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It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM
The most powerful messages of 1984, I think, are the horror of the totalitarian society, the paranoia, the not being able to trust anyone, and the way anyone can be broken in the end. And then there's other topics Orwell touches upon along the way that are relevant to modern society, like the political abuse of language, the dangers of political apathy and a population fed with "panem et circenses", the way political entities have an interest in "correcting" or outright falsifying their own history, and so on. And then of course the aspect that you mention that has become so famous through the Big Brother TV show.
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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1586 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 1102 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 416 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 977 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 1100 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 989 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 1032 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 1052 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 1086 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1244 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 1012 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1233 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1191 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 914 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 407 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 835 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 1016 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1268 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 1061 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 993 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1205 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 1019 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 1017 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 1106 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 1006 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1167 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 1061 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 1065 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1155 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 1025 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 1128 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 1048 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 1011 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 1128 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 950 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 956 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 1002 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 1001 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 927 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 389 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 970 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 416 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 1003 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 1033 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 1028 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1257 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 940 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1173 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 975 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1192 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 1021 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 1125 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 1079 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 1055 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 1126 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 879 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 1142 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 966 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 1032 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1162 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 966 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 886 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 964 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 968 Views
The Grapes of Wrath was required in Sophomore English in HS. And I loved it. The Shrike - 07/02/2010 03:25:55 PM 1047 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 1070 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1238 Views
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