1984

First, I don't exactly know what to say about this book.When I first read this, I knew that something was off.There were so many questions going through my head why did they do this or why didn't anyone stand up to say something.My initial thoughts were that this was not a city I would want to live in, whether or not I was oblivious to the awful conditions. This perhaps made the Party seem incredibly offensive, but it explained exactly what the Party was doing. It was pure propaganda. Such echoes of power, authority, and doublethink seemed to be persuading one that the Party is in fact perfect. The underlining of Oceania's everlasting, eternal condition suggests to the reader that there is nothing they could do to stop the Party, and explains how one should act while a part of it. When I was reading the book I could see our governement turing into a party that completely brain washes the people. There are many signs in today's society where our government is turing into big brother type of government where everything they do is propaganda. One of the biggest example is probably video tape in the store as security. Also today we have lost our ability to express ourselves and worse, we ultimately lose the ability to think. That seems to be modern culture's most effective weapon. We aren't smart enough to know anymore what it is that's wrong in our lives instead we medicate ourselves with anti-anxiety pill Media, films, radio. From the time we get up in the morning to when we go to bed we are bombarded with opinion forming information designed to get us to believe, buy or become something we may not naturally be. It is actually more insidious than what goes on in the book 1984. So, I think this should be the triger that allows as to know something is not right and has a society should be changed or we might be turned into big brother society. Something I really enjoyed was the message the author was trying to spread. I felt he was trying to tell us that government is controlling the people, as in North Korea. However, other times governments are clever and can keep the people happy in their ignorance, as in America. Many might think that America is the land of the free. But there's a reason to why intelligence levels and knowledge in general is decreasing in the US. When people don't know exactly what's going on it's easier for the government to manipulate the people and make them believe in things that don't really exist.. I don't know, I'm just babbling on, I hope I helped a little bit at least.A big question I have is whether or not the girl with the dark hair is like Winston. I'm starting to feel like they share the same thoughts, because if she had been a spy, she would have reported him after noticing him acting strange. Rather than being suspicious of Winston however she almost seems fascinated as if she is looking into Winston because they are similar.