Discussion Questions For The Book 1984
1.In 1984, the main character Winston lives in a world dominated by an authority figure titled “Big Brother.” This “figure” or government strictly control all of the aspects of life by coercive measures. This includes the Spies, the Thought Police, and the Telescreens. The people have no freedom and not enough knowledge to realize that things once were better. In other words the population is living under a totalitarian government without the realization that they are under one. Another example of how 1984 is a dystopian novel is that the people are living worse off then they originally were, especially because their own thoughts don’t even belong to them.
2.Technology greatly improves the ability of the party to monitor their citizens …show more content…
They will lose human compassion and instead of working together they will turn against one another. Another possible problem is that in today’s world technology is becoming more integrated. Such as the fact that people communicate over text instead of having face to face interactions. Even another possible problem is privacy and how it is diminishing in the world with satellite imagery, GPS, social media, …show more content…
However, now I believe that perhaps this girl from the Fiction Department might also be like Winston. She was wandering near the antique store when they ran into each other and she pretended like she hadn’t seen him. It seems plausible because in a society such as this one, and with human curiosity it makes sense if more than one person questions how things are done. It might also be possible that she herself is trying to figure out if Winston is trustworthy enough and that is why she is spying on him.
Do you think that Winston will find others that share the same ideas, and what might be the consequences/benefits if he does?
6.Big Brother is the figure set in place by the Party to represent them and serve as their “image” for the citizens. The significance of his name is that most people when they think of a big brother picture someone that will look out for them and watch over/protect them. By using this name they are instilling in the population an unconscious thought of safety so that when the population thinks of the government they feel that they are being taken care
2.Technology greatly improves the ability of the party to monitor their citizens …show more content…
They will lose human compassion and instead of working together they will turn against one another. Another possible problem is that in today’s world technology is becoming more integrated. Such as the fact that people communicate over text instead of having face to face interactions. Even another possible problem is privacy and how it is diminishing in the world with satellite imagery, GPS, social media, …show more content…
However, now I believe that perhaps this girl from the Fiction Department might also be like Winston. She was wandering near the antique store when they ran into each other and she pretended like she hadn’t seen him. It seems plausible because in a society such as this one, and with human curiosity it makes sense if more than one person questions how things are done. It might also be possible that she herself is trying to figure out if Winston is trustworthy enough and that is why she is spying on him.
Do you think that Winston will find others that share the same ideas, and what might be the consequences/benefits if he does?
6.Big Brother is the figure set in place by the Party to represent them and serve as their “image” for the citizens. The significance of his name is that most people when they think of a big brother picture someone that will look out for them and watch over/protect them. By using this name they are instilling in the population an unconscious thought of safety so that when the population thinks of the government they feel that they are being taken care