The world of 1984 that is depicted by George Orwell is one that is a bleak, depressing world. The government in this future is a totalitarian one, where anything that does not conform to the ruling party's ideals, even thought is punishable by death. 1984 is about life in a world where no personal freedoms exist. Winston the main character is a man of 39 whom is not extraordinary in either intelligence or character, but is disgusted with the world he lives in. It is this world and the significance of its themes that are discussed in this paper.

One of the major themes in 1984 is rebellion by Winston. The main character, Winston Smith, first exhibits his inner will to rebel when he decides to commit his first thought crime. Winston's first act of rebellion is buying and writing in a diary. This act is k

illegal love affair. It goes on for some time. The girls' name that was following him was named Julia. When Winston is with Julia he feels very happy and feels that perhaps the world can be changed.

nown as a thought crime and is punishable by death. A thought crime is any bad thought against the government of Oceania. "Winston commits many thought crimes and becomes paranoid about being caught, which he knows is inevitable." (Greenblast 113).

The significance of these events happening are that they are the catalyst that starts Winston down his ultimate path of destruction and failure. Winston starts with his small rebellion which eventually lead to him hoping to join Goldstein's rebellion. Winston believes that he finds a similar person to himself in O'Brian. However, O'Brian is just a member of the party who thought the resistence up. This

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