What is the climax of this novel? Do you find this novel saddens you in any way? why?
Yes, my first blogging! I haven't quiet finished the book there are few pages left. I'll finish it:] Anyways, I thought the climax in this book was when Winston claims to stop the tourture and do it to Julia. The brainwash and physical pain were too harsh that Winston gave up his love, goals, thoughts, and truths. Winston now loved Big Brother. I thought it was the greatest shift in Winstons life.
While I was reading this novel, I was kept on thinking, "If I were living in the world in 1984, would I be able to bear the oppression and limited fredoms?" I can't. The society in the world of 1984 was so different from the world I am living. Under the government, they were the rule and history. Everyone were the Party's toys. I realized the impact on how how the power can be dangerous if it is used wrong.
War is Peace...
2 comments:
I also think that the climax of 1984 is when Winston tells O'Brien to torture Julia instead of himself. Winston's pespective on everything changed. Nothing was as it used to be....
I think that it would be terribly hard for me (or anyone else for that matter) to live in 1984 and stand up for an individual's freedom. Even in simple matters, it is hard for a person to "go against the flow."
But I think that sometimes we need to "go against the flow." When you KNOW that something is true and everybody else goes against it, we need to fight for what is right!
I agree with you on your thoughts about the climax. I think that's the turning point of the novel, because Winston Smith's view and beliefs changed from what he used to be. And..you said that you wouldn't be able to live in a dystopian world like 1984. Well, of course for a 21st century person, it would be VERY HARD to live in that kind of situation. But what if you were born in the dystopian world? Let's say that you were born in the settings of 1984. Would you KNOW the concept such as freedom of speech?Privacy? Love?
Because if you think about it, children raised up in that setting in the novel denounce their own parents as thoughtcriminals, act as spies, and are always enjoying the violence around them.
They're taught in schools to be spies and always obey the party.
I think if you were born in that kind of society, being humans, you would probably follow the flow, would you not?
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