Group+2C

Friday, 12.6 Tues, 12.10
 * We discussed what the Two Minute Hate activity really was and why they did it.
 * We talked about Winston's career, and how he rewrites history and is forced to alter past events because society does not not want factual evidence of what the past really was
 * We also compared and contrasted this novel with "Brave New World"; both novels exhibit a society where people are conditioned to think and act a certain way, but "1984" displays communism while "Brave New World" has a hierarchy of their people.
 * Along with the similarities to Huxley's novel, they are also not allowed to have emotions
 * It was also mentioned that homes and other places were falling apart and they did not receive help from the government and everyone had to fix everything themselves.
 * Winston's personality foreshadows that he is probably going to get involved in some rebellious group against society
 * We also compared Winston to Bernard Marx
 * The setting of the book was also discussed, such as how the place was in constant war for many years.
 * Something we didn't really get to discuss was Big Brother and his role in their society
 * We said Winston was comparable to Bernard Marx because both he and Bernard are rebels but are not open about it because they both fear their government.
 * Also, we discussed how this society is very militaristic because they refer to one and other as "comrade" and have to love the Party above anything else

Fri, 12.13

Tues, 12.17

Thurs, 12.19