1984 Privacy
In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, a key theme in the story is privacy. Invasion of privacy is seen constantly throughout the story as everyone is being watched over by The Party and Big Brother. Everywhere around Airstrip One there are big posters and signs with the sentence 'BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. They accomplish this by means of Telescreens, The Thought Police and The Junior Spies. In the real world this relates to closed circuit television, also known as CCTV, facial recognition systems and certain government agencies.
At Airstrip One there are three classes of people. The Inner Party are the upper class citizens and they have many luxuries and the ability to turn off their Telescreens. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a member of the Outer Party. They have no luxuries and have to settle for bitter tasting alcohol, fake sugar, and their every move and thoughts are constantly watched over. They work for The Party and they have no freedom and are seen as being treated the worst of the three classes. The third being the the lower class Proles. The Proles are not members of the Party and therefore do not have Telescreens and are not being constantly watched over. The Proles are free to live how they want but they still live poorly in poverty.
Telescreens are everywhere at Airstrip One, they are apart of every Party member's household, and they are on every corner of every street. They watch your every move and every single expression. They hear every word you speak and every thought you think and they do all of these things 24 hours a day. In comparison to real life, Telescreens would be seen as CCTV. Here in Auckland, the transport system including bus, ferry, rail and road, has approximately 2500 cameras spread throughout the city. So wherever you go, you will be filmed. But in the United Kingdom, there up to 6,000,000 cameras, which is the equivalent to one camera for every eleven people. In London alone, you are filmed over 300 times a day.
At Airstrip One there are three classes of people. The Inner Party are the upper class citizens and they have many luxuries and the ability to turn off their Telescreens. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a member of the Outer Party. They have no luxuries and have to settle for bitter tasting alcohol, fake sugar, and their every move and thoughts are constantly watched over. They work for The Party and they have no freedom and are seen as being treated the worst of the three classes. The third being the the lower class Proles. The Proles are not members of the Party and therefore do not have Telescreens and are not being constantly watched over. The Proles are free to live how they want but they still live poorly in poverty.
Telescreens are everywhere at Airstrip One, they are apart of every Party member's household, and they are on every corner of every street. They watch your every move and every single expression. They hear every word you speak and every thought you think and they do all of these things 24 hours a day. In comparison to real life, Telescreens would be seen as CCTV. Here in Auckland, the transport system including bus, ferry, rail and road, has approximately 2500 cameras spread throughout the city. So wherever you go, you will be filmed. But in the United Kingdom, there up to 6,000,000 cameras, which is the equivalent to one camera for every eleven people. In London alone, you are filmed over 300 times a day.