1984: Worst Book Ever

             Out of every book ever written in the world, 1984 has to be the worst book ever written. In George Orwell's book he creates a character, Winston Smith, who is one of the few people in his society who doesn't like the "party", which is a group of people who run the entire country of Oceania. Eventually, Winston's lover tells the "Thought Police", and Winston is taken away. The "party" reforms Winston and he becomes a normal member of society. No one should read 1984 because of the main character, the "party's" ideals, and the plot.
             The main character in George Orwell's book 1984 is Winston Smith, an employee at the Ministry of Truth. Winston is part of the small percentage of overweight people in Oceania. He is out of shape as shown during the exercise program on the telescreen, basically a television and a video camera combined, that he must follow to stay in shape. The country has rations for everything it is very hard to become overweight and out of shape. Winston has a varicose ulcer on his right ankle. This is an ulcer on his ankle that causes him pain and discomfort. Mr. Orwell was deliberately trying to make people hate his character when he made the character overweight, out of shape, and having an ulcer on his ankle. Smith is one of the most common last names in the world and obviously George Orwell had no creativity to name the character Smith. Winston is a member of the party and the party does horrible things to its members and nonmembers.
             The party is a horrible group of people who run the country of Oceania. The party is made up of four branches known as: The Ministry of Love, the Ministry of Plenty, the Ministry of Peace, and the Ministry of Truth. According to the party The Ministry of Love maintains law and order in Oceania, the Ministry of Plenty is responsible for economic affairs, the Ministry of Peace deals with war, and the Ministr...

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