1984

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1984

Today

- What did you think?

- Discussion questions

- Assignment

- Check together

What did you think of this book?

I would recommend this book to others

yes

no

George Orwell's 1984 has repeatedly been banned and challenged in the past for its social and political themes, as well as for sexual content. Additionally, in 1981, the book was challenged in Jackson County, Florida, for being pro-communism.

Belarus, an Eastern European country bordering Russia and Ukraine, has banned the sale of 1984 by George Orwell as of May 19, 2022. 

Books like this should be banned.

Yes

No

What is the perspective/point of view of this story

Now you! 

- Try and complete your assignment with a partner

- We will discuss this together in 30 min.

- You can use the internet! 

Where and when does this take place?

All the events in this novel take place in a Dystopian London of the future. In the novel, London functions as the capital of one of the three world powers; Oceania. The other two world powers are also mentioned in this book: Eastasia and Eurasia.

As stated before, the story, supposedly, takes place from April 1984 till April 1985. As the book was written in 1949 the book can be seen as a ‘prediction’ of what the year 1984 could look like.

Themes

The Dangers Of Totalitarianism

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

Psychological Manipulation

"2 + 2 = 5"

Early in the novel, Winston writes that “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.” The motif comes full circle at the end of the novel after the torture Winston suffers in the Ministry of Love breaks his soul; he sits at the Chestnut Tree Café and traces “2 + 2 = 5” in the dust on his table.

Language As Mind Control

“‘Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.’”

Any other themes?

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- Do you think we are already living in the world of 1984?

- Why yes/no?

Parallels

We are already living in the world of 1984

yes

no

Winston commits thoughtcrime by writing which of the following in his diary?

1. I HATE BIG BROTHER
2. DOWN WITH THE PARTY
3. DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER
4. DEATH TO BIG BROTHER

What organization urges children to turn their parents over to the authorities?

1. The party youth
2. The Junior Spies
3. The outer party
4. The Committee of Oceanian Patriotism

The psychological principle that allows an individual to believe contradictory ideas at the same time is called what?

1. Doublethink
2. Doublemind
3. Thoughtcrime
4. Doublespeak

Besides Oceania, what are the two countries that make up the rest of the Earth?

1. Eurasia and Australasia
2. Eurasia and Eastasia
3. Eastasia and Africasia
4. Australasia and Americom

What does O’Brien say when Winston asks if he has been captured?

1. I am one of them
2. I’m afraid so
3. They got me a long time ago
4. I would die before I would let that happen

parallels