Winston Smith, a member of the Outer Party, lives in the ruins of London, the chief city of Airstrip One, province of the totalitarian superstate Oceania. The Thought Police have a telescreen in every household and public place, as well as hidden microphones and spies in order to catch potential thought criminals who could endanger the sanctity of the Party.
The Ministry of Truth, which exercises complete control over all media in Oceania, employs Winston at the Ministry's Records Department, where he doctors historical records in order to comply with the Party's version of the past.
While Winston likes his work, he is also fascinated by the real past, and tries to find out more about the forbidden truth. At the Ministry of Truth he meets Julia and the two begin an illegal relationship, regularly meeting up in the countryside or in a room above an antique shop in the Proles' area of the city. Julia and Winston find their new hiding place a paradise, as there is no telescreen and......
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