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The main theme through all 10 questions was about one's rights in one's country. The first question was, "Those who would exchange freedom for security deserve neither." I disagreed with that statement because in the government **I** live under, each citizen is granted freedom AND security. In the book //1984,// George Orwell has created this world where freedom and privacy DO NOT exist! Totally opposite from what we are use to in the United States. I believe that one can have privacy/freedom in a country that is secure and I do believe in being patriotic to my country, but there is a fine line of protecting one's country and invading the country's citizens. Again, total opposite then what is written in //1984,// by George Orwell.
 * 12.1.11.1984 Anticipation Statement Response**

I believe that Orwell "aimed" this book to people who were educated about the war how their country was involved and what REALLY was going on. In 1984, Orwell describes a totalitarianism life in "Oceania"; controlled houses, controlled jobs, controlled lives, controlled thoughts. When this book was published (1948), World War II was at the top of list of news around the world so I think that Orwell created this world to SHOW people how this could happen to any nation (such as England) and that it's even starting to happen to that very day. In the life of a "prisoner" of Oceania, everywhere they looked, a poster, with a big, ugly face on it said, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU". This poster represented Hitler's rule over Germany, that fascist guy in Italy controlling Italy, and that other dude in Russia. The other element that Orwell used to relate Oceania to the really world and it's predicament was to create hate! Hitler wanted all of Germany to hate Jews, in fact he wanted everybody to hate Jews. "Big Brother" wanted to create among every living person in Oceania, that's why they would have 7 minute hate sessions among people. Orwell's audience was the public, but the public who understood the predicament of that day's current society. ...GOOD! mr.j
 * 12.6.11.1984.Orwell's Intended Audience Prompt**