Group+4F


 * Friday, 12.6**

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 * Similarities between Bernard Marx and Winston Smith
 * Similarities between //Animal Farm// and //1984//, especially the mottoes
 * Orwell approached the rhetorical situation of creating rules and order in a society in a similar way for both books
 * Are there other similarities between the two dystopian novels?
 * Why Orwell chose to use the term "Big Brother" as opposed to "Father" or "Grandfather"
 * How //1984// and //Brave New World// both took place in London
 * How //1984// might be a more accurate prediction for the future if there weren't computers, or television, or other such technology today
 * The argument that //Brave New World// might be a more accurate prediction of the future because it features more technological advancement
 * There is an eye on the cover because one is always being watched in the society
 * With the capabilities of the NSA in today's society, is it likely that the U.S. could end up like the society in //1984//?
 * What was the world like in the year 1984 in comparison to this novel?
 * What was changing in Orwell's time period/personal perspective that prompted this view?


 * Tues, 12.10 (Wed, 12.11)**

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 * Feasibility of the societies in //1984// and //Brave New World//
 * The idea that one can not control what they think
 * How does Big Brother have control when proles make up 85% of the society?
 * Nature vs. nurture
 * The argument that messing with genes is a more effective form of control than controlling the environment in which one lives
 * Winston lived during a time before the Revolution as a kid. His generation could reverse the outcome of the Revolution or accept it. It is like a transition period.
 * Orwell predicted the revolutions/period of unrest throughout the world in the 1960s
 * Proles are kind of like the Native Americans in //Brave New World// because both groups are separated from the main leadership group in each novel
 * How important are firsthand witnesses and primary documents in remembering the culture and history of a society?


 * Fri, 12.13**


 * Tues, 12.17**


 * Thurs, 12.19**