The book starts out by describing Oceania under a dictator. ... Winston gets a black book from the brotherhood about over throwing the government and everything he needs, and reads some of it aloud to Julia and they both fall asleep. ... After he is freed he knows that he will be killed soon because he was told so. ... The whole point of the book was to show what the future could have held for the people at the time the author was writing it. ...

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School