During the time that George Orwell was writing this novel, he had just seen Spain, Germany, and the Soviet Union all suffer from the power of totalitarian regimes. The age of nuclear threats had just begun, which terrified people beyond belief that such high powered weapons of mass destruction could be possible. Televisions had just begun to gain popularity, although they weren’t in widespread use yet. All of these in combination to each other brought a vision to Orwell’s mind of how the world would be if fascism won in the end. His novel was not necessarily typical for the time period. His concept was unique, and besides his novel Animal Farm that was published just before this one, he was a pioneer of writing about dystopias. It is a social commentary …show more content…
The main character resides in what was previously London, England but is now Airstrip One. Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party, and works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history. To escape Big Brother, Winston begins a diary, an act punishable by death. One day, Winston catches the eye of a dark-haired girl from the Fiction Department, who he believes is his enemy and wants him ruined. A few days later, the dark-haired girl Julia secretly hands him a note that reads, "I love you." Winston tries to meet her, and when they finally do, Julia draws up a plan where they can be alone. In the countryside, Winston and Julia make love and begin their allegiance against the Party and Big Brother. Winston is able to secure a room above a shop where he and Julia can go to meet up. Winston and Julia confess to O'Brien their hatred of the Party, since they believe he is a member of the Brotherhood. O'Brien welcomes them into the Brotherhood with an a lot of questions and arranges for Winston to be given a copy of "the book." Winston gets the book at a war rally and takes it to the secure room where he reads it with Julia napping