Sunday 16 August 2009

Create three questions that could lead to discussion and controversy, and answer them using specific and detailed references to the text for support...

I think
that one compelling question that would prompt some level of reflection exists in how the past
is perceived.  In the "Appendix- The Principles of Newspeak," language is introduced
as a way to eliminate memory.  In "making all other modes of thought impossible,"
there is a desire to eliminate the past and remove that which existed before. I think that it
might be interesting to see how and/ or if this done today. Do we live in a world where memory
is not valued?  In a world of increasing speed and constant movement, do we value the past in
our institutions and our cultural practices?Does memory lie at the heart of a globalized world?
 

Another issue that has to be examined is the betrayal ofand .  It can be
debated in an entirely separate forum if they loved one another.  Yet, when Winston recalls
their betrayal and the manner  in which it was executed, a good discussion point would be
howshows the realm of the personal in light of the political. Our...

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