His written death Life The novel, 1984, by George Orwell, depicts a dystopian society where no freedom exists; not even freedom of thought. The scene takes place in Oceania, a society in which the ruling power called "the Party" strictly controls everything people do: from the way they speak, to the way they move, to their own thoughts. Winston Smith, the main character of 1984, struggles daily to fit in among the brainwashed citizens of Oceania, where monitors called telescreens record and analyze every little movement. Anyone who does not show signs of loyalty and homogeneity vaporizes, or in other words, ceases to exist and is erased from history. Tired of his restricted life, Winston decides. According to the Oceania government, most of the acts Winston engages in represent signs of rebellion. For example, in the first pages of the novel, Winston writes the words “Down with big brother” several times in his journal (Orwell 16). “Big Brother” is the leader of the Party who is supposed to watch over everyone. When Winston writes the phrase “down with big brother,” he is participating in ThoughtCrime. Committing thoughtcrime requires having thoughts displaying hatred or defiance toward the Party. Participating in ThoughtCrime always leads to death, so had someone seen Winston's diary, then he would immediately go to the Ministry of Love, a place of torture, horror and death. Additionally, Winston also rebels against the party by becoming infatuated with Julia and secretly meeting with her on several occasions. In this society, no person can love, show affection, or have pleasurable sex without major consequences. Winston breaks both of these rules with Julia because he enjoys destroying the “purity” and “virtue” of the Party. He fights for corruption and says he will do “everything to rot, weaken, [and] undermine” the Party (Orwell 111). He values ​​“animal instinct, simple undifferentiated desire” and believes that the force of desire he feels will “shatter the Party to pieces” (Orwell 111). Because of his beliefs he repeats his actions throughout the book, he tries to defeat the government, but in his heart he knows he has no hope of prospering because "...was already dead" for having committed thoughtcrime and engaged in acts worthy of the name. death (Orwell 36). All of his character traits combined lead him to his ultimate death. His attraction to beauty drives him to keep objects and things considered suspicious, his rebellion causes him to break almost all of society's rules, and his curiosity leads him toward people and places that ultimately provoke Winston's torture. he endures in the ministry of Love. Winston might have had false hopes of a better world where he could escape all the harsh rules and regulations of the Party, but in reality his personality traits drew him into a life already pre-written and marked with a early past.