George Orwell’s 1984
In the book “1984”, by George Orwell, it revolves around a character named Winston Smith. He lives in the nation of Oceania. Winston has telescreens watching him everywhere, even his own home. Everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party’s seemingly omniscient leader, a figure known only as Big Brother. Everything is controlled by the party in Oceania. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, where he alters historical records to fit the needs of the Party. He knows everything is wrong because he is the one changing things. Winston is upset about the government trying to control people’s privacy. There are all sorts of crimes going on in Oceania to. Many rights are violated for an example, freedom of speech. People are forced to say something, and some people never say anything, because they fear of the punishment that they will suffer. Also, the eighth amendment was another example. Cruel and unusual punishments were also common in this book. An example would be would be in chapter four in part one, where ...