Set in a dystopian future, 1984 presents a chilling vision of totalitarian control, mass surveillance, and the manipulation of truth. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works at the Ministry of Truth rewriting historical records, but internally he despises the regime and seeks personal autonomy. When he begins a forbidden love affair and starts questioning the Party’s doctrines, he faces the brutal consequences of defying the system. Through this story Orwell explores themes of power, freedom, identity, and truth.