Oceania, The Totalitarian Superpower In WWII Europe

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April, 1984 in Oceania, the totalitarian superpower in WWII Europe. Winston Smith, who is a records editor, he starts a journal of his thoughts against the Party. If found, this journal will result in his death. Winston only writes when safe from the view of surveillance. At work, Winston becomes curious about Julia, a machine operator in the Fiction Department. Although before he feared that she was a member of the Thought Police, all delusions ends when she slips him a note in the hallway one day. The two begin a secret affair, first starting to meet up in a rented room near Mr. Charrington’s shop. They think these places are away from surveillance. As Winston and Julia fall in love, Winston’s views about the government change. Winston

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