Winston Smith works quietly and diligently in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth. What is he doing? Rewriting history. If 'Big Brother' doesn't like the sound of the past, they change it to suit them. If they have underproduced a crop, they'll say that they've overproduced. Everyone lives on a tall tower of lies.
Winston meets up with Julia, a youngish, dark-haired woman whom he has never met before. They fall in love and tell each other about their hate of 'Big Brother'. They meet O'Brien, a man they suspect to be part of the Brotherhood, a group who want to rebel against the party. But then Winston and Julia get caught and separated. Winston gets locked up inside the Ministry of Love, a prison (sort of). He meets O'Brien, at first thinking he has also been caught, but discovering that he was the man who was watching Winston and Julia all this time.
Winston is strong at first, wanting to believe the truth. But O'Brien wants him to think differently; he wants Winston to believe that 2+2=5. Winston is taking to Room 101, a dreaded room, where torture will take place. In his case, a cage of rats will be placed over his head. Can he stomach it? Or will he give in to Big Brother and accept everything?
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