When Winston and Julia are arrested by Thought Police for their dissent, he shows himself to be a loyal employee of the Ministry of Love, a branch of the government dedicated to punishing those who dare try and rebel against the Party. Of course, O'Brien isn't really an ally to the resistance or a friend to Winston. Then, after O'Brien, a member of the Inner Party, reveals himself to be a fellow dissenter and gives Winston a book that promises liberation, he dedicates his time to thinking about liberation and rebellion. First, he engages in a sexual relationship with, and eventually falls for, a fellow Ministry coworker, Julia, who shares his dreams of freedom. Secretly disillusioned by the Party and its mysterious leader, Big Brother, Winston embarks on a journey towards rebellion. An employee of the Ministry of Truth, it is Winston's job to rewrite history by editing past newspaper articles to better reflect the Party's agenda. It follows Winston Smith, a resident of Oceania and a member the totalitarian superstate's Outer Party, or middle class. Written in 1949, George Orwell’s dystopia is set in a world of complete government surveillance, intense propaganda, and constant and perpetual war. It appears that readers all across the country are turning to their bookshelves for guidance through this unprecedented era, and 1984 is quickly becoming a No. At one point, Orwell's novel was at the top of several Amazon bestseller lists. Last year, in the wake of Kellyanne Conway's "alternative facts" comment on Meet the Press and the rise of "fake news," both real and purported, book sales for 1984 surged. Like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the dystopian classic has found new life in the Trump age, where it seems like doublespeak has become the official language of the White House. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-for ever.The year may be 2018, but, as many people have already noted, George Orwell’s 1984 somehow feels more relevant than ever. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. But always-do not forget this, Winston-always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. There will be no distinction between beauty and ugliness. When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.
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There will be no art, no literature, no science. There will be no laughter, except the laugh of triumph over a defeated enemy.
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There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother. There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. Our neurologists are at work upon it now. Procreation will be an annual formality like the renewal of a ration card.
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Children will be taken from their mothers at birth, as one takes eggs from a hen. But in the future there will be no wives and no friends. No one dares trust a wife or a child or a friend any longer. We have cut the links between child and parent, and between man and man, and between man and woman. Already we are breaking down the habits of thought which have survived from before the Revolution. Everything else we shall destroy-everything. In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement.