In George Orwell's dystopian text, 1984, the reader is exposed to an environment where the government or "party" exercises complete control over the public. They maintain this power through the use of technology and by depriving the public of any privacy or personal opinions. Throughout the novel we experience different points of view and uses of technology by the characters; O'Brien's use of technology to establish control, Charington's use of technology to prevent rebellion against the party, and Winston and Julia's avoidance of technology to try to establish their own life, away from government control. First, O'Brien, an Inner Party member, uses technology to gain complete control over the public through the means of telescreens, hidden microphones, and torture machines, "Any sound made by Winston...could be picked up [ from the television screen]. family or love forcing the public to turn to Big Brother for companionship. This in turn minimizes the possibility of rebellion as everyone sees Big Brother as a figure of comfort and security, "He seemed to stand tall, an invincible and fearless protector. .." O'Brien also uses a torture machine on Winston, "[He] had never loved [O'Brien] so deeply as at this moment'. This machine allows O'Brien to manipulate Winston's views, personal opinions, and even feelings. O'Brien is able to make Winston see the world the way he wants, to the point of making Winston love him, his tormentor, the person who inflicts the pain. ......middle sheet......'Pig!' Pig! You pig!'...he picked up a heavy Newspeak dictionary and threw it at the screen'. Julia is so used to the extreme limitations of constant surveillance that she doesn't see the full damage caused by technology. This is a terrifying thought as it demonstrates how unaware the public has become of the violation of their privacy and rights. Throughout the novel we see the characters' different uses and views of technology; O'Brien is for power, Charington is for indicting the rebels, and Winston and Julia avoid and frustrate his restrictions. Through Winston's personal tendency to resist the confinement of his individuality and his intellectual capacity to express his anguish regarding party control, he allows the reader to observe and understand the extreme danger of the corrupt use of technology..