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__﻿ GREETINGS FROM MY MEETING! HOPING THIS FINDS EVERYONE WELL! I AM SORRY I CAN'T BE IN CLASS TODAY - WORK HARD; WE ARE IN THE HOME-STRETCH! I WILL SEE EVERYONE TOMORROW. __ Element analysis When #6097 Winston hears the order for the to forty group to report in front of the telescreen he jumps into line without //thinking twice. It is almost as if the government, through the telescreen, is controlling the citizens of Oceania like a ringmaster trains bears and lions to jump through rings of fire in the circus. This is why I see the telescreen as a symbol for total control. The telescreen injects anxiety into Winston because he knows he is never alone. I believe Orwell used the telescreen to create the theme that socialism leads to a loss of independence and identity.//

//This theme and symbol is present in the novel Brave New World by Aldolus Huxley.//

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The government in the World Stare is also similar to socialism because everyone works for the greater good of the state; this leads to a loss of identity also. Like the telescreen, the government in the World State has a regimen that creates obedience from it's citizens. From the time the citizens are embryos they are chemically altered to live a certain way. To make matters even worse they are conditioned to like and hate certain things when they are babies. There is a part in the book where babies are shocked every time they go to a book, because if they lose the ambition to learn they will consume any information the government feeds them.

Jan 13 Pg 48 "As he watched the eyeless face with the jaw rapidly moving up and down, Winston had a curious feeling that this was not a real human being but some kind of dummy. It was not the mains brain that was speaking it was his larynx... Duckspeak"

IQ (poem)

An endless slope has seized QUACK. QUACK paralyzed from top to bottom. Others have fallen the same as QUACK. Their existence forever forgotten.

So why am QUACK falling if QUACK know it is wrong? QUACK cant seem to remember; have QUACK fallen to long? QUACK aware in QUACK mind but to QUACK actions, disconnected. QUACK physically vulnerable but inside QUACK protected.

But for now QUACK thoughts can't seem to come out. A force is controlling QUACK, QUACK know this--no doubt. What made QUACK speak these new words and climb to this summit. Never allowed to just grow only destined to plummet.

Forget about ambition. Advanced words--obsolete. Someone truly listen. See through the duckspeak!

In the quote, winston makes it seem like the person speaking duckspeak isn't in ckntrol of his body, so I put a person in a situation where they also do not have control of their body, but i tried to imagine what was going in in the persons mind. Since they lack an identity I replaced every "I, me, and my" with QUACK.

I like the substitution for personal pronouns - pretty powerful. However, I think you omitted some verbs as well which makes it a bit awkward at times. For example, "quack physically vulnerable" - should that be I __am?__

Element analysis chapter 7 Chapter 7 "until they become conscious they will never rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious"

This is a paradox because it seems like there isn't a place to start for the proles. They can become conscious which would lead them to rebel but after they rebel they can't be conscious of what they were just conscious of. Dios mio!

This justifies what I believe Orwell sees to be a theme: the power of language can overpower the potential strength in numbers.

This theme is also evident in orwells essay "politics and the English language", Orwell discusses the strength in words and how the people in power create illusions for the masses and lead them to believe nonsense--duckspeak. So really the president could tell us that he eats wheaties for breakfast but with some advanced strategies and some flowery sentences he can lead us to believe that he eats finger nails. Then there would be a group of people who are ignorant enough to believe it and they will really think fingernails are a part of every mornings complete breakfast. Hahaha!!

Hmm... while this does elaborate on his perception of the power of language, I would rather you use something from a different author. Try a movie, song, TV show... I am thinking of iRobot with Will Smith. Have you seen it?

Jan 20th "If you loved someone you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love."

There once was a young man destined for greatness. He graduated at the top of his class, and migrated from his small town to a big city school near Las Vegas. For the first year, his studies yielded impeccable results; he retained his scholarship and was already planning out what his life would be like once he graduated college. During the summer preceding his sophomore year, he took a trip to Vegas with his friends. Black jack was appealing, Hold'em was fun, and roulette made his heart beat faster, but the slot machines really knew how to push his buttons. An instant attraction sparked when he pulled the lever down for the first time. the speed of the game occupied his restless eyes, the lights sent him into a trans that would even make time irrelevant, and when you were lucky you were rewarded with money. For once he didn't have to worry about an upcoming test or write a lengthy essay, his mind found a deserted island with more value than a six figure paycheck. This dream was abruptly taken away when the trip ended and school started again. Now his ethic was unconditioned, and he didn't have the endurance make it through a full day of classes. The only thing on his mind was this slot machine. He took his savings and went back to Vegas within a month of his Sophomore fall semester. He returned to the same slot to find it utterly alone and cold. He knew his love would bring life back into the poor machine, and sure enough, when he pulled the lever a burst of energy jolted through the machine. The bells started ringing and the lights were flashing on and off one thousand times every second. This told the man the slot machine appreciated him and the man realized he needed to love the machine because nobody else would. This now became his 24 hour profession; he even skipped meals if the floor was busy so nobody else would take his seat--and in effect take away his love. This lasted for months. His hefty savings account that possessed over $30,000--due to an inheritance-- was more than enough, so he thought. One month the machine was not as giving as it usually was and the man's funds depleted to an embarrassing $100. This quickly went down the drain as well. Now he didn't have any money to bring the machine back to life. He wanted nothing more than to see his love light up and make the sounds that made echos through the casinos a few days before, but without any money this was impossible. This was in 1996. Now it is 2001 and the man has seldom left his seat. He could have easily applied for a job to make money to get his love back, but he was too near sighted to see this option in the distance. He just wanted to machine to warm up and emit the life it used to five years ago, but it never happened. Every day for five years this man stayed by this machine just to let it know he was there for it. But in this case, every ounce of love in his body couldn't equate to twenty five cents.

--I used the metaphor of a mans addiction to a slot machine to explain my quote. In the quote Winston's mother gave her son love even when the food was gone and he took the entire chocolate ration. In the story this man gave everything he had--money wise-- until it was gone, and even then he stayed by this machine because his love for it was all he had left.

Jan 24th Element Analysis

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I am analyzing the symbol of room 101

This mysterious room represents the truest form of punishment, and through other characters reactions, it creates a mood similar to a horror film. Orwell allows the reader to see the room as their own personal fear by capturing it's vagueness. Orwell does this not only to create a suspenseful mood but to represent death. Death is just like room 101, a realm full of the darkest and most relentless thoughts. Orwell is showing how scary death truly is because even people who viewed themselves as being dead are afraid of genuine death.

This reminds me of a scene in the movie the green mile. There is a character named wild bill who is waiting to make his walk to the electric chair. At one point in the movie wild bill aggravates the prison guards so much that they place him in solitary confinement. He is already a dead man but the thought of him being alone in a straightjacket scares him. He wigs out and fights back the entire time he is being dragged to the room.

This connects with the skull faced man who went crazy when the guards tried to send him to room 101. This man was basically dead already but when they mentioned that he was being sent to room 101 he became desperate enough to turn his wife and kids in to spare his life.

Jan 25th IQ When you delude yourself into thinking you see something you assume everyone else sees the same thing as you.

I retire to my hovel, my safe haven, my shell. It is here where my thoughts voice candid perspectives; I've discovered a utopian city where all is well. So close to perfection, but a few needs elude the checklist. I want to share it with the world. I can teach them how to live without the pressure and ridicule--almost like a priest or nun. This environment would solve so many problems. Bad influences and evil seem minuscule.

I will tell the world. I know they will follow me and escape corruption. It's obvious to leave.

Rise up; consume my voice. Disregard personal opinions, accept my choice.

I will lead you there with trust. I know you will follow.

I don't feel anyone else's presence, and I can't turn around to check.

I feel alone.

Jan 26 IQ Alone--free--the human being is always defeated.

This quote really reminds me of John Donne's no man is an island. O'Brian is trying to explain to Winston that humans are useless alone. They need to work together and become a unit to prosper--like the cells that make up an organism. Although O'Brian is loyal to the "bad guy" he has a point that John Donne knew as well. No man is an island. There isn't any way one person can make it alone in the world so teamwork will always prevail over independence. This is evident in sports today such as football. Teams like the Pittsburgh steelers cannot waltz into the Superbowl championship with a team full of individuals. They need to be unselfish and sacrifice things they usually wouldn't to make it to the top.

Jan 27th Element Analysis

I am analyzing the symbolism of Winston's chess scene in chapter six book 3.

Chess is a game mastered by the most elite thinkers. People with O'Brian's mental diligence and discipline find excitment through cornering an opponent's King and making him beg for mercy. I find this ironic that Winston is playing chess because like I previously said, chess is a thinking man's game. So how is Winston able to play and allow his mind to work freely if he has been brainwashed by big brother? The answer is because the white pieces always win. This is limiting the bounds of Winston's mind so much that chess becomes as monotonous as eating cereal every morning. I believe the party did this on purpose, but they made a mistake doing this. White symbolizes purity and the "good" in people, so by allowing the white pieces to win, big brother is showing Winston the good guys always win. But winston is so brainwashed he cannot see that this is right in front of his face!

This idea of the answer being right in front of your face reminds me of The scarlet letter. When Roger chillingsworth tourmented Reverand Dimsdale for the entire bulk of the book, Dimsdale didn't know who or what was tourturing him, but he would go to Roger and discuss his problems--Chilingsworth was Dimsdales physician!

both characters had answers right in front of their faces. They were so caught up in their own thoughts they couldn't take a break to see the real problem in their lives.