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Orwell’s Themes

Orwell’s Themes. 1984 Lightning Discussion. Directions. 1. To allow you an opportunity to practice your skills of prediction and inference. 2. To review the themes in 1984.

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Orwell’s Themes

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  1. Orwell’s Themes 1984 Lightning Discussion

  2. Directions 1. To allow you an opportunity to practice your skills of prediction and inference. 2. To review the themes in 1984. 3. To allow you an opportunity to catalogue examples of these themes in the text and collect strong supporting quotes. 4. To allow you an opportunity to have several small discussions with several peer partners

  3. Totalitarianism • The ultimate goal of any ruling party is to create… • a society where its rule is perpetual.

  4. Totalitarianism • The principal means of preventing a revolution is to… • convince the ruled to accept and desire their own oppression.

  5. Reality • Reality is a subjective experience that depends on… • what notions one accepts and rejects.

  6. Language/Free Thought • A human’s ability to generate and conceive complex ideas is… • shaped and generated by the complexity of his or her language.

  7. Technology • Technology can be used to… • facilitate diabolical evil.

  8. Physical Control • The most overwhelming human instinct is… • to avoid physical pain.

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