1984. George Orwell
a. Synopsis In the beginning, we meet the protagonist Winston Smith, who is writing a diary, a forbidden act in the dystopian world of 1984. Winston lives in a London controlled by Big Brother whose face is everywhere; it's a bleak place with food shortages and violence in danger at every turn. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth where he edits the past to fit the party's vision of the present. Winston observes a dark-haired girl watching him several times. Her name is Julia; at one point Julia passes Winston a note that tells him that she loves him. They rejoin in secret and have sex in a field, their relationship becomes closer and more intimate as they are together. They usually sleep in a room above Mr. Charrington's shop. Winston and Julia confess they want to join the Brotherhood, a groomed revolutionary group that stands against the party. Charrington arrests Winston and Julia in their room; he and O'Brien have both been secret members of the thought police. ...
