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
Inventing Elliot friends that he has. The book is extremely influenced by the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell, a story about a totalitarian state in which the government is attempting to eliminate freedom of thought. Like Winston Smith, the hero of "Nineteen Eighty-Four", Elliot struggles to hide what he really thinks and feels, and is terrified of the truth coming out, yet also longs to be free. Holminster High is effectively ruled by a single organization, just like the fictional country of Airstrip One in "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The key 'villain' of "Inventing Elliot" bases his strategy on ideas taken from "Nineteen