We discussed the social structure of the society portrayed in 1984. Then we created a social pyramid for Samohi. We noted a possible inverse relationship between power and freedom.
You answered seven questions on Goldstein's book and made connections to our society. We'll discuss them in class tomorrow. Here they are again:
1.) What are the two central goals of the Inner Party?
2.) How is perpetual war no different than perpetual peace?
3.) Why does the Inner Party alter the past? Is it important that our present society remember the past?
4.) What purposes do advanced science and technology serve in Oceania? Would two-way or interactive televisions be seen as progress today? What advanced technology today has limited your privacy or freedom?
5.) What is the greatest threat to the Inner Party losing its power?
6.) Would the Inner Party authorize the military to bomb its own people? Would our government ever do such an act?
7.) Who determines what is true, moral, and sane in our society today? Can what is true, moral, or sane today change in the future?
Homework:
Read the second half of your independent book.
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