George Orwell describes a future where the government is all-powerful and squashes any attempts of individuals who desire to think independently of government control.
The concept of the book is much more captivitating than the story. A minority of powerful people seeking to keep others subjected to their rule. The theories and practices of how this works out in culture was interesting and something that we can see in our world. It described how readily a population will conform to mindless activities and never question the stories presented to them from "Big Brother".
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Once you get into the story, everything falls apart for me. Winston, the main dish of our story, becomes discontent with being a cog in the system and revolts. Winston starts small with a couple visits to a pawn shop and starts a diary, which in this world is certain death. Then we fall into this "love" story and basically Winston hooks up frequently with this tart named Julia and they fornicate until the Thought Police catch them.
Once they are caught they turn each other in, let go of these convictions that led them to revolt, and end up back in society brainwashed. Did I miss something?
I think this is flawed. People around the world do choose death and face their worst fears for something more than what the world offers. The problem is Orwell's world in 1984 has no God and only human progress. The end result is a book that sends the message there is nothing worth living for or giving your life for. Hogwash.
The concept of the book is much more captivitating than the story. A minority of powerful people seeking to keep others subjected to their rule. The theories and practices of how this works out in culture was interesting and something that we can see in our world. It described how readily a population will conform to mindless activities and never question the stories presented to them from "Big Brother".
SPOILERS!!!SPOILERS from this point on:
Once you get into the story, everything falls apart for me. Winston, the main dish of our story, becomes discontent with being a cog in the system and revolts. Winston starts small with a couple visits to a pawn shop and starts a diary, which in this world is certain death. Then we fall into this "love" story and basically Winston hooks up frequently with this tart named Julia and they fornicate until the Thought Police catch them.
Once they are caught they turn each other in, let go of these convictions that led them to revolt, and end up back in society brainwashed. Did I miss something?
I think this is flawed. People around the world do choose death and face their worst fears for something more than what the world offers. The problem is Orwell's world in 1984 has no God and only human progress. The end result is a book that sends the message there is nothing worth living for or giving your life for. Hogwash.
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