1984 Research Paper

             The goal of this paper is to analyze the book 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 is about life with no personal freedoms. Winston is the main character, a man of 39 years old, who is not extraordinary in intelligence or character, but hates the world he lives in. He works in the Ministry of Truth, a place where the truth and past events are rewritten to satisfy the party's beliefs. Winston is aware of the untrue, because he makes them true. This makes him very upset with the government of Oceania, where Big Brother, a larger than life leader, which we don't know exists or not, controls the people. His unhappiness increases to a point where he rebels against the government in small ways (for example, his diary). Writing is his diary is considered as a thought crime. A thought crime is any bad thought against the government. Winston commits many thought crimes and becomes paranoid about being caught, which he knows is inevitable (Greenblast 113). He becomes paranoid because a young woman who is actively involved in many community groups follows him. Winston is obsessed with the past, a time before what became present day Oceania. He goes into an antique shop and buys a shell covered in glass, which is another crime and punishable. He sees the same woman following him. Many thoughts race through his mind "I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in with a cobblestone. If you really want to know, I imagined that you had something to do with the Thought Police" (Orwell 101). The girl who was following him slipped him a note while at work. The note said, "I love you"(Orwell 90). They made plans to meet each other in private (secret love affair). These meetings are also considered as rebellion against the government. They meet with each other more as time passes. Winston rents a room where he and Julia can be isolated from the outside world. They meet a man named O'Brien who i...

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