<P> The protagonist, Winston Smith, secretly hates the Party and Big Brother . Eventually, he approaches O'Brien, a high - level member of the Inner Party, believing him part of the Brotherhood, Goldstein's conspiracy against Oceania, Big Brother, and the Party . Initially, he appears as such, especially in arranging for Winston to receive a copy of Goldstein's illegal book . O'Brien says it reveals the true, totalitarian nature of the society the Party established in Oceania, and that Full membership to the Brotherhood requires reading it . </P> <P> When alone in the room above Mr. Charrington's shop, Winston examines the book before reading it noting that it was: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> A heavy black volume, amateurishly bound, with no name or title on the cover . The print also looked slightly irregular . The pages were worn at the edges, and fell apart easily, as though the book had passed through many hands . The inscription on the title - page ran: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM by Emmanuel Goldstein </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> A heavy black volume, amateurishly bound, with no name or title on the cover . The print also looked slightly irregular . The pages were worn at the edges, and fell apart easily, as though the book had passed through many hands . The inscription on the title - page ran: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM by Emmanuel Goldstein </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr>

What are two examples of life before the revolution which winston reads about