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Surprisingly, this is why reading Orwell's "1984" is mandatory in many high schools across the country. Clearly they aren't doing a good job of teaching it, as
by MR4D 10y ago
Surprisingly, this is why reading Orwell's "1984" is mandatory in many high schools across the country. Clearly they aren't doing a good job of teaching it, as you and many others share that view (or did for some period of time).
Looked at from a different angle, "1984" could be viewed almost as a how-to-manual, just as Machiavelli's "The Prince" is today.
- badsock 10y agoForgive the pedantry, but The Prince has /always/ been viewed as a how-to-manual, because it literally is one.
- badosu 10y agoThere is the possibility it was written as a satire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince#Interpretation_of_The_Prince_as_political_satire_or_as_deceit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince#Interpretation_of_T...).
- balabaster 10y agoLike Lily Allen's The Fear, could be taken as a satirical bash against a consumerism she is disgusted with, or it could be interpreted as autobiographical, blaming society for her being the way she is as if to remove herself from being at fault. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P191zutE1D0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P191zutE1D0 I guess it would depend on the mindset of the listener as to which interpretation they choose.
- HarryHirsch 10y agoLiar's Poker was written as satire. Michael Lewis found it perplexing that some of his audience thought the characters in there to be ideals to emulate.