Topic > Overcoming happiness in Brave New World and 1984 by…

Every day they are forced to watch whatever is on the screen, on the other side they are being watched. Big Brother watches everyone through the television screen and makes himself listen to whatever he says. A quote from the novel 1984, chapter one, “Winston had his back to the television screen. He was safer, however, he knew it well, even a back can be revealing.”, his rebellious side manifested itself by turning his back on the television screen, on his older brother. Even though it seems like he felt more confident, he still has that side of him that is secretly scary