Stumbled a stitch...

Big brother.  This is a phrase that has become synonymous with the ideal of the government looking over our shoulders.  As this book is winding down, the picture that is provided of the hound keeps popping into my head.  It's constantly there, in the shadows just watching.  It seeks to protect the society that created it, only functioning as it's programming requires.  It is autonomous, to a degree, but constantly is doing the bidding of it's creators in order to maintain the society that is desired.  The Hound could be very much a part of our society.  We watch over our shoulders when stories of cameras on street corners, or various other government acts impact on us.  We become dissonant when we believe our freedom is going away, but embrace concepts like the hound that are solely meant for control.  

I'm not really to sure what else to say.  I'm trying to get my head around the ideal of a society seeking to remain independent and free, while accepting various contrivances that are meant to control under the auspice of the idea protecting the innocent.  I sincerely hope this makes sense...