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1-24-14 Objectives:. To define utopia and compare it to a totalitarian society. To understand the horrors of a totalitarian government. Today’s Agenda:. Journal Intro to George Orwell and 1984 . Notes Read chapters 1-2 in class, answering study guide questions.
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1-24-14 Objectives: • To define utopia and compare it to a totalitarian society. • To understand the horrors of a totalitarian government.
Today’s Agenda: Journal • Intro to George Orwell and 1984. • Notes • Read chapters 1-2 in class, answering study guide questions.
1-24-14 Journal: • Describe what your “perfect” world would be like.
The concept of a “perfect place”. • This term comes from the Greek word meaning “no place”.
What is Totalitarianism? • A form of government which enforces total or complete control over its citizens. There are no opposing parties or groups. Individual rights protecting the members of this society against the government are not permitted.
Characters: Winston Smith O’Brien Big Brother Mr. Charrington Syme Julia Emmanuel Goldstein The Parsons family
Themes: • The dangers of totalitarianism • Psychological manipulation • Physical control • Control of information and history • Technology • Language as mind control
Motifs: • Doublethink • Urban decay
Symbols: • Big Brother • The glass paperweight • St. Clement’s Church • The place where there is no darkness • The telescreens • The red-armed Prole woman