An essay on the novel, 1984.

1984
"He who controls the past, controls the future". This quote illustrates the true nature of Big Brother in the novel 1984. Winston Smith is just a tiny spec in a totalitarian run country. In this publication, he came to many realizations about the government. One of them is that if a person does not have any knowledge of their history, then it may be contorted in order to control the present and future.
Winston holds a position in the Ministry of Truth; his job consists of eradicating the past. Through this duty he comes to the realization of how important history is to the commo…