Friday, March 26, 2010

Books 1 & 2 1984

This is a very late post...better late than never.

In books one and two of 1984, we learned about the characters, and the plot of the novel. Big Brother is Watching You, is a famous quote in the book explaining the government as Big Brother and they are always watching. There is no way to work around this. There are telescreens everywhere. Winston at one time, attempted to beat the system.
A way that I connected a part of the book to us today was when Winston goes into the pub and meets the old man. They beging talking and Winston asks him about the past and what it was like. The man can't give him a direct answer. I think this can be compared to today with our ancestors. We ask questions about the past and sometimes get answers but sometimes don't get what we needed. How will we ever know the truth?
Winston also meets Julia, and they become very close. They work together and try to beat Big Brother.

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