What is George Orwell book 1984 about?

Is Big Brother in the book 1984, by George Orwell, an authority figure which people obeyed to?

• Big Brother. The main idea from the book 1984 - George Orwell. It's a psychology thing I'm doing, and I was just wondering if the people actually obeyed to Big Brother? SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY. Please answer only if you've read the book. ~ cheers. :3

• Answer:

  "Obey" is a transitive verb. You don't "obey TO someone," you "obey someone." And, yes, I've read the book, probably 20 times. You don't seem to have read it at all. It's pretty clear that Big Brother doesn't actually exist; he's apparently a fictional front-man for the government, although we can't know that for sure.