Wednesday, April 6, 2011

1984 by George Orwell

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Well for 1984 there are many themes such as communism, government power, and living in a world that you hate. George Orwell tries to make the reader feel sad while feeling empowered by the way Winston is fighting against the Brohterhood in the story. The governments total power over its citizens shows George Orwell's dislike of too much governtment power. On page 7 "War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength" shows how the government has total control over what its citizens believe, because they are defining words using its antonym. This slogan that the Brotherhood live by is a lie, and in that way the Brotherhood itself is a lie and everything that is under its control, is under the control of this lie. Wiston, and Goldstein, are the only few people that have noticed the Brotherhood's falsehood and are in turn the only people who arent victim to this great lie. But they still have to live under this lie. Goldstien with his 2 minutes of Hate and his expulsion from the Brotherhood. And Winston with his job, the act of forging the past, is another lie.

Unknown said...

Karl Chery
Draft Inquiry Questions:
How does George Orwell use hyperbole in order to influence the reader’s ideas on communism?
How does George Orwell’s past experiences shine through based on the overall themes of 1984?
How does George Orwell want us to respond to fear, namely fear of governmental power?

Unknown said...

Karl Chery
DRAFT Inquiry Questions:
How does George Orwell use hyperbole in order to influence the reader’s ideas on communism?
How does George Orwell’s past experiences shine through based on the overall themes of 1984?
How does George Orwell want us to respond to fear, namely fear of governmental power?

Unknown said...

Karl Chery
DRAFT Inquiry Questions:
How does George Orwell use hyperbole in order to influence the reader’s ideas on communism?
How does George Orwell’s past experiences shine through based on the overall themes of 1984?
How does George Orwell want us to respond to fear, namely fear of governmental power?