Social Issues on 1984

The dystopian novel 1984 has plenty of underlying social issues imbedded into the story. Even from the first thirty pages of the book I can tell that there is a major theme of a controlled world, where you are scrutinized by such forces as the thought police to make sure you abide by the party, or are condemned for treachery. All individuality is taken away from any one being and you are expected to uphold the ongoing love of the party and it's soul dictator Big Brother.
The main character of this story is Winston Smith, a typical science fiction hero who is very unlike the other people of his world. He is opposed to Big Brother and control of peoples opinions and thoughts. He feels that a man should be individual and unique. He decides to join the underground opposition against the party.
Clearly there is a communist/dictatorship government created in this bleak world. A world with out democracy and a free voice. Very closely tied into the Communist Party which existed in the 1960s on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall. You were taught to love and be proud of the Soviet Union. But some people did not go by these rules. Just like in 1984 how Winston is opposed to Big Brother and the party, people in eastern europe wanted a voice free of communist rule and attempted to get by the Berlin Wall in order to bear a democratic lifestyle and be able to express themselves.
Even though I have not finished 1984 I believe I have learned a great deal from what I have noticed in the words and have detected in the underlying issues. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in looking for Social Issues and reading between the lines.