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I've come to scary conclusion that we in some ways are living in the same world that Winston is living in, and it is frightening. As soon as I started reading 1984 I felt a weird connection to our world. The way that they are listened to threw there phones and watched threw there TV's is what the government does now. It's just so weird and freaky that the author predicted in a fictional book what the government would be doing in the future. There was a point in chapter one that reminded me of the reality show "Big Brother" (ironically enough) were Winston was talking about how during the two minutes of hate he kinda of idolizes Big Brother because he is so brainwashed in the moment. It reminded me of the reality show because I personally HATE reality shows but for some odd reason I am drawn to that show and I can't turn it off.
After reading the first chapter I have a few questions running through my head:
Why do they use Goldstein during the two minutes of hate? If he is truly despised that much why give him that satisfaction that people are paying attention to him?
What does "the party" actually do? What or where are Eurasia and Eastasia?
And who is watching everyone all the time for big brother? Or is he really watching everyone by himself?
Thanks to this book I question our lovely (sarcasm) government even more than I already did and wonder if one day our world will be one much like where Winston lives.
The question of why give Goldstein the satisfaction of publicity is an important one. Once you get to Hate Week, I think it will be a bit clearer.
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