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Emmanuel Goldstein is a character in George Orwell's dystopian novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. He is the principal enemy of the state according to the Party, depicted as the head of a mysterious (and possibly fictitious) organization called "The Brotherhood" and as having written the book ''The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism''. He is only seen and heard on telescreen, and may be a fabrication of the Ministry of Truth. ==Character history== In the novel, Goldstein is rumoured to be a former top member of the Party and an early associate of its leader, "Big Brother", but having broken away early in the movement and started "The Brotherhood". Ostensibly "The Brotherhood" is organized into cells, with each member required to read ''The Book'', supposedly written by Goldstein, ''The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism''. Goldstein is always the subject of the "Two Minutes Hate", a daily program beginning at 11:00 a.m. at which an image of Goldstein is shown on the telescreen and subjected to extreme contempt. The novel raises but leaves unanswered the questions of whether Goldstein or "The Brotherhood" really exist. When asked by protagonist Winston, Inner Party member O'Brien replies as follows: O'Brien claims that Goldstein's book was written by the Party leadership, including himself, but this statement leaves the questions of Goldstein and the Brotherhood's existence unanswered, and may be an untruth by O'Brien to deceive Winston. The reader may surmise that a political opposition to Big Brother — namely, Goldstein — was psychologically necessary in order to distract, unite and focus the anger of the people of Oceania. Ostensibly, Goldstein serves as a convenient scapegoat for the totalitarian regime in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', and justifies its surveillance and elimination of civil liberties. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emmanuel Goldstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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