Outline of AP Lit Presentation Semester 2 I. II. III. Intro a. Meaning of 1984 as a whole Theme a. Totalitarianism controls every facet of one’s life, taking away ones humanity. ~Needs to be fixed i. Restriction of language 1. “WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” 2. “Every concept that can ever be needed will be expressed by exactly one word, with its meaning rigidly defined and all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out and forgotten.” ii. Restriction of ideas/creative freedom 1. “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing.” 2. “He was already dead, he reflected. It seemed to him that it was only now, when he had begun to be able to formulate his thoughts, that he had taken the decisive step. The consequences of every act are included in the act itself. He wrote: Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.” iii. Restriction of love/sex/relationships 1. “The family could not actually be abolished, and, indeed, people were encouraged to be fond of their children, in almost the old-fashioned way. The children, on the other hand, were systematically turned against their parents and taught to spy on them and report their deviations. The family had become in effect an extension of the Thought Police. It was a device by means of which everyone could be surrounded night and day by informers who knew him intimately” 2. "When you make love you're using up energy; and afterwards you feel happy and don't give a damn for anything. They can't bear you to feel like that. They want you to be bursting with energy all the time. All this marching up and down and cheering and waving flags is simply sex gone sour. If you're happy inside yourself, why should you get excited about Big Brother and the Three-Year Plans and the Two Minutes Hate and all the rest of their bloody rot?" Intertextual connections a. Art: Communist propaganda i. Show images* and talk about them 1. Control, fear, suppression of ideas 2. Connection to “Big Brother is watching you” posters b. Poem: Stalker by Ethan Lima IV. i. He follows you around He watches your every move He reads your every letter And he's listening to you He knows exactly where you are And everything you do He's a stalker some may say But they haven't got a clue So if you think your being watched And spied on in your home Remember to thank the NSA For watching you everyday 1. Big brother is always watching 2. Computer cameras=telescreens 3. Winston having to be careful where he goes, and how often 4. *sarcastic* big brother is just trying to keep you safe, connection to say thank you to the NSA c. Novel: The Giver i. Restriction of individuality ii. Rigid social structure iii. Restriction of knowledge iv. Restriction of love Opposing viewpoint a. The power of the government stands unparalleled. i. Opponent: Divergent 1. Tris stands up to and breaks free of society. Literally breaking out of society Works cited “1984 Quotes.” BookRags, BookRags, 2016, www.bookrags.com/notes/1984/quo.html Crouch, Ian. “So Are We Living in 1984?” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 June 2017, www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/so-are-we-living-in-1984. “George Orwell Biography.” George Orwell Biography, Cliff Notes, www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/1984/george-orwell-biography. McCrum, Robert. “1984: The Masterpiece That Killed George Orwell.” The Observer, Guardian News and Media, 9 May 2009, www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/10/1984-george-orwell. Orwell, George. 1984. Penguin Group Inc., 1949. Works Conjsulted “1984.” SparkNotes, SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/context/. Gopnik, Adam. “Orwell's ‘1984’ and Trump's America.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 June 2017, www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/orwells-1984-and-trumps-america. Harris, Robert. “60 Years after Orwell Wrote 1984 and Was Destroyed by the Book, a Chilling Reminder That His Sinister Vision Is Almost Reality.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 12 June 2009, www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1192484/60-years-Orwell-wrote-1984-destroyedbook-chilling-reminder-sinister-vision-reality.html. Shmoop Editorial Team. “1984.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008, www.shmoop.com/1984/.
