Winston Smith works in London at the Ministry of Truth. London is a city in Airstrip One,
a Province of Oceania. The Party with Big Brother as its leader rules Oceania, a
totalitarian state and one of the great powers of the world. Winston is secretly
dissatisfied with his life under the inflexible and paternalistic government and decides to
keep a diary of his thoughts. This is considered a crime in Oceania and Winston knows that
he will be eventually discovered by the Thought Police. To bind the party members,
frequent two minute Hate Sessions are held to accuse the enemies of the party such as
Emmanuel Goldstein who questioned party doctrines. Winston dreams of an idyllic Golden
Country which represents freedom from the drabness of London, and from the always
pervading presence of the Party, the Thought Police and Big Brother. A Golden country in
which any form of expression is considered natural. The party discourages sexual fulfilment
and makes any love affair with a party member impossible. Winston notices two people,
O`Brien a party leader, and a young girl by the name of Julia. Winston hates Julia for
what she represents and yet he lusts for her. She appears to be a faithful party member
devoted to purity and Winston suspects that she may also be a member of the Thought Police.
Winston shares his doubts about the Party with O`Brien even though he realized that this
may be very dangerous. The Parsons' are neighbours of Winston. Their apartment smells
badly. The Parson children are members of the Spies, a party organization and Mr.Parson a
fellow employee is a dedicated party member who stupidly and blindly follows the party's
doctrine. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth. His assignment is the rewriting and
falsification of history and statistical data in order that they reflect the party's
philosophy. Winston encounters Julia at work. She stumbles and wh...