BBB24 alum Vanessa Lopes mentioned a book that explores themes of oppression and surveillance
Who followed the Big Brother Brazil 2024 likely saw the euphoric influencer reaction Vanessa Lopez when he discovered that the singer Wanessa Camargo I had also read the book 1984. At the time, this interaction raised some questions. What does this book have to do with reality? Was there a prerequisite to join the house last year?
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The relationship between reality and books is not new, and the comparison will probably remain timeless. The truth is that the BBBwhich will air another edition in 2025, was not directly inspired by George Orwell, author of 1984.
The name Big Brother It was even borrowed from the book, but the idea for the program came from a scientific experiment.
In 1998, during a creative meeting to design a new program, executives from the company that created the program went to a bar and someone mentioned the Biosphere 2 project. In it, eight volunteer researchers stayed in a greenhouse for two years to to understand whether it would be possible for humans to live on other planets, and from here the idea of a confinement program was born. This information was revealed by John de Mol, one of the creators of the Endemol company, responsible for the first edition of Big Brotherin the Netherlands, in an interview with I wait in 2023.
1984 X BBB
The book 1984 is a dystopian classic that tells the story of a society in which the supreme leader, Big Brother, or Big Brother, in Portuguese, controls the entire population through cameras. In the work of fiction that explores themes such as oppression, surveillance, manipulation of truth, and the loss of individual freedom, there is a totalitarian super state that emerged after a great war.
The comparison between the book and reality is made because, in BBBthe participants live under the constant gaze of the cameras, aware that their every action and word will be judged by the public. This surveillance generates an environment of social strategies, alliances and manipulation, in which public perception is as important as internal relationships.
Likewise, inside 1984surveillance is represented by Big Brother, who observes citizens in an oppressive way, punishing any behavior or thought contrary to the regime.
Although participation in the BBB is voluntary and the program is aimed at entertainment, while surveillance 1984 it is coercive and political, both exploring how constant observation can shape behavior and generate self-censorship.
Furthermore, both in BBB as in 1984narrative manipulation is a central tool. In the reality show, participants shape their actions to create characters and gain public support, while in the book the Party controls the truth and rewrites reality through propaganda and indoctrination.
In both cases the psychological impact is evident: in BBBstress and difficulty balancing authenticity and strategy are common; In 1984citizens live under the weight of fear and self-censorship, internalizing surveillance to the point of limiting their thoughts.
Source: Terra
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