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1984 : The Epic Review

1984 : The Epic Review. Feraco SFHP/Myth/Sci-Fi 5 May 2009. Establishing a Philosophical Baseline. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Enemies aren’t separated from allies by much. Loyalty is essential to friendship. We cannot have a secure society without sacrificing certain freedoms.

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1984 : The Epic Review

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  1. 1984: The Epic Review Feraco SFHP/Myth/Sci-Fi 5 May 2009

  2. Establishing a Philosophical Baseline • Absolute power corrupts absolutely. • Enemies aren’t separated from allies by much. • Loyalty is essential to friendship. • We cannot have a secure society without sacrificing certain freedoms. • It’s better to learn about something dangerous than to avoid it. • People are good at heart. • Communities function more smoothly when one system of ideas is dominant. • Wars will always happen, because there will always be something or someone for us to fear.

  3. Establishing a Philosophical Baseline II • If your actions have positive consequences, the ends justify your means. • It’s better for leaders to be overly ruthless/ pragmatic than overly compassionate; if you’re forced to deal in extremes, the former is preferable to the latter. • Trust is fundamentally dangerous. • Love can be broken by external forces.

  4. Establishing a Philosophical Baseline III • Because history is written by the victors, the victors control the past, present, and future. • Some thoughts and uses of language are too dangerous to allow. • A person is free as long as he or she can think for him/herself. • The most important human concern is (circle one): • Enlightenment • Love • Independence • Identity • Security

  5. Winston’s Diary The Telescreen Winston’s Dream The Speakwrite The Memory Hole The Paperweight Winston’s Body The Rats The Four Songs The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism (Goldstein’s Book) The Chessboard Artifacts and Symbols

  6. Newspeak, Duckspeak, and Oldspeak Doublethink Mutability of the Past Thoughtcrime Facecrime “Freedom is…” “I understand HOW…” Blackwhite Crimestop Modern Warfare Social Hierarchies Wealth and Resource Usage Attitudes, Philosophies, and Concepts

  7. Winston O’Brien Syme Parsons + Family Goldstein Big Brother Katherine Withers and Ogilvy Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford Julia The Old Prole Man Charrington The Prole Woman Ampleforth The Fat Man (Bumstead) The Skull-Faced Man Winston’s Family Characters

  8. Two Minutes’ Hate The Party’s Three Slogans The Ministries The Records Department The Party’s Attitudes/ Contradictions Life Before the Revolution The Purges The Proof of the Party’s Lies Confessions and Hangings Vaporization and Unpersons The Availability of Goods The Lottery Devil in the Details

  9. Winston’s Experiences in the Village What Winston Saw/Heard in the Café The Eurasian Prisoners The Gifts Julia Brings Hate Week Ampleforth’s Poem The Interrogations 2+2 = 5 Winston’s and Julia’s Final Meeting Devil in the Details II

  10. The Party The Junior Anti-Sex League The Spies The Thought Police The Brotherhood The Outer Party The Inner Party The Proles Groups

  11. Winston’s Flat Victory Mansions Airstrip One Winston’s Workplace The Prole Village The Chestnut Tree Café Charrington’s Shop Charrington’s Room The Golden Country O’Brien’s Home Room 101 Settings

  12. Hope and Hopelessness Memory and Belief Ideals and Realities Power and Independence Instinct and Human Nature Happiness, Intelligence, and Orthodoxy Sex, Desire, and Chastity Family, Love, and Sacrifice The Past, Present, and Future Risk and Fear Themes and Motifs

  13. Treasure and Loss Loyalty, Trust, and Betrayal Compassion Resistance and Conflict Purity, Order, and Corruption Ignorance and Hatred Living and Dying The Mind vs. the Soul Time and Displacement Pain and Principle Freedom and Oppression Themes and Motifs II

  14. Assorted Important Miscellany • Utopia vs. Dystopia • The Party’s Sacred Principles • Newspeak • Doublethink • Mutability of the past • Tillotson • Ingsoc/Neo-Bolshevism/Death-Worship • Painting in Charrington's Room • Julia's Note

  15. Assorted Important Miscellany II • Julia's Makeup • "We are the dead...“ • Luck + Fate • Safety, Intelligence + Curiosity • The People Who Flourish Under the Party’s Rule • Psychology • Truth

  16. That Should Be Everything! • Pay attention during the last war • Read the Peace Day/War Day/Other Questions breakdown to make sure you understand everything • Study Session Open on the Blog • Ask me questions if you forgot something • Good luck!

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