Chapters 1 & 2

Before I picked up 1984 and started to read it, I anticipated the book to be about a year when the world was going to end. After researching and taking notes about the book during class, I found out that the book was more about a new world in which the government has complete control and surveillance over the citizens. The first chapters of the book were a little confusing as to what was going on. It was hard to get a grip on who the main character, Winston Smith, really was. Once I read through the first 2 chapters, I got a better grasp as to where the book is leading to. I'm thinking that Winston is going to revolt against the government because in the first 2 chapters it already mentions him writing in his diary about the negatives of the government, which is illegal in the first place and could get caught by the "Thought Police". It will be interesting to see where this book goes, and I hope I continue to stay interested while reading it.