1st Hour: Signature Pages
*Reminder: Have supplies by Monday
*Read first 6 paragraphs of 1984: In a well-written, well-organized paragraph, explain how Orwell uses diction, figurative language, and/or imagery in _1984_'s opening to help characterize his vision of the future. Use and cite examples to support your opinion.
*Assignment Details: Quick & Dirty
*Form Groups, make plan
*Meet in library tomorrow
*Blogger Bonus: Based your first impressions of _1984_, what are your expectations for the novel?
*Objectives: Use details from the text evaluate the effect of tone
4 comments:
Orwell describes a world that is colorless and where life for everyone is like a prison. This society reminds me of a dictatorship. The people in this society live a bland life and have no privacy whatsoever. Orwell illustrates the lack of privacy in this society when he states, “You had to live—did live, from the habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made, was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” (Orwell) I expect that this novel will describe how the character of Winston survives in this world. Winston is more frightened of the Thought Police than the Police Patrol. This makes me think that Winston is different, and this explains why he’s afraid of the Thought Police. In this world, everybody seems to be like robots. They do what they’re told and don’t ask questions. If Winston is different, it threatens this society because he may influence others to think differently. This novel will probably be focused on the character of Winston. We will see this society through Winston’s eyes. I think this book will be about a society of the individual against Big Brother.
Christine B 7th Hour
Based on my first impressions of 1984, it seems that Winston and the people of London will have no privacy at all throughout the book. They are either being watched by the Thought police or the Police Patrol. Orwell shows how no one has any privacy when he stated, “It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to” (Orwell). By the Thought Police having the power to tap into anyone’s telephone, this shows how little privacy people have, which sounds like the government controls every aspect of everyone’s life. I also got the impression that the world they are living in is very empty and dull. Orwell shows this when he stated, “Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere” (Orwell). I think that since the town is so dull and dark, a lot of the citizens’ moods are going to be affected by it and maybe cause everyone to be depressed.
Katelyn McDonnell 2nd hour
My first thought after reading the first paragraphs of 1984, was how much it reminded me of the movie V for Vendetta. Many aspects of communism can be easiily seen. From the telescreen to the thought police, personal privacay does not exist in Smith's society. He describes his surrounding as sagging, corrugated, and cold. A sign of Smith's frustration can be demonstrated when saying, "even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold." As far as expectations, this frustration I would guess soon turns to anger forcing him to fight the oppresive government. The early reference to his work, the Ministry of truth, could be a possible hint to the start of Smith's little rebellion. It would be interesting how Smith could somehow even think of resistance when at any second the police could, "plug in your wire whenever they wanted to" and know exactly what your saying. From Smith's point of view, the future probably does not look very good, which may be another reason for his outbreak from society.
Danny D 1st Hour
My first impression of the book was that the book is obviously set in a totaitarianist society, and that the whole city is on lock down by "BIG BROTHER," as it read on the posters hanging on every free square inch of wall in the city. Also, it seems like the whole area has zero privacy if he is having to walk around as quietly as possible, to avoid the thought police. My hopes for the book include winston somehow escaping this kind of place or something exciting like that. As it stands right now in the first 6 paragraphs, the major component of the story is creating a setting with alot of discriptions and imagery. Also, like every book, it should progress through the intro and hopefully not be too boring and have at least a little bit of action or intensity. I find it hard to read books where nothing happens, i Just hope it is not a boring diary type story.
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