Important ideas.

I think that doing these blogs helped me. At times i didnt know how to express myself and i didnt know what to say about the book. But when i read other peoples blogs and i saw what they wrote it helped me get my thoughts together. I think that commenting on other peoples blogs helped. In a way everyone sees everything differently and when i read another persons perspective on the book it helps me understand it more. I think that people wrote more about their take on the book after reading my blogs. Maybe they dont see it the same as i do. When i read other peoples blogs i learned things that i didnt see when i was reading the story. After reading mine someone like Jess , wrote about me in her blog. She talked about a lot of things that i talked about. i think that her insight changed a lot when she read mine. Many other people also commented on my blogs and took some of my ideas. I think that in a way we all agreed one many of the same things. I think that blogging was a great idea because it helped many people see other peoples insights on the books that we read.

Parallels between the world of the novel and our world.

Their are many parallels between the society in 1984 and our society today. Many things that our government does today are turning our society close to the things the government does in 1984. The governments are alike because George Bush, our president, passed the patriot act which allows the government agencies to tap into our phone wires at anytime. The government can hear any citizens’ conversation. This seems to me like a violation of my rights. I personally do not like if someone were listening to what i say. Another way our government is like 1984 is, by having political parties. During the election times of the year, you will see many parties like Democratic, republican, or green parties trying to persuade you into voting for them because it will be for the good of the people. The things the political party members tell us are that they are doing things for the better. In 1984 the party members try to convince the comrades of certain things so that the don't go against the government. These things show that we don't have a perfect society, and in a way if our society keeps going on the way it already is, one day, our society will be just like Oceania.

Warnings the author tried to get across.

After reading the book 1984 I learned a lot about a dystopian society. The author, George Orwell, puts out many warnings about how if we don’t change our ways, out society will turn into a dystopia. Some are the warnings are the Thought Police and Two Minutes Hate. The warnings the author, George Orwell, tries to tell you are if our society continues on the way it is people wont even be able to think without having people listening to it. I think that many people will get the message of the thought police because I wouldn't want people listening in on what I think. Winston Smith has to spend his time with his lover Julia sneaking around trying not to have the police catch them. Another example of a warning from 1984 is Two Minutes Hate. During Two Minutes Hate Emmanuel Goldstein shows up on a telescreen and everyone in Oceania yells and screams. Everyone hates Emmanuel Goldstein becuase he is going against the government. The government brainwashed everyone in the society to hate the people who go against the government In 1984 the portrayal of a dystopian society may be a little far fetched, but this book was a warning to our society.

Oddness of the society

Throughout the book I have found some very odd things. One example would be how the Parsons kids like to watch others be hung. Another odd thing is the societies slogans, and the socities take on freedom. One of the slogans in the book is "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all else follows." That is an odd take on freedom. I dont understand why the government is so out of control. Some of the things that go on in the book confuse me. I dont understand how a society could turn into this.

How do they not know?

I dont understand how the people in Oceanis do not know what their life is actually like. Can people in Oceania read? Well if they can how do they not know about our society. In Dana's blog I agree with her when she says, " don't understand how the government got to be the way it is." How could a government control a society so much, and why cant the society be like ours. I also agree that Winston knows that the government is wrong. Maybe by the end of the story The government will change.

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How does the government try to control everybody?

I think that the government tries to control everbody by using the thought police, and the normal police that look into peoples windows. I think they do this so no wrong can be done in Oceania. By watching everyone nothing bad will ever happen. If someone even thinks of doing bad in the society they will be arrested for it. There is never any bad in Oceania. The government doesnt try to control everyone, they do.

responsible blogging

I think that responsible blogging is very important. If you put your name out into the world for many people to see, predators or others scary people will start to stalk you. The odds of that happening are slim, but things happen, so you never know. You should never put you name, address or phone number out into the public. As long as you protect yourself from those predators and take every precautions that you can, then you should be safe.