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What is the Victory?
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what happens to those who are "vaporized"?
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why does O'brian have the ability to turn off the telescreen?
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what will become of julia and smith?
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why does the room smith and julia are staying in not have a telescreen?
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Why can't smith and julia become proles?
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where did julia get the inner party food?
Posted by steven at 12:43 PM 0 comments
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Steve - As I said in class, this kind of thing doesn't count as seven separate posts. The directions for this assignment clearly state that your posts should include questions (plural). These questions would comprise ONE post. Perhaps if you took a stab at answering some of these questions and sharing your ideas, we might be getting somewhere. You should look at the posts elsewhere on the blog from the senior classes (on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - below your book groups) for samples. They do well with this. I'm glad you took this time, but more effort is required to get credit.
Tplow
I have got some questions and comments regarding the novel 1884. My first comment is that i think this quote "One law that will probably not be taught to the children is that the business men can have sex with as many women as they want in only one of their companies. What is an "unperson"?
In answering the question "How do laws demonstrate the values of a socity?" i found a few interesting ideas. most of what i came up with had to do with tings like, the use of telescreens to make sure that citezens did not do anything wrong.Then i realized that in thios book there really are no laws. there is simply the idea that if you do something that can be seen as "wrong" you will be punished. in our modern day society, we have laws regarding age limits and sexual intercourse. in the socity of the book 1984, sex is simply somtheing that is not dome for pleasure of intimacey, it is for breeding. there are many small points in the book like this that are different that our society that are very interesting.
I would like to see what people think big brothers point is. Do you think he keeps his absolute power for the good of all of society or because people who have had absolute power in the past have messed up and he has learned from their mistakes.
Steven to answer two of your questions. O ' Brien specifies on page 140 why he can turn off the telescreen. " Yes " said O'Brien " we can turn it off we have that privlage. " And to the room above the shop not having a Telescreen " Theres no tele screen! " he could not help muttering.
"Ah," said the old man " I never had one of those things. Too expesive and I never saw the use of it...
I have a few questions regarding some new characters and the whole scheme of winston's secret rebellion. First of all, who is ampleforth and where does he come into play in the story??? the only time that he is really brought up in the book is when julia and winston are sitting down to have lunch and they are a having their secret and quiet conversation...but it seems like he plays an important role in the story im just not sure where.
TPlow- an "unperson" is a person who has been vaporized and is no longer considered part of the society.
-Stevenl
mike c- what gives o'brian the "privilage" of turning off the telescreen.
mike c-
why does the shop owner have to buy a telescreen isn't it required by big brother to have one?
-stevenl
what is behind the door of room 101?
Why does the inner party get all of the good items before the outer party?
is o'brian a member of the thought police?
is o'brian a member of the inner or outer party?
-stevenl
why must you leave your wife/husband if you don't have any kids?
why can't you get a divorce in big brothers society?
-stevenl
mike c-
if o'brian has the privilage of turning off the telescreen why can he only turn it off for 30 minutes?
what are the white tabulets o'brian gives to julia and smith after they drink the wine?
-stevenl
mike c-
if o'brian has the privilage of turning off the telescreen why can he only turn it off for 30 minutes?
what are the white tabulets o'brian gives to julia and smith after they drink the wine?
-stevenl
Steve to answer you, I think that the victory is freedom from the things such as no free thought, and all that.
And to respond to tyler b.
"(In answering the question "How do laws demonstrate the values of a socity?" i found a few interesting ideas. most of what i came up with had to do with tings like, ..."
I agree with you that laws seem to have been replaced by fear, and want to bring up the question of are we heading in the same path, as the patriot act controls our nations security needs, it seems instead of laws we are left with instincts, such as dont think this as big brother knows. and things of this nature. Are we doomed to fall into the pattern layed out by 1984 where laws are more of an instinct then a sugggestion due to fear of the unknown?
mike c-
if o'brian has the privilage of turning off the telescreen why can he only turn it off for 30 minutes?
- Mike I think you are very in depth with this book and I think i might have an interesting comparison for you to consider with this question, Have you ever seena movie concerning a heist of some sort? How if there are security cameras they block it out for only a little bit to advert suspision? I think that this is very similar to the question you posted.
Justin T
anonymous the shop owner dont have a telescreen I believe because the book leads us to believe he is a prole and O'brien said upper party had the right to turn off the telescreens.
Well written article.
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