Welcome to Oceania.

In the land of Oceania, where it was once called England is now run by a totalitarian government. What seems to be Winston Smith's biggest conflict so far is the telescreen, which is always showing propaganda while the Thought Police monitor actions of the citizens. It is the fact that he is an insignificant official in the party and he is consistently being watched and what is conflicting him is that he can't write in his journal feeling safe. He is just a normal man who wants to write down his feelings into a diary that he just purchased. Writing down the words, "Down with Big Brother"over and over in his journal, he soon realized that he just committed a thought-crime.  This affects the way Winston expresses himself and how he thinks because he is being watched while he is committing a crime. It may be scary and a bit risky, but rebellious towards his hatred with the party oppression. Lastly, the dream that Winston had about being with his mom on a sinking ship, which he feels that it is his fault for his mother's disappearance in a political purge that happened twenty years ago. And then another dream about a rebellious girl that runs to Winston which is an act of freedom. His conflict is that the dreams, the notebook, and the telescreen, is ways the government works that bothers Winston and his own beliefs. The fact that he can't do certain things without being watched or told to do, makes him want to believe that freedom is possible and he could dream about what could, would or will happen.