bigbangfan Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 On behalf of this thread I intend to discuss the infinite themes and motifs of one of the greatest dystopian novels of the twentieth century.I read 1984 for IB english and found it very interesting, it opened my mind to the reality of the world and existing power relationships. As an IB history student, it contributed to my understanding of single party leaders. It is a novel full of symbolism, suspense and emotions. It made me realize about the freedoms that we nowadays enjoy and made me wonder how long will these liberties last, as well. I absolutely loved it and I believe it leaves certain issues open to readers to question such as the abuse of power from the authorities and outstanding philosophical concepts such as doublethink. I'm willing to discuss and read about new perspectives and impressions about the novel. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigel Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 On behalf of this thread I intend to discuss the infinite themes and motifs of one of the greatest dystopian novels of the twentieth century.I read 1984 for IB english and found it very interesting, it opened my mind to the reality of the world and existing power relationships. As an IB history student, it contributed to my understanding of single party leaders. It is a novel full of symbolism, suspense and emotions. It made me realize about the freedoms that we nowadays enjoy and made me wonder how long will these liberties last, as well. I absolutely loved it and I believe it leaves certain issues open to readers to question such as the abuse of power from the authorities and outstanding philosophical concepts such as doublethink. I'm willing to discuss and read about new perspectives and impressions about the novel.When i first read it (Last year, i wasn't in the IB then), i thought 1984 was rubbish, but i started to truly appreciate it. A fascinating aspect of the novel is the resignation of the main character, W. Smith, to the Internal Party. The loss of hope of Smith is truly amazing, as it happens in such a reduced period of time, and all of his "revolutionary" character was completely drained, and he became just like the others: "He loved the Big Brother". Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzlan Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I really love 1984. its my favorite novel of all time! It really made me think of dubblethink and how humans can be brainwatched to belive in the state. Winston is my hero! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Li Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 When Winston realizes "he had won the victory over himself", what does he mean? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Winston means that he won the battle against the party, as he surpassed the boundaries established by the party, and the thinkpol didn´t get him during his rebellious acts with Julia. Winston controlled himself and didn´t let the party control him. As the novel progresses we interpret that this situation reverses as he betrays Julia and is re-educated by the party. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Hated it, but that's because I hate dystopian novels. However, at the same time, I really liked it, because it showed me a lot about power, control and all that Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
febreezick Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 First time I read it I was 12. I think I wanted to read it because we had read Animal Farm in school and I figured I would like it because they had the same author. I loved it. It's one of my favorite books and my original copy is so worn down the cover has fallen off. Definitely changed my perspective of the world. I'm curious as to what you think the reader is supposed to/does take from Winston ultimately succumbing to Big Brother? I know the first time I read it I felt as if resistance was futile to such mammoth forces, but that may be because I'm a trekkie Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jane Grey Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 HiI have Orwell's 1984 for my WL 2 essay in language A1 and I need some help forming a title. I was thinking of doing the 2c-analysis of key passage. The passage would be a chapter from book 3. But that is as far as I got. I'm really bad at languages, I’m more of a natural science type of person, so writing an essay is hard for me, but choosing your own title… So if you have any sort of suggestions…. Don’t be shy ;DD Otherwise the book is quite interesting. For me the most shocking thing was the way they torture people to get what they want. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabs44 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Simply amazing book, I'm glad I read it before IB and now it's a required read Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevens579 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hated it, but that's because I hate dystopian novels. However, at the same time, I really liked it, because it showed me a lot about power, control and all that lol I loved it because i love dystopian novels Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andi T :) Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I just finished doing my oral commentary on it It was a good book though, I liked the ending (in the way that it wasn't a fake happy ending where they all became free and defeated Big Brother). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambriah Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I like hearing about this book....looking forward to this since I have to read it soon. But, yes I love dis utopias especially Anthem by Ayn Rand Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboro76 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I reda this book after it was mentioned on 'Community'. I'm very happy that I did. It is a really great read, and made me think. Especially about the power of government, potential manipulation of the human mind, the power of language and whether double think is acctuall possible. I've realised that, to a lesser extent, I do it a fair bit myself Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 i O'Brienomg he's like the greatest character ever!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabz Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I think that the book is either too deep at times for high school students or it is over simplified really for young readers... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinquinnster Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I'm not a big fan of dystopian fiction either, but I think that 1984 is chillingly scary. It's so plausibly twisted and terrifying - even though '1984' has already passed as a date. I find it difficult to read without feeling monumentally bleak, so despite all it's intelligence and insight and whatnot, I can never truly enjoy it. I prefer Animal Farm - similar social satire/critique, but more lighthearted I guess. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teertha Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 What Marxist ib global issues were in 1984? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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