Arta Krasniqi Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell

George Orwell's real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He was born in Montihari, Bengal on June 25, 1 !". He was brought to Englan# $rom the then British colon% o$ &n#ia b% his mother &#a when he was one %ear ol#. He #ie# on Januar% 21, 1 5!. 'wo o$ his most im(ortant wor)s were Animal *arm an# +ineteen Eight%,*our. +ineteen Eight%,*our was (ublishe# in 1 - . +ineteen Eight%,*our is a science $iction boo) about totalitarianism. Big Brother, as he calls it, is an all,(ower$ul #ictator. 'he boo) starts with the main character .inston /mith, an em(lo%ee o$ the 0ecor#s 1e(artment. He is in a totalitarian go2ernment that has (osters all o2er that sa% Big Brother is .atching 3ou. 'he go2ernment is #i2i#e# into $our #e(artments, calle# ministries4 the Ministr% o$ 'ruth, the Ministr% o$ 5eace, the Ministr% o$ 6o2e, an# the Ministr% o$ 5lent%. 'he Ministr% o$ 'ruth is in charge o$ news, e#ucation, $ine arts, etc. 'he Ministr% o$ 5eace is in charge o$ war. 'he Ministr% o$ 6o2e maintains law an# or#er. 'he Ministr% o$ 5lent% han#les economic matters. .inston /mith is a member o$ the Outer 5art%. He wor)s in the 0ecor#s 1e(artment in the Ministr% o$ 'ruth, rewriting an# #istorting histor%. 'o esca(e Big Brother's t%rann%, at least insi#e his own min#, .inston begins a #iar% 7 an act (unishable b% #eath. .inston is #etermine# to remain human un#er inhuman circumstances. 3et telescreens are (lace# e2er%where 7 in his home, in his cubicle at wor), in the ca$eteria where he eats, e2en in the bathroom stalls. His e2er% mo2e is watche#. +o (lace is sa$e. One #a%, while at the man#ator% 'wo Minutes Hate, .inston catches the e%e o$ an &nner 5art% Member, O'Brien, whom he belie2es to be an all%. He also catches the e%e o$ a #ar),haire# girl $rom the *iction 1e(artment, whom he belie2es is his enem% an# wants him #estro%e#. A $ew #a%s later, Julia, the #ar),haire# girl whom .inston belie2es to be against him, secretl% han#s him a note that rea#s, 8& lo2e %ou.8 .inston ta)es (ains to meet her, an# when the% $inall% #o, Julia #raws u( a com(licate# (lan whereb% the% can be alone. Alone in the countr%si#e, .inston an# Julia ma)e lo2e an# begin their allegiance against the 5art% an# Big Brother. .inston is able to secure a room abo2e a sho( where he an# Julia can go $or their romantic tr%sts. .inston an# Julia $all in lo2e, an#, while the% )now that the% will some#a% be caught, the% belie2e that the lo2e an# lo%alt% the% $eel $or each other can ne2er be ta)en $rom them, e2en un#er the worst circumstances. E2entuall%, .inston an# Julia con$ess to O'Brien, whom the% belie2e to be a member o$ the Brotherhoo# 9an un#ergroun# organi:ation aime# at bringing #own the 5art%;, their hatre# o$ the 5art%. O'Brien welcomes them into the Brotherhoo# with an arra% o$ <uestions an# arranges $or .inston to be gi2en a co(% o$ 8the boo),8 the un#ergroun#'s treasonous 2olume written b% their lea#er, Emmanuel Gol#stein, $ormer all% o$ Big

Brother turne# enem%. .inston gets the boo) at a war rall% an# ta)es it to the secure room where he rea#s it with Julia na((ing b% his si#e. 'he two are #isturbe# b% a noise behin# a (ainting in the room an# #isco2er a telescreen. 'he% are #ragge# awa% an# se(arate#. .inston $in#s himsel$ #ee( insi#e the Ministr% o$ 6o2e, a )in# o$ (rison with no win#ows, where he sits $or #a%s alone. *inall%, O'Brien comes. &nitiall% .inston belie2es that O'Brien has also been caught, but he soon reali:es that O'Brien is there to torture him an# brea) his s(irit. 'he 5art% ha# been aware o$ .inston's 8crimes8 all along= in $act, O'Brien has been watching .inston $or the (ast se2en %ears. O'Brien s(en#s the ne>t $ew months torturing .inston in or#er to change his wa% o$ thin)ing 7 to em(lo% the conce(t o$ doublethink, or the abilit% to simultaneousl% hol# two o((osing i#eas in one's min# an# belie2e in them both. .inston belie2es that the human min# must be $ree, an# to remain $ree, one must be allowe# to belie2e in an ob?ecti2e truth, such as 2 @ 2 A -. O'Brien wants .inston to belie2e that 2 @ 2 A 5, but .inston is resistant. *inall%, O'Brien ta)es .inston to 0oom 1!1, the most #rea#e# room o$ all in the Ministr% o$ 6o2e, the (lace where (risoners meet their greatest $ear. .inston's greatest $ear is rats. O'Brien (laces o2er .inston's hea# a mas) ma#e o$ wire mesh an# threatens to o(en the #oor to release rats on .inston's $ace. .hen .inston screams, 81o it to JuliaB8 he relin<uishes his last 2estige o$ humanit%. .inston is a change# man. He sits in the Chestnut 'ree Ca$D, watching the telescreens an# agoni:ing o2er the results o$ #ail% battles on the $ront lines. He has seen Julia again. /he, too, is change#, seeming ol#er an# less attracti2e. /he a#mits that she also betra%e# him. &n the en#, there is no #oubt, .inston lo2es Big Brother. Sources: www.wikipedia.com www.sparksnotes.com http://www.oxbridgewriters.com