Scribe for January 7th

• Signed Up for Fishbowls for 1984
• Background of George Orwell
• Born In British-India
• 1984 was written in 1948, just after WW2
• Imperial Police Officer
• Younger Sister, Brought to London by mother, can relate to in book
• Wrote Several Political Essays, Like a Prequel to 1984
• Researched Totalitarianism, (USSR) Communism, Natzism/Facism,
• What do you want the government to do?
• Pros and Cons of Hitler
• He was good at first
• Germany lost all checks and balances
• Chose his cabinet
• Blamed the Jews
• Shifted to Totalitarianism and Nazism

• We have the greatest disparity from the wealthiest to poorest

• People think we will grow farther and farther apart, moving towards Nazism
• How can literature make social change?
• 1984
• Mind Control
• Kids Raised with Big Brother
• No Laws but “Recommendation”
• Smith Doesn't ban Music, but really does not recommend certain type of music.
• Thought Crime is all guesswork
• Kids Betray Parents
• Spies
• Hormones make bad choices
• One Party System
• Constantly Monitored
• Political Cartoons
• Analized everything from color to font

HW:

3 Questions

• A Question About a Quote
• A “I wonder” Question
• A Open Ended Question

Read pages 1-69 of 1984