1984 is a eye captivating novel,here is its summary.Winston Smith
knows there is something wrong with the world. Surely
it hasn''t always been tasteless food, gray,
stringy clothing, a dispiriting job, and always the same fear and
suspicion of everyone around you? But if life did used to be different,
how does he know it was? What makes him question Big Brother, who is
always watching, and the
Party, who is always right? Why does he instinctualy avoid the all-knowing tele-screen, and secretly abhor the
Two Minute Hate that everyone else revels in?
These are the questions that plague
Winston''s mind constantly. He knows
he''s different, but
doesn''t know why, and
doesn''t know how to find out without detection.
The world as he knows it is filled with hate, anger, and fear, but deep
down he longs for answers, and for beauty. He''s
always wondering about the past, and whether the facts that Big Brother
comes out with daily are the truth, or nothing but lies. The past is
constantly being rewritten by the Party, and
it''s Winston''s job to
help change the facts to suit the current day''s
needs. He both loves and is horrified by his job but sees nothing he
can do about it.
Winston cant take the monotony anymore
and one day starts a very small rebellion of his own by starting a
diary, which is forbidden (and punishable by death). A chance meeting
with a dark haired girl at the Ministry where he works slowly leads to
an illicit affair, which awakens feelings in him he never knew existed.
He is filled with love and lust for Julia, and their passionate romance
awakens another feeling- all out rebellion against the party. They meet
secretly as often as they can, talking about the world and making love
in secret rooms. To Winston, it''s paradise. Another chance meeting leads him to Brian, an Inner Party
member he believes to be
associated with a conspiracy against the Party, part of a secret
society known only as the Brotherhood. He and Julia immediately join,
and promise to do whatever they can to help the Brotherhood. Brian promises them that nothing will ever
happen in their lifetime, and their service with the Brotherhood will
most certainly lead to torture and death by the Party. This
doesn''t bother them in the slightest.
It doesn''t take them long to get caught,
however (betrayed, ultimately, by a kindly shopkeeper they trusted, who
turns out to be a member of the Thought Police), and
they are both taken to the Ministry of Love for
torture and interrogation. Winston is held there for months, getting tortured by Brian himself, who turns out to be a member of
the Party. He holds out against him and his brainwashing for a long
time, but in the end he betrays Julia, and himself. He submits to their
brainwashing and learns to love Big Brother, and Big Brother only. He
has no individualism, no thoughts that are not approved by the party,
and no love for his fellow man. He is released from his prison,
considered as a perfect
specimen by the Party and safe for society.