1984 summary part 1,2 and 3

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‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ by George Orwell: A Review
The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was written by George Orwell at a time when the world was still recovering from the wounds of the Second World War. The Cold War was only starting to gain momentum, and a race ensued between the America and Russia to become the next superpower of the world. When considered in this context of the political unrest, the story, which describes extreme government oppression, becomes takes on an image that seems extremely real and considerable.
PLOT – PART 1
The story is set in a totalitarian London, in the country of Oceania, in a time of complete political authority. The government is under the control of the Party, headed by the Big Brother, whose face is plastered everywhere in the city. The Party practices acute and constant surveillance, watching people through ‘telescreens’ even in their homes, and anyone suspected of rebellion on treachery is imprisoned and tortured. Furthermore, the Party even controls the people’s language and history: they are working on devising on a new lexicon for people that omits words related to rebellion, even thinking of which is illegal and designated as a crime of the highest degree.
Winston Smith, the novel’s protagonist, works as a lowly member of the Outer Party, and is tasked with rewriting news pieces from history to make them sound favorable to them. He pretends to be unfazed by their …