Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four) their real purpose, the Ministry of Love is perhaps the most straightforward as "rehabilitated thought criminals" leave the Ministry as loyal subjects who have been brainwashed into adoring (loving) Big Brother, hence its name. Like the Nazi salute, Ingsoc has its own salute to Big Brother, which consists of crossing one's arms above the head during Two Minutes Hates and Hate weeks, showing loyalty to Big Brother and the Party. Note that it is only mentioned and shown in the movie adaptation of the novel. Since the publication of "Nineteen Eighty-Four", the phrase "Big Brother" has come into common use
Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four a lasting hold. The inhabitants of the area, having no allegiance to any nation, live in constant slavery under whichever power controls them. Eastasia and Eurasia fight over "a large but fluctuating portion of Manchuria, Mongolia, and Tibet". At one point during the novel, Julia procures tea to share with Winston and remarks that she thinks Oceania recently captured India (or perhaps parts of India), but such "control" is usually transient. The world of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" exists in a state of perpetual war among the three major powers. Two of the three states are aligned against the third: Oceania and