Part one of term paper
The world of 1984 is bleak; individualism is utterly suppressed the reign of terror of the Thought Police. In this setting, Orwell's work details the efforts of one individual, Winston Smith, to resist and retain a personal sense of uniqueness. In keeping this goal, Smith places his trust in the hands of O'Brien, a mysterious Inner Party m ...

Part two of term paper
... very structure of Orwell's Oceania serves to eliminate any concept of a juridical existence. Winston Smith perceives himself a member of society with no laws, yet still realizes that unorthodox carries with it harsh penalties. Early in the book, Winston contemplates the consequences of his journal keeping: "The thing he was about to do was open a diary. This was not illegal (nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected it was reasonably certain that it would be pun ...