This novel was written in 1949, however the given circumstances of the story is today's world. In the story everyone is under watch and be tightly-controlled both physically and mentally, and freedom of thought is not guaranteed. Under such circumstance, brain-freeze is only one technique to live in easily and safety. I think that's exactly today's world! And the author must have written the story as a warning against today's society.
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Thursday, 24 January 2008
1984
This novel was written in 1949, however the given circumstances of the story is today's world. In the story everyone is under watch and be tightly-controlled both physically and mentally, and freedom of thought is not guaranteed. Under such circumstance, brain-freeze is only one technique to live in easily and safety. I think that's exactly today's world! And the author must have written the story as a warning against today's society.
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Jun,
ReplyDeleteIn 1984 there were two superpowers in a constant state of cold war. There isn't a Cold War now, since the Soviet Union collapsed...do you think China will emerge into that role (against the US)?
And what are you going to read next?
Jim