When I first picked up 1984 in my English class, I have to be honest, it was unimpressive at first. The beginning to me was basically a man whining about the government. However, right around the...
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When I first picked up 1984 in my English class, I have to be honest, it was unimpressive at first. The beginning to me was basically a man whining about the government. However, right around the...
I agree with OrwellianTiger. I also think that BB doesn't actually vaporize the person. They simply kill the person. BB doesn't have to do much to convince people that the person never existed. It is...
The proles are too caught up in their own ignorance and their " pots ands pans". Telescreens are useless when they control themselves. Also, beer helps. :cheers2:
Julia and Winston never felt a love for each other. Their relationship was merely of a political act, and maybe lust, but most for political rebellion.
It gives him hope,as there is something else he can do to strike out against BB and the Party.
I think that Orwell meant to represent dictators as whole, not just Mussolini. Hitler and Stalin also had secret police, Gestapo and the NKVD respectively. You do have a valid point, there are many...
The rocket attack in the Prole section caught me off guard. What is it's significance or meaning? Does it have to do with the Prole's lack of education? Thanks in advance.