Thursday, October 4, 2012

1.)  In 1984, Winston Smith lives in London which is part of the country Oceania. The world is divided into three countries that include the entire globe: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.  Oceania, is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censors everyone’s behavior, even their thoughts.  Winston is fed up with his controlled life and secretly want to join the Brotherhood, a group of underground rebels intent on overthrowing the government(or so it seems).  Winston meets Julia and they secretly fall in love and have an affair, which is considered a crime.  One day, while walking home, Winston meets O’Brian, an inner party member, who gives Winston his information.  Winston has a deep stare at O’Brian before, Which he can recall this event in a dream he had before. Dreams that give him the impression that O’Brian was a member of the Brotherhood. Winston and Julia went to O’Brian’s house together where they were introduced into the Brotherhood.  O’Brian is actually a faithful member of the Inner-Party( the bad guys) and this is actually a trap for Winston, a trap that O’Brian has been setting for seven years.  Winston and Julia are sent to the Ministry of Love(ironic because this is where they teach hatred) which is a sort of rehabilitation center for criminals.  There, Winston was tortured until his beliefs where evaporated with those of the Party.  Winston rejects everything he believed in, even his love for Julia, and was released back into the public where he wastes his days at the Chestnut Tree drinking gin.

2.) This book's theme is to  warn people about the dangers of totalitarian government. This novel also has anti utopian aspects. 
3.) George Orwell (actual name: Eric Blair)'s tone is to let society know that if they let the government have too much power, soon the people will have no say/power at all.     

Examples: “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,” the authorities are scrutinizing them. 
 the Party( totalitarian government) is able to control reality, convincing its subjects that 2 + 2 = 5. 
The Party( totalitarian government) controls every source of information, managing and rewriting the content of all newspapers and histories for its own ends.




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