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Part One, Chapter 1

Winston Smith, a low-ranking Party member in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania, returns to his apartment in Victory Mansions on a cold April day.

Part One, Chapter 2

Winston is interrupted by a knock at the door and fears the Thought Police have come for him. Instead it is his neighbor Mrs.

Part One, Chapter 3

Winston has a series of dreams. One involves his mother and sister disappearing into some dark water in a gesture of sacrifice he only half understands.

Part One, Chapter 4

Winston is at work in the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite old newspaper articles and documents so that they match the Party's current version of events.

Part One, Chapter 5

Winston has lunch in the Ministry canteen with Syme, a colleague who works on the Newspeak dictionary. Syme explains with genuine enthusiasm how Newspeak is designed to make thoug…

Part One, Chapter 6

Winston writes in his diary about a sexual encounter he had years ago with a prole prostitute. He describes the experience with disgust but also a kind of defiance.

Part One, Chapter 7

Winston writes in his diary about the proles, the roughly eighty-five percent of Oceania's population who are poor, uneducated, and largely ignored by the Party.

Part One, Chapter 8

Winston wanders into the prole district alone one evening, which is itself a minor rule violation. He talks to an old man in a pub, hoping to get a firsthand account of life befor…

Part Two, Chapter 1

Julia slips Winston a note that says she loves him. This is the start of Part Two and the novel's central relationship.

Part Two, Chapter 2

Winston and Julia meet in the countryside, in a clearing Julia has found that is hidden from telescreens. They talk openly for the first time.

Part Two, Chapter 3

Winston and Julia meet again in the countryside, this time at a spot she has carefully scouted. They talk openly for the first time, and Winston learns that Julia is far more expe…

Part Two, Chapter 4

Winston rents the room above Mr. Charrington's shop and begins meeting Julia there regularly.

Part Two, Chapter 5

Syme, the Newspeak dictionary editor Winston liked talking to, disappears. He is vaporized, exactly as Winston predicted.

Part Two, Chapter 6

O'Brien speaks to Winston directly for the first time. He mentions Syme in a way that implies he knows Syme is gone and does not care, then tells Winston he might be interested in…

Part Two, Chapter 7

Winston wakes from a dream about his mother and is overwhelmed by guilt and grief. He tells Julia what he remembers: as a child, he was selfish and cruel, stealing food from his s…

Part Two, Chapter 8

Winston and Julia visit O'Brien at his luxurious Inner Party apartment. O'Brien confirms he is part of the Brotherhood, introduces them to Goldstein's resistance movement, and has…

Part Two, Chapter 9

O'Brien sends Winston a copy of Goldstein's book, and Winston reads long sections of it while hiding with Julia above Charrington's shop.

Part Two, Chapter 10

Winston and Julia wake in the room above Charrington's shop to the sound of a prole woman singing outside. For a moment the scene feels almost peaceful.

Part Three, Chapter 1

Winston is held in a bright, windowless cell at the Ministry of Love. Other prisoners cycle through, some broken, some defiant.

Part Three, Chapter 2

O'Brien takes charge of Winston's interrogation personally. He explains that the Party does not want confession or conversion as a side effect.

Part Three, Chapter 3

O'Brien brings Winston to Room 101 in his mind first, explaining the Party's real motive: power for its own sake, with no ideology behind it.

Part Three, Chapter 4

Winston is given more food, allowed to rest, and begins to recover physically. He does exercises and starts to feel something like hope again.

Part Three, Chapter 5

Winston is taken to Room 101. O'Brien tells him that the room contains the worst thing in the world, and for Winston that thing is rats.

Part Three, Chapter 6

Winston is free, in the sense that he sits in a café, drinks gin, and is left alone. He occasionally sees Julia.