How is the individual vs. society presented in 1984?

In the case of the
novel, the individual is clearlywho is joined byin his stand against society. The society is the
dystopian future created by the Party, who is shown, from the very beginning of the story, to be
a force that seeks to control not just every aspect of the physical life of their people but
also their psychological, mental and emotional life as well. Independent thought is something
that is the anathema of the party, and the propaganda, the constant fear of surveillance and
everything else about the party is designed to undermine mankind's ability to think
independently and to criticise, dream and imagine. Note the following quote from Book I Chapter
7, which perfectly sums up the society that Winston is in conflict with:

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and
you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or
later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the
very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.

This is a key quote, as Winston is looking at a children's history
book and he marvels at the Party's ability to control the minds of its populace and make them
accept what they say as the truth. This quote is therefore about psychological manipulation and
the way that the Party influence their populace to greatly. Winston's stance against this
society is hinged on the simple sum. Note what he writes in his diary: "Freedom is the
freedom to say that two plus two makes four." At the very end of the novel, when he traces
"2+2=5," the reader is shown how his stand against society has been a failure. He
conforms.