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To the naked eye, it might come across that our government is far from the totalitarian state that Winston Smith (the novel’s protagonist) lives in, but this is quite false. In 1984, Winston lives in the post war-country of Oceania, which is inhabited by a controlling and manipulative government. In Oceania, he works as a censor in the Ministry of Truth in a constant updating of history to suit present circumstances and shifting alliances in the war. Those he works with other members of the Party who, along with him are controlled as a mass collective by the all-seeing and all-knowing presence of Big Brother.