1984 Plot Summary

1984

In 1984 by George Orwell the main character is Winston Smith. He works in the Ministry of Truth building. His job was to correct the old newspapers and textbooks that needed to be changed because of new information. In the same building they also print magazines and newspapers.

The members of the Outer Party are only allowed to the prole stores and businesses if they are buying things such as razor blades. One time when Winston went to a store he bought a small notebook. He later decided to use the notebook as a journal. He wrote in his journal in a little nook where he thought was hidden from the view of the telescreen. He later found out that it wasn’t and he was punished for the things that he wrote in the notebook.

There was a pretty girl named Julia that Winston fell in love with. She wrote him a note telling him that she loved him. They began meeting each other in secret. Once they went to a hidden clearing deep in the forest. Other times they met in a large crowd, in an abandoned church, or on the street.

Winston also paid a store clerk to rent the bedroom above his store. They thought this was a safe place because it did not appear to have a telescreen but they found out later that there was a telescreen, it was just hidden. This is where the two of them were arrested together. As it turns out the store clerk was