The Smiley Face Killers are a cult of men in Minnesota. They are a powerful group of men who target male college students who have a lot going for them. They have gotten away with a lot of murders, due to no one finding out who is involved and who they are. These men must have a lot of power to do what they do, and not just one man is running this cult-there are several. Just like in the society Winston is living in. There is a higher power "Big Brother", but Big Brother has many, many people working for him which makes him even more powerful. This can be very dangerous, because if you try to rebel and take one man out of this Oligarchical government, there's always another to replace him. And with The Smiley Face Killers, if you are on of their victims, it is more than likely that hen they do find you and get you, you will not get away or have a chance of life. Another thing is the Smiley Face Killers enjoy torturing these college males. They will put them in the back seat of vans and drive around for hours and do torturous things to these men before they kill them which is usually by drowning. Just like the oligarchical government is doing to Winston and the proles. They are torturing them by taking away the life as they once knew it, and making them suffer, and when they get a chance to rebel, they kill (vaporize) them. To sum this up the Smiley Face Killers are basically an Oligarchy government just like the one that is controlling the life Winston lives.
