Nineteen Eighty-Four

Question 1

“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”

Answer 1

control, antithesis - “brother” and fear, this slogan is used to hammer the idea that you are constantly being watched by the government - links to the image that both Stalin and Hitler wanted to create ( the omniscient leader)

Question 2

“moreover his varicose ulcer had begun itching unbearably: he dared not scratch it”

Answer 2

ulcer = metaphor for his suppressed humanity, thoughts and feelings, he cannot “scratch” it as if he did he would be “vapourised” by the party