Emmanuel Goldstein
| Emmanuel Goldstein | |
|---|---|
| Nineteen Eighty-Four character | |
Emmanuel Goldstein portrayed by John Boswall in the 1984 film Nineteen Eighty-Four | |
| First appearance | Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) |
| Created by | George Orwell |
| Portrayed by | John Boswall |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Founder and leader of The Brotherhood |
| Affiliation | The Brotherhood |
| Nationality | Oceanic |
Emmanuel Goldstein is a fictional character in George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. A principal enemy of the state of Oceania, the political propaganda of The Party portrays Goldstein as the leader of The Brotherhood, a secret, counter-revolutionary organization that violently opposes the leadership of Big Brother and the regime of Ingsoc (English Socialism) Party.
He is also the author of The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism (The Book), a counter-history of the revolution that installed The Party as the government of Oceania. It slanders Big Brother as a traitor of the revolution. Throughout the story, Emmanuel Goldstein appears only in Minitrue (Ministry of Truth) propaganda films on a telescreen, while rumours claim that The Party wrote The Book.