The Everyman in the Totalitarian State. Winston Smith, a humble employee of the Ministry of Truth, is an average man living in the oppressive society of Airstrip One. He is the silent witness to the tyranny of Big Brother, his spirit crushed by the constant surveillance and manipulation of the Party. Yet, within him lies a spark of rebellion, fueled by his love for a woman named Julia and his secret diary, which he uses to record his forbidden thoughts.