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1984 Big Brother Analysis

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Big Brother tries watching you The air smells of freshly ground coffee. The hiss of the milk foaming machine can be heard in regular intervals. Carl is waiting for his latte. “Carl! Double latte.” The voice from behind the stainless steel machine sounds firm but friendly. He sees his name written with black marker on the cup. The paper feels warm as he carries it over to the sugar station. His sugar pack spills some granules on the counter. It is lunch break and he takes only available chair near the bathroom. He pulls out his phone. No new messages, he checks twice. Without much thought he snaps a picture of his drink. The image is posted on Snapchat with the caption “Coffee equals life”. His friends will see his drink. They are watching him. Snapchat keeps the image 24 hours, and his followers can get the glimpse. After that the coffee will be erased. He feels that images that will be erased give him the freedom to be a little silly. The coffee will be thrown into the memory hole. On Facebook Carl keeps his profile carefully updated. People who visit his page should not get the wrong impression. The days when he posted pictures of college drinking binges are long gone. Today someone is keeping Carl’s information. In 1984 Big Brother is watching Winston Smith. Carl does not mind if companies keep observing him, he voluntarily posts his likes on websites and on social media. Winston first needs to drink gin to gain courage. Then he secretly writes a journal about his hate

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