1984 Propoganda

This propaganda is aimed at women during World War II. It is saying that the women need to work the jobs that men would normally be working, because the men are at war. Being as their was a huge jolt of patriotism because of Pearl Harbor and the other horrors of World War II, this piece of propaganda seems pretty reasonable. Women working in factories and other jobs of that sort was unheard of until now, but being as the biggest, most violent war of all time was going on, I'm sure women found this socially acceptable. The phrase is catchy and I'm sure that it did help get some women to work, because tons of women were working during World War II.

1984 Imagery

In 1984 George Orwell uses very descriptive and complex words to create the image of a horrific future society and world. For example, Orwell paints a mental picture of a futuristic community cafeteria, that is poor and uncomfortable; "In the low-ceiling canteen deep under ground, the lunch queue jerked slowly forward. The room was already full and deafeningly noisy" (Orwell 43). The first point he makes in this passage is that it is a low-ceiling room and deep underground. This paints us a picture of an uncomfortable place, as well as raising questions in our minds. When I first read this, I wondered why the room was underground, then I came to the conclusion later that it was because of the constant bombing that the city endured. Also the fact that the place is deafeningly noisy and already full tells us that it is crowded and overpopulated, and the government cannot support its people with enough shelter.
Along with describing the terrifying aspects of an extreme totalitarian, communist society, Orwell uses vivid descriptions to paint a picture of the hidden places in the corrupted world that are beautiful. "It seemed to him that he knew exactly what it felt like to sit in a room like this, in an armchair beside an open fire with your feet in the fender and a kettle on the hob, utterly alone, utterly secure, with nobody watching you, no voice pursuing you, no sound except the singing of the kettle and the friendly ticking of the clock" (Orwell 82) He talks about how alone and secure one would be in an "old-fashioned" home. How nice it would be to have no voices following you, and calls the sound of a kettle "singing" and calls the ticking of a clock "friendly". This is calling the old way of life and homes much more peaceful then the new futuristic society.

1984 Journal 1

Topic B: Winston

Winston is constantly questioning what is going on in his country. From everything from the constant surveillance of the people to the poor tasting food, Winston is in struggle. His act of revolt is writing in his diary. This is a crime in his society, so he is rebelling by doing so. He even write "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" in his diary. Among listing out things that are very disturbing, such as a bunch of people getting joy out of watching woman and child being torn apart by a machine gun. Winston sees that there is something terribly wrong with the society in which he lives and wants desperately to find out about the past. Contrary to other people in the society, Winston vaguely remembers a time when things were different. Since he has these memories to compare the present too, he is able to see that something is wrong. He also picks up on things that others don't. Such as when the chocolate ration is lowered and but is said to be raised, Winston realizes it was lowered. Winston's ability to remember things and independently think about his quality of life turns him into a rebel in his society, wanting to escape the totalitarianism that plagues his every move.

Stranger Journal 9

At the end of the text Meursault realizes that he can apply his train of thought that he uses to the rest of his life to everything. His indifference towards his mothers death, or his lack of love for Marie, can be used to just the same towards the fact that he will die himself. He sees that the meaning that the prosecutor uses for his murder, to make him have the death penalty, is completely untrue. People search to much for the meaning of life, while all the while there is none. Camus wants us to come to this conclusion as a reader too. He lets us know that our lives being meaningless is not a depressing thought, but a refreshing one. There is nothing for us to achieve, no goals that we must complete before we die. We just die, and thats the end of it. Camus sees this as a way to come to peace with yourself and your own life. I believe that Meursault is a much more content man by the end of the novel. He seems worked up about execution, but he comes to terms with it and begins to understand that there is no reason to be worried, because there is no reason to live anyway.

Stranger Journal 8

Through Meursault's mother's funeral and his murder trial, Camus explains that when others try to judge an individuals personality through his or her actions, the conclusions that the evaluator will come to are both false and absurd.

Stranger Journal 7

I think he creates the two different parts to show that being a prisoner is just the same as being a free man. During Meursault's trial, you get a sense that he is isolated from everyone around him. You get this exact same sense during his mothers funeral. I think that his mother's funeral and his trial are parallel in a Meursault's overall feeling towards them. He does not feel any remorse for anyone at the funeral or the trial. He feel's only irritated and sad about how things are for him. The trial is merely an inconvenience to him, just like his mother's death. The two scenes are very different, but Meursault's attitude is exactly the same.