Summary blog chapter 1-4

In these chapters we are introduced to the protagonist of the book, Winston Smith. Winston is a clerk in the records department of the Ministry of Truth. His job is composed of changing historical documents in order to match up with the political party's story of the past. Winston is very intellectual  who has a tendency to resist the stifling of his individuality. He has a constant struggle to make it appear that his individuality has been completely stifled by the government, when in reality he is free from the governments mind control. In these chapters we also learn about the party. The party is in complete control of everything, the are constantly monitoring everyone's actions and even their thoughts. The government has changed people's thoughts and memories of the past in order to make the party seem like it benefits the citizens of Oceania, when in reality the government has taken away people's individualism and has made life in Oceania much worse. The leader of the party is Big Brother. Big Brother is on all of the propaganda and is used to intimidate citizens.

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