“I don't know why but I love the woman he dislikes, the way she is portrayed is delightful! I'm still not understanding the whole "Hour of Hate" things, like they all end up shouting about the man who has betrayed Big Brother, The Brotherhood and then he and even his worste enimies become friends? am I making any sense here? ”
“I haven't actually read this (yet!) but while reading through the reviews on this site, wondering whether I should put it on my "plan to read" list or not, I noticed a couple of people have mentioned something about "Big Brother is watching you" and I can't help but wonder if it had any influence on the naming of the TV reality show, Big Brother, y'know, with all the cameras in the house watching them and stuff...”
“I read this book right after Slaugherhouse-Five and the differences in death was pretty crazy.”
“ I don't know Deema.I think you're actually right. (Then again, I'm a teenager so to most people my opinion doesn't matter anyway.) That they knew they would have to betray each other.And once they've changed the person they shoot them. O'Brian isn't the best at explinations but that's how it's done. My guess is that they're trying to prevent relapse. Like, if they let Winston go he might go back to his previous thinking and find the actual Brotherhood. I mean, they're crazy about stopping the guy. Fanatical is the word.I thought the names were interesting. Ministry of Love (controls war). Sorry before going on, it brings up on of those quotes I love. "All's fair in love and war." Anyway, Ministry of Plenty (controls the resources and creates poverty) And some other one that escapes me. Double-think is also fun to think about. It's interesting because everything is double think, meaning nothing is double think by definition. Nothing makes any sense but no one knows it makes sense because no one can remember when things DID make sense. I could go on, but I'm going to stop now before I give too many people headaches. ;)”
“Chapter 9 of part 2 got a little boring and then in chapter 10 of the same part it occurred to me that Mr. Charrington could be a character of importance in the story; that he has a major role in twisting the plot. In chapter 4 of part 3 my mind was stunned and I could only ask myself this: is Julia in on it too?! At the end of chapter 4, and because the story had one too many twists already- I was thinking maybe that this whole charade happened (torturing him and the like) to get him to betray Julia in order for him to be a member of the brotherhood. Since earlier in the story we read that they both agreed to do whatever it takes to be part of the brotherhood except forgetting about one another. Another question came to mind: did Julia and Winston already (subconsciously) knew that the only way for them to be free was to betray each other and that's why they agreed to it from the very start?? Were they tortured before and their minds knew this is the only way to salvation? Of course, I was only delusional and the ending sure did disappoint me indeed. =( But why shoot him when they already changed him? or thought they did?I have too many questions and I just wish Orwell were still alive..”
“I think we are close. How much privacy have we given up in the name of safety? Big Brother has his eye on us!”
“Not that close .. the book don't have vampires on it .. :D”
“this book is scarry how close the world has come to this book....”
“Nineteen Eighty-Four is not a prophecy. It is a treatment on Totalitarianism.”
“I think Fred's comment below about BNW being superior is correct, if only because I somehow find the drugged, over sexed, generally Id-sating universe Huxley envisioned more plausible.That said, anyone got a take on Orwell's exploration of language as a tool for oppression of thought? I find 1984 to have a lot more depth in spite of it being somewhat specific to Stalinistic authoritarianism.”
