1984 George Orwells 1984 is a novel about a heavily controlled society Life in Oceanian consists of no privacy public mind control government surveillance and perpetual war Winston Smith is a civil servant and his fatalism and rebelliousness sets him apart from his nature He has a strong hatred towards the Party and constantly tries to test the limits of it In this novel Winston was an example of outward conformity and inward questioning His rebelliousness caused him to perform actions he wasnt