Evidently, Big Brother, through the use of constant propaganda, has convinced his citizens that Goldstein is a severe threat to the utopia that he has created. The phrase “sinister enchanter” solidifies this idea: it paints a picture of Goldstein as dangerous and untrustworthy, someone capable of “wrecking the structure of civilization”––the very structure that ensures freedom remains a foreign concept to Oceania’s party members. In reality, Big Brother is everything that Goldstein supposedly represents. Indeed, through the complete oppression of his people, Big Brother has already ruined civilization. Yet thanks to tactics such as doublethink, Big Brother is able to depict himself as a savior and make people like Goldstein seem like the true
