The First Impression

I read the first paragraph of George Orwell's 1984 and instantly wondered about the man on the poster. At first i thought that he was a dictator because of his appearance and his ominous discription. As i read on and learnt he was called Big Brother (BB) it seemed quite odd. I instantly relate a caring and trustworthy figure when i hear the name big brother, but this charactor doesn't seem to be that at all. I suppose he does control the country in a way that some are comfortable living with, but being from a different type of government i view the government as corrupt and undesiarable. It seems that everybody follows blindly or are terrified to disobey, because if they do, thay will 'disappear' courtesy of the thought police. That thought really distirbed me, 'thought police'. Could a civilization need to be controlled so much as to discourage free thought? Well i suppose it works, but according to my conscience that is SO wrong. And the telescreens. Not knowing if 'they' are watching or listening or if they're going to make you disappear too. wow.