George Orwell's Character 1984 Not all the characters in 1984 are rounded individuals like Winston, Julia and O'Brien. Many play the role of small actors in a play, carrying signs that signal the author's intentions. If you look at them one by one, you will be able to write about the difference between the characters as people and the characters as symbols or emblems. MAIN CHARACTERS… BIG BROTHER To begin with, Big Brother is not a real person. All present, all powerful and always attentive, we only see him on television. Although his image appears on huge posters that scream "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU", no one sees Big Brother in person. Orwell had several things in mind when he created Big Brother. He was certainly thinking of Russian leader Joseph Stalin; the photos of Big Brother even look like him. He also thought of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Big Brother represents all the dictators around the world. Orwell may have had characters of certain religious faiths in mind when he drew Big Brother. The mysterious, powerful, God-like figure who sees and knows everything, but never appears in person. To the members of the Inner Party, Big Brother is a leader, a bogeyman they can use to scare people, and their license to do whatever they want. If anyone asks, they can say that they are under Big Brother's orders. For unthinking proletarians, Big Brother is a distant authority figure. For Winston, Big Brother is a source of inspiration. Big Brother excites and energizes Winston, who hates him. He is also fascinated by Big Brother and attracted to him in some of his...... middle of paper ......ar. Thus, Oceania represents the United States of America, Eurasia represents Russia, and East Asia represents China. The fact that the two socialist countries of East Asia and Eurasia (in our case Russia and China) are at war with each other corresponds to our history (Usuri River). Other non-historical symbols may be found. One of these symbols is the paperweight that Winston buys at an old flea market. It represents the fragile little world that Winston and Julia have created for each other. They are the coral within. As Orwell wrote: “It’s a little piece of history that they forgot to change.” The “Land of Gold” is another symbol. It represents the old European pastoral landscape. The place where Winston and Julia first meet to make love is just like the "Golden Land" of Winston's dreams..