1984 Book Review
...ondon which is part of Oceania. The world is divided into three continents: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. All three continents are run by Big Brother. Secretly Winston buys a book and starts to write in it pouring out his inner-most thoughts. Every house has a telescreen and the people inside could be being watched at any time. The telescreen normally has a view of the rooms in the houses. Winston’s house is different, although mostly of the same design as all the others there is a small alcove where Winston cannot be seen. Here he writes in his book. At first he doesn’t know what to write, but then it starts flowing from him and the words “Down with Big Brother” pour onto the page. He is secretly disgusted with his life of oppression and longs to join a fabled society where rebels plan on overthrowing the government. This society is called the Brotherhood. Winston meets Julia, who he falls in love with. They secretly carry out an affair, which is considered to be a crime. Whilst walking home Winston encounters someone who also works at the Ministry of Truth, someone who he believes may be a member of the Brotherhood, O’Brien. O’Brien gives Winston his address. Julia hates Big Brother just much as Winston and they both go to see O’Brien believing that this may be their chance to join the Brotherhood. Little do they know that O’Brien is actually a member of the Inner-Party and that this is actually a set-up. It is a trap that O’Brien has been planning for seven years. Julia and Winston are arrested for committing a thought crime, their affair, and are sent to the Ministry of Love, a centre where criminals of thought crime are “rehabilitated”. Winston is separated from Julia and is tortured until he denounces everything he believes in, even the love he has for Julia. After his torture he is released back into the public. Winston wastes his days after that drinking at the Chestnut Tree. 1984 is a very dark story and can be quite difficult to read. The premise is very interesting and the plot should capture the reader, however the way it is written could lose many readers. The wording of the story is somewhat boring, taking much time to reach critical points in the story. It is entertaining yet takes much time between the more interesting parts of the story. Winston Smith is a very angry character. He is quietly angry and extremely repressed. After reading the first...