1984

I have read the first 186 pages of 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 is a book about a world where there are 3 countries that are constantly at war with each other. This is because all the countries need the war for their economy and government to work. The main country in this book is Oceania. All the countries have basically the same political, social, and economic policies. They have a government that brainwashes its citizens and can constantly watch them from telescreens that are everywhere in the country, even in people's homes. The main character in this book is Winston Smith. He is against the government, known as the Party, and wishes that it would be overthrown. He has always wanted the Party, and the main political head of the Party Big Brother, to be destroyed. He goes from thoughts to actions by writing down his thoughts and opinions in a diary. After that he meets a woman, Julia, who was also against the party, and they fall in love. They love each other, but they know that someday they will be captured, tortured, and killed by the party. They knew this was inevitable because the party always found out who was against them and would capture them. They also knew that they would confess to their crimes because they would be tortured and everyone always confessed. The last step that caused the party to catch them was their trusting a man named O'Brien. They believed that they could trust him and that he was part of an organized group of people who went against the party. However, it turns out that he is a member of the secret police force and he turns them in. I have ended with the spot where Julia and Winston have been arrested.

1984 is an interesting book that is against totalitarianism. It is a warning against the government getting too powerful and taking away all the freedoms of the people, making them into thoughtless followers who just do what they are told. It is also about people who are trying to revolt against this government in any way they can, even though they know that eventually they will be caught and tortured. It is about their struggle to be who they are in a country where conformity is everything.