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Introduction to the Book: In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character, Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens and everywhere Winston looks he sees the face of the Party's leader, a figure known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything and Winston feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the party. Winston meets a powerful Party member named O’Brien, whom Winston believes is a secret member of the mysterious, legendary group that works to overthrow the Party named the Brotherhood. Winston girlfriend named Julia is torn away from him and O’Brien turns out to be a Party spy who simply pretended to be a member of the Brotherhood in order to trap Winston into committing an open act of rebellion against the Party. After months of being tortured, Winston is released into the outside world. He meets Julia, but no longer feels anything for her. He has accepted the Party entirely and has learned to love Big Brother. I chose to read 1984 because I’ve read a few of George Orwell’s essays and they all had a powerful meaning to them and were also very well written. I was