualities of the Big Brother in 1984. He is both all-seeing and all-powerful.Big Brother not only monitors all of the actions of the contestants but he also dictates the actions by talking to them and ordering them around to perform specific tasks. Rules and regulations are numerous in the house and the contestants themselves are not allowed to secretly communicate with one another. Conversations or pen communications that are not audibly heard by the sensors in the house are often met with punishments from Big Brother. Big Brother is indeed a portrayal of dystopia. It does not pretend to be a perfect society gone awry.From the start, the goals of Big Brother has been clear. It aims to create a living society at bottom Big Brothers house with members that have been stripped of their rights and forced to subject themselves to the watchful eye and unpredictable whims of Big Brother. Dystopia is very much present in the Big Brother house. Outside of its mis e en scene as a television show, the goings-on in the house are clearly negative and undesirable to anyone else. No one would want to be subjected to the living circumstances of Big Brothers housemates.Despite the particular that Big Brother shows the very workings of a dystopic society, the shows ratings clearly attest to its popularity. Dystopia, it seems, has become a popular notion. Big Brother, in fact, is held in much respect and adoration by the very housemates made to endure the limitations of dystopia. Perhaps this is proof of the shows success in portraying accepted dystopia. In 1984, dystopia was only able to continue because of the brainwashing done on the citizens of Oceania. They wanted to be under Big Brothers surveillance and even loved him for it. The same love for Big Brother is seen in the dystopic reality show.