by George Orwell Probably the most important thing to remember when reading 1984 is that Orwell never intended the book to be a prediction of the future. It was more or less a satire of political fiction, but I think Orwell was on the right track regarding the future possibilities of a new world order or total government control. An interesting quote from the book comes from the "thought police" when she says: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face forever." I believe Orwell's hope in writing this book was to warn people of the political warning signs he saw. Another interesting feature I noticed about the book was the fact that it only revealed to the reader the full names of three characters in the book. The book introduces the main character, Winston Smith, a man in his thirties and a member of the “outer party” – the lower class of the two. Winston Smith works for the government in one of the four main government buildings called the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite the history books so that people don't learn what the past was like (the slogan of " party" is "whoever controls the past controls the future.") Early in the book, Winston begins to consider opposing Big Brother and the Party, but he is of course reluctant, knowing that even thinking of such a thing could easily lead to death. The three sentences sum up what the party stands for, and they are: "War is peace", "Freedom is slavery", "Ignorance is strength". All seem to be oxymorons, but take on a certain meaning once the reader progresses through the book, because For example, the term "war is peace" has a simple, but somewhat complex, explanation. The society of 1984 revolves around 3 “superstates” which are Eurasia, Eastasia and Oceania. All of these states are in a constant state of war against each other, but they are all self-governing and require no trade with each other, and therefore do not need war as a means of economic necessity. However, they feel that as long as a constant state of war prevails, the population will be too preoccupied with the war effort to question whether the current political system is working or not. The government constantly reminds people that when they win the war, Oceania will rule the world and life will be better..