What role does Big Brother play within the novel? What effect does he have on Winston? Is Winstons obsession with Big Brother fundamentally similar...

Big
Brother is the ominous and omniscient entity that is implied to be the leader of the inner party
and, by extension, the de facto ruler of Oceania. It is not made clear whether Big Brother is a
single person or a group of people, and often times it is even implied that "Big
Brother" is illusory in nature. Rather than an actual person or group, Big Brother may
simply be the name for the all-seeing surveillance system that constantly watches the Outer
Party.

's obsession with Big Brother is one that revolves around hatred and
resentment. Winston feels that the only way that he will ever become a complete human is by
overcoming it. It is, in fact, this obsession that in turn leads to his obsession with O'Brian.
Winston sees O'Brian as his only hope for an ally that can help him get what he wants. Winston
does not seem to be entirely sure what his objective is. All he knows is that O'Brian may be his
only chance to find some form of meaning in the world. This becomes tragically...