The main
conflict inis between totalitarianism, represented by Big Brother, and autonomy, represented by
. This conflict exists in the story as a man versus society conflict. Totalitarianism represents
the utter obliteration of self in pursuit of an external idea. Big Brother explicitly tries to
limit expressions of autonomy and feelingfor instance, by regulating language in a way that
erases creative potential. Each time that Smith attempts to preserve his sense of self, he acts
in a contradictory manner to these societal aims.
This conflict is also
echoed in the children Winston hears playing. They have already learned the value of policing
each other and of demanding full compliance with the unreachable demands of their totalitarian
government. These children have taken the conflict Winston feels with society and been taught to
have it directly with each other, as though they were all agents of the state. This represents a
man versus man conflict.
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