The First Chapter

This is Raymond and I have finally read the first chapter (or what seems to be the first chapter) of the book 1984. The way I could describe the book was breathtaking. The slow beginning patiently painted you a world with a million colors and made sure every single detail was precise to the last etch. It then jumped right into its plot of secrets and quickly illustrated the backwards world the main character (Winston Smith)lived in. Winston Smith I am guessing is the main character is 39 with an ulcer on his right knee. His frustration towards the "Party" is very obvious. As you read through the first chapters you slowly, but surely see many luxuries he doesn't enjoy. Such as intimate relationships and freedom of speech. His party is constantly watching him and he describes things in big terms and little terms. Instead of devoting a whole chapter to factual int formation the book integrates it with the story and has a reference table in the back. It really surprised me when it told me to look to the back of the book to find the meaning of the language Newspeak. I was going to put my predictions in a different post, but I strongly believe Winston is going to create some attention for himself which will get the eye of a rebel group called the "Brotherhood". However the irony of a follower leaving his master explained in the story really gives me high hopes and extreme urge to read on. This first chapter was excellent and I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I did.