Winston Smith's Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984, Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong, the whole population lived in fear, which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing “ thoughtcrime” were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either “vaporized” or sent for rehabilitation at the dreaded Ministry of Love. The only kind of emotion the people were allowed