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Do you think 1984 by George Orwell was really a warning in disguise
Posted on 8/23/17 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 2:18 pm
Obviously, things are not as bad as the dystopia in 1984. However I am starting to see many small warnings of how our society could gradually descend into a similar political state.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this. This book really hit home how fragile even our perception of reality can be changed.
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Posted on 8/23/17 at 2:28 pm to volod
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Do you think 1984 by George Orwell was really a warning in disguise
I, and just about everyone who has read or even heard of 1984, don't believe it was in a disguise at all.
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 3:32 pm to volod
Disguised as what?
What else could 1984 possibly be?
What else could 1984 possibly be?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 4:22 pm to volod
I disagree with the wording of your title but hearing grown men of sound(ish) mind say that the constitution protects free speech not hate speech while also calling for censorship laws is pretty god damned unsettling
Posted on 8/23/17 at 4:28 pm to volod
There is no disguise. Both 1984 and Animal Farm were expressly intended by Orwell to be warnings against the dangers of totalitarianism.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 4:40 pm to volod
There's no disguise to it. It was very overt.
Posted on 8/24/17 at 6:57 am to Master of Sinanju
I loved 1984, but I started Brave New World and didn't finish it. It just didn't reach out and grab my younger self. I need to try it again.
Posted on 8/24/17 at 7:36 am to volod
Another one that I think should be added to the list of books with dire warnings is Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."
Beginning to see more and more of what led to the world depicted in that novel.
Beginning to see more and more of what led to the world depicted in that novel.
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books lost their value and where the firemen fit in: over the course of several decades, people embraced new media (in this case, film and television), sports, and a quickening pace of life. Books were ruthlessly abridged or degraded to accommodate a short attention span while minority groups protested over the controversial, outdated content perceived to be found in literature
This post was edited on 8/24/17 at 7:37 am
Posted on 8/24/17 at 8:24 am to TheTideMustRoll
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loved 1984, but I started Brave New World and didn't finish it. It just didn't reach out and grab my younger self. I need to try it again.
Much more difficult to connect with Huxley's world in Brave than Orwell's in 1984. T
Posted on 8/24/17 at 11:57 am to volod
Take 3 parts 1984, 2 parts Animal Farm, and 1 part Idiocracy. Blend them perfect. You get America 2017
Posted on 8/24/17 at 6:20 pm to volod
quote:no actually it was an allegory about the gold standard
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