Here is how Orwell's narrator, Winston Smith, described the surveillance system that they faced: "There was, of course, no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment."
Iată cum Winston Smith,  povestitorul lui Orwell, descrie sistemul de supraveghere cu care se confruntau: „Nu exista, desigur, niciun mod de a ști dacă erai observat într-un anume moment.”