The year is 1984. The world is divided into three main countries at war: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. An ever-watching party, led by The Big Brother, controls Oceania- in the most absolute way the word "controls" can define. The party performs like an oiled-powerful machine, which leaves its workers no chance to escape. The party used governmental authorities, such as the "Ministry of Plenty"(in charge of keeping low supplies of food and daily products to the citizens during the war), "The Ministry of Love," and the "Thought police," which dominated its citizens completely. Not only do the 2 latter authorities prevent the citizens from rebelling against the government, but also they avert them from thinking of that. One who's been caught committing the crimes above automatically "disappears" without anyone asking why.
The absolute domination of the party and the "Big Brother" is uttered in a few more ways, such as controlling the present, the future, and the past- on whom the "Ministry of Truth" is in charge. To change the past, history is being rewritten completely each day by the workers of the ministry to fit the party's motives and ideology. Winston Smith, the main character, is one of the "Ministry of truth" workers. Each day he facilitates the facts of the past under the watch of the "Telescreens"- a kind of television, that follows the citizens 24 hours a day and is the most efficient tool to enforce the government's authority. In contrast to the absolute docility of the brainwashed citizens, Winston is aware of the horror in which he lives and opposes the terrorizing party. Yet, he has major difficulties finding a partner for his rebellious considerations due to the great fear of being caught, which seems to paralyze the society around him. The turn in the story occurs when Winston finds Julia, the freest person he has ever met. Julia is almost careless about the oppression and fear that the party enforces. Together, the...