Lack of Privacy and SurveilanceBig Brother is watching you so goes the saying. Every waking moment of the characters lives they are being watched by somebody. Even when Winston and Julia thought they were alone, they were being listened too. The value of personal privacy is brought in to question. We need to be alone sometimes.
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Human NatureTo control the people of Oceania, Big Brother with the use of the surveillance and the police, suppresses the emotions and impulses of the people. If the citizens do not follow these rules, they are put into the Ministry of Love to change them, to change their nature. Winston breaks these rules by loving Julia.
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