There is certainly
enough evidence for you to identify, even just by reading the first chapter, that would suggest
that Oceania is a totalitarian state. This is one of the centralof this terrifying novel after
all. You might want to think about the sense of fear and suspense that is created in the first
chapter asdescribes a world where the citizens live in constant fear and are watched all the
time:
The black-mustachio'd face gazed down from every
commanding corner. There was one on the house-front immediately opposite. BIG BROTHER IS
WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston's own... In the far
distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a bluebottle,
and darted away again with a curving flight. It was the police patrol, snooping into people's
windows. The patrols did not matter, however. Only the Thought Police mattered.
This is one small example from the novel that shows how Big Brother
is not just content with having power - he wants to have power over every single one of his
citizens, going into their very homes, lives and minds, to try and dominate them and control
them. They are constantly watched and live out their lives in constant
fear.
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