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Winston Smith, the main character, works in London, at the Ministry of Truth. London is a city in Airstrip One, a Province of Oceania. A government that goes by the name “Big Brother” has taken over the world. The Party with Big Brother as its leader rules Oceania, a state and one of the great powers of the world. Winston hates the life he lives under the inflexible government and decides to write down his …

…to have been completely "cured" by the Party or is he afraid to once again think of his thoughts of freedom? I believe George Orwell leaves the interpretation up to the reader. "1984" is a frightening novel. It gives the reader an a look into what might become of our world. It let’s us look at an ugly society where family and personal values are destroyed and replaced by loyalty to Big Brother. Bibliography none