In the book, 1984, Orwell describes Winston writing in his diary the words, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER,” five times in total in capital letters (page 18). His act of expressing that form of freedom is only one of the few ways the society in the book is oppressed. Even the thought of writing in the diary is a criminal offence called “thought crime,” minimizing individuality. In today’s society, it is claimed that we supposedly have “freedom of speech,” but if it were really true, we wouldn’t be limited on what we can or can’t say. In public education facilities, we are forced to give up our freedom of speech and expression, being limited on how we present ourselves to others. A few examples are dress codes and behavior forms which are mandatory to be signed to be admitted. At schools, to show the slightest bit of skin is crime, so for writing to be punishable, government must be completely overpowering. To add onto personal rights, we are stripped of our freedom of speech in work spaces. Freedom of speech would mean to have the ability to talk down to your boss without punishment or the loss of your job. Though we are not stripped from our rights, like in Winston’s society, there is a certain limitation to how we use it.