In 1984, Winston is bothered by the fact that he does not have any information on the past. Winston was fortunate enough to have been born during a time when Big Brother had not yet come into power. He has vague memories of his life prior to the development of the Totalitarian state which Oceania has become; however, he is unable to make sense of them due to the extreme manipulation from The Party. Winston even seeks out knowledge about the past from one of the proles at an old pub, but he is not able to recover any information that is of value to him. He is so bothered by this lack of awareness of his past that he is willing to risk his life (the Thought Police will certainly punish him for seeking this information) to uncover the truth.
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