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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
In the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four, individual and free nations no longer exist; the world has been divided up into three massive empire-states: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.
Oceania is, roughly, the English-speaking world: the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Britain]], [[Australia]], and [[South Africa]]. It is perpetually at war with either Eurasia or Eastasia, and allied with the other. The book describes a dystopia where the government monitors and controls nearly all aspects of every the individual's life.
Oceania is, roughly, the English-speaking world: the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Britain]], [[Australia]], and [[South Africa]]. It is perpetually at war with either Eurasia or Eastasia, and allied with the other. The book describes a dystopia where the government monitors and controls nearly all aspects of every the individual's life.
The [[protagonist]], Winston Smith, works in the Ministry of Truth, altering records to fit the Party's current version of history. However, Smith gradually grows to disagree with the Party and what it stands for. Eventually, he and his lover Julia are captured by the thought police and tortured to the point where they once again love the Party.
The [[protagonist]], Winston Smith, works in the Ministry of Truth, a department of the Oceanian government altering records to fit the Party's current version of history. However, Smith gradually grows to disagree with the Party and what it stands for. Eventually, he and his lover Julia are captured by the thought police and tortured to the point where they once again love the Party.
Much of the novel is taken up with discussions of the nature of power and societal control, and words and mottos from the novel – "[[doublethink]]", "We have always been at war with Eastasia", "the memory hole" and many more – have become standard shorthand in political discussions, while terms such as "thought police", "Room 101" and "[[Big Brother]]" have entered the language.
Much of the novel is taken up with discussions of the nature of power and societal control, and words and mottos from the novel – "[[doublethink]]", "We have always been at war with Eastasia", "the memory hole" and many more – have become standard shorthand in political discussions, while terms such as "thought police", "Room 101" and "[[Big Brother]]" have entered the language.