Group+8E

Friday, 12.6
 * Our discussion on Friday was centered mostly own Orwell's depiction of Winston, and most importantly, his depiction of Winston's speech/writing. We were all interested in Winston's seemingly "childish" writing, as seen in the diary, when he neglected to use punctuation or capital letters. This is a tangible example of how this society controls its inhabitants. It almost seems like the people are in regression, moving further into childhood.

Wednesday, 12.11
 * On this day, our group largely discussed Winston's odd sexual relations with the much younger Julia, as well as Winston's relationship with O'Brian. Furthermore, we noted the many similarities between //1984// and //Brave New World,// and pondered the parallel resemblance of these Utopian societies to our contemporary cultures. A small dose of cynicism was introduced as we talked about the Ministry of Truth and how they used psychological manipulation to rewrite history to their liking and control the majority of people.

Fri, 12.13
 * no discussion- worked on AP exam questions b/c a day behind on account of the NHS meeting

Tues, 12.17
 * This discussion started out slightly awry, but we quickly found our stride. Sadly, however, our discussion did not sound anything like a classic ThugNotes video, though we managed to cover many topics including, but not limited to, 1984.

Thurs, 12.19