Written by: m.wilson
Some Notes on “1984…” – Part 1 of 3
It is possible that pre-millennial students required to read 1984 during primary or secondary school didn’t discuss the artificial intelligence in the book and how it must have impacted the politics of its world. And the same might be said regarding an apparent racial element – as when someone says “brother” in the ethnic sense. This article will examine these two topics and compare some of the concepts to current society.
RECAP – ORWELL
The author, George Orwell, was Caucasian, having a British father and a French mother – though he may have been regarded as slightly mixed in some circles during the Nazi era. His real name was Eric Arthur Blaire, and was born and raised outside of the UK in Eastern India, a culture that must have been somewhat alien to his parents. 1984 published in 1948 – 1949, shortly after the end of WW2, and was almost titled “The Last Man in Europe.”
NOTES:
‘No color except for the posters – towering white pyramids
Mrs. parsons a colorless crushed looking woman with wispy hair
Beetle-types in the ministry with small eyes
stepping out into pools of gold ground misty with blue bells – the air seemed to kiss ones skin – blue bells thick under foot
The black instant of panic.’
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