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It was nearly 30 years ago, I was in high school and heard about 1984. I couldn't find it in the school library, so I asked the librarian and in the most surre
by dade_ 2y ago
It was nearly 30 years ago, I was in high school and heard about 1984. I couldn't find it in the school library, so I asked the librarian and in the most surreal experience, she looked at me and said, "Follow me."
A few corridors later, we arrived at a double door. She unlocked it and led me to the back. There were stacks of them. She handed me one and said, bring it back when you're done with it. I asked why it wasn't in the library, and she said, "They say it is outdated and no longer relevant." Her facial expression clearly stated she disagreed. They had pulled it from the curriculum, it used to be taught it class, and by the 90's already missing from the school library.
Excellent book. As the article quotes, many people think they know the book, yet have never read it. Completely worth it, I recommend some tea and Drone Station on Soma FM. Speaking of Soma, be sure to read Brave New World as well.
- neilv 2y agoBesides the erasing of collective knowledge, there's the subversive woman, leading you to a back room, to partake of banned things... That's the most "1984" story I've heard since: "Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle" https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18am...
- tflol 2y agoa take I have on 1984, outside of the infamy, is that it's an epic romantic novel. Winston and Julia vs. the world.
- neilv 2y agoOnly at the very end does Winston discover his true love?
- 082349872349872 2y agoJulia was a plant[0] and Winston[1] is a terrorist*. It's about as romantic (look at their kill count!) as the underage fling[2] of Romeo(M16?) and Juliet(F13)? People have to read 1984 in middle school, or at least before they have any life experience, in order not to spot the Potemkin cardboard of the frame[3] story. [0] "so, how did you guys meet?" [1] consider his answers when O'Brien tries to determine where his limits lie. [2] although marrying them off has, in at least one case, been an effective way to defuse boys who had been trained as suicide bombers. [3] "Theory and Practice" is Orwell's active ingredient; Julia and Winston are the sugar in the pill.
- hulitu 2y ago> People have to read 1984 in middle school, And yet they don't underestand anything from it.
- Symbiote 2y agoYou don't say what country this is in. 1984 is being read by children in England. I doubt it's a compulsory text, as that's not how the exam system works, but there are questions on the book in recent GCSE English exams so at worst it is one option out of a small number. You can search "1984 GCSE English" to see this. Possibly it's required or recommended for the younger age group (before the big exams), 12-14, as I see many references to dystopian texts when searching "1984 KS3 English".