Pages read as of May 29th: 94-124 pg
Love is a very strong word that I feel is used way to freely. I honestly don't believe that Julia loves winston. I don't believe that Winston loves Julia. I think that they both just crave human interaction and sex. How can you love someone that you have barely said two words to. How can you love someone that hate and wanted to bash their skull in? Honestly I don't fully trust Julia I feel like there is something she is hiding. She may be a spy or something of that sort. It kinda bothered me that Winston went with her so willingly to the field. I know that he never said that he loved her back but it just boggles my mind that she "loves" him. Like dude he's a complete stranger.
At one point Julia asked winston what he thought of her before she gave him the note and he said "I hated the sight of you, he said. 'I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in with cobblestone." Like what changed his mind? A simple note that wrote I love you. Wow. That quote actually made me sick. I don't understand Winston at all. I've come to the conclusion that Winston went with Julia for one reason and one reason only. That reason was sex.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Blog post #16 Week of May 11th
Pages read as of May 15th- 67-94
As I read this weeks portion of the book I tried to figure out why the old man could only remember useless things about the past but not the important things, the things that would answer questions about the past and determine the future. I thought maybe he blocked that part out of his memory because it was to traumatic to think about a time when he was "free". I thought maybe he was trained and brain washed to forget the memories that would answer questions. But then I came to the conclusion that it was just old age. I've seen first hand what old age can do to you're memory. It can alter you're memories, it can make up memories that never even happened. So what if he can't remember all the important things because he is just old. My final conclusion was that he didn't want to remember the pain of his past but at the same time he was having trouble remembering a time when he was actually "free". Memory is an extremely important thing, once you loose that you have lost all of the lessons you have learned, all the pain you have endured, all the joy you have felt, and all of the love you received. After you have lost you're memory what do you have left to live for?
As I read this weeks portion of the book I tried to figure out why the old man could only remember useless things about the past but not the important things, the things that would answer questions about the past and determine the future. I thought maybe he blocked that part out of his memory because it was to traumatic to think about a time when he was "free". I thought maybe he was trained and brain washed to forget the memories that would answer questions. But then I came to the conclusion that it was just old age. I've seen first hand what old age can do to you're memory. It can alter you're memories, it can make up memories that never even happened. So what if he can't remember all the important things because he is just old. My final conclusion was that he didn't want to remember the pain of his past but at the same time he was having trouble remembering a time when he was actually "free". Memory is an extremely important thing, once you loose that you have lost all of the lessons you have learned, all the pain you have endured, all the joy you have felt, and all of the love you received. After you have lost you're memory what do you have left to live for?
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Blog Post # 15 The Week of May 4th (may the 4th be with you)
Pages read as of May 7th- 29-67
I would like to think that I much like Winston think and rebel against the general public's ideas and beliefs. But I feel like in reality my thoughts aren't actually that original form everyone else. I mean yes I question things that are happening around me but doesn't everyone question something? That's just basic human nature. As I read this chunk 1984 I wondered if Winston was the only one that questions the party and Big Brother. I wondered If he was the only one that didn't agree with the way the world is. If questioning you're surroundings is basic human nature then why isn't anyone else around Winston questioning Big Brother and The Party? As I thought of this I came to the conclusion that maybe the people around him have just lost all of their humanity. Maybe they don't question because they are so brainwashed and oppressed that questioning their surroundings doesn't even pop in their brains anymore. That made me really think about what happens to your way of thinking after you have lost all your humanity and control over your own thoughts and feelings. I would like to think that I would be a lot like Winston If I was a character in 1984. I would like to think I would be against the Party and Big Brother. But sadly I think I would be like everyone around him. I think that after I lost my humanity I would just give in and follow everyone else. Without humanity what are you? Nothing, you're nothing with out you're humanity.
I would like to think that I much like Winston think and rebel against the general public's ideas and beliefs. But I feel like in reality my thoughts aren't actually that original form everyone else. I mean yes I question things that are happening around me but doesn't everyone question something? That's just basic human nature. As I read this chunk 1984 I wondered if Winston was the only one that questions the party and Big Brother. I wondered If he was the only one that didn't agree with the way the world is. If questioning you're surroundings is basic human nature then why isn't anyone else around Winston questioning Big Brother and The Party? As I thought of this I came to the conclusion that maybe the people around him have just lost all of their humanity. Maybe they don't question because they are so brainwashed and oppressed that questioning their surroundings doesn't even pop in their brains anymore. That made me really think about what happens to your way of thinking after you have lost all your humanity and control over your own thoughts and feelings. I would like to think that I would be a lot like Winston If I was a character in 1984. I would like to think I would be against the Party and Big Brother. But sadly I think I would be like everyone around him. I think that after I lost my humanity I would just give in and follow everyone else. Without humanity what are you? Nothing, you're nothing with out you're humanity.
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