1984 Quote Analysis

1984 is a book about a man named Winston who lives in a society where you are constantly watched, much of the news is lies and you are constantly at war. Winston knows that anything the government tells him is a lie and that the war Oceania, the country Winston lives in, is constantly fighting is pointless. Winston later on meets a girl named Julia who he at first hates, but as she shows that she also sees the lies Winston comes to love her and they join a secret group called The Brotherhood that fights Big Brother, another name for the government. Winston tells us the reader that he doesn't enjoy to watch the public hangings even though many of his colleges love to watch them. He buys from local shopkeepers even though that is not to be done even though the party has few supplies. Winston hates how women lock themselves away and give themselves fully to the party. Winston at first believes only he and a inner party member, O’Brien, that he only shared so far secret glances with and followers of Goldstein know the truth. …show more content…
Winston doesn't like how the children were used as a weapon against everyone and their own parents. The party made the children into mindless drones that did anything to please the party and Winston hates it.

While Winston writes in his diary the national anthem of Oceania begins to play from the television and instead of standing at attention as the party says he should, he stays sitting because he is hidden from the eyes of the television and the Thought Police. Winston knows he can't start a huge rebellion that would be needed to overthrow Big Brother so instead he does little things to have his own little rebellion in his