Wag the Dog

My reaction to this movie, is that 1984 is existing today. We are so oblivious that we are turly proles. I think this because in the movie the government has their own plans and does what ever they consider necessary to do. They don't consider the people's REAL opinion. The people or proles, are just objects. A barrier between the goal. The government in fact is the Party, and the thought police. Before seeing the movie, I knew that the government was corrupt but I didn't think it was to this extent. Yes, this hasn't happened in real life..... OR HAS IT? This movie gave me a a better understanding of how things truly are or can become. The overall concept of 1984 is a reality. I understood, this movie so much and the connection to the book, that I'm speechless.


BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU... HE REALLY IS.

The end of 1984.

I'm actually happy that Winston didn't die. Even though his new way of life is wrong and is the opposite of what he was fighting for. I guess I'm happy that he is. If I lived in Oceania, I would want to be happy as well, even if it meant living an oblivious lifestyle. I guess it is true what they say, life is what you make it. Reality is also what you make it. The proles are the only hope. But I don't think they'll ever revolt. Winston has a memory of his mother when he is at the cafe, but quickly convinces himself it's not true, then he looks up and sees a poster of big brother, he then feels safe and at home. He has changed so much, from the beginning of the book. He's been through various stages, anger, paranoid, confusion, love, hate,and finally happiness. Which is something he didn't have ever seemed to experience. I think over all the ending to the book was alright. I think that the minute Obrien told Winston in an earlier chapter that he had already been caught a long time ago. It kind of gave the ending away. When Obrien suggested that he "had already been caught". It made it seem as if, he was caught, brain washed and then released. Which is what happened to Winston. Which makes more sense as to why they spend so much time brainwashing the prisoners, because they don't always kill them.
Over all I think that Obrien should have mentioned that after Winston was released because it gave away the ending. I still think it was a good book, although I think it had no point because at the end everything was for nothing. Well almost everything, because at least now Winston has achieved happiness. And at the end of the day, that's what we all want.

1984. part 3.

1. O'Brien is a member of the Thought Police, do you think he can actually read Winston's mind? Did O'Brien actually permeate Winston's dream all those years ago? Explain your answer.
The whole point of this book, in my opinion is that this is all very possible and is partly happening today. It depicts a possible future. However it's almost impossible for mind reading to occur. I think if Obrien was able to read minds, that it would through the book off a bit. Therefor I don't really think Obrien can read minds. I don't think Obrien permeated Winston's dream, I think it was mostly Winston predicting his own end. When Winston had the dream, he thought that it was a good sign. That the place of no darkness, was something good of enlightenment or a happy end, even though he knew he would die. If Obrien was really permeating Winston's dream, then I don't think he would have made it in a way that Winston would think good of it. It would have come out as being more of a warning or threat. Rather than a false hope.


2. O'Brien has made it clear the Party will kill Winston at some point. We know they want folks to understand and believe before they die, but.....if they are not going to release these people back into society, why do they bother with the time and expense of the torture and "rehabilitation"?
I think they care so much, because at the end of the day all a person has is their pride. Letting someone die with the self satisfaction of hating the Party. Is like a small victory for themselves. By torturing and brain washing the prisoners, your taking the most valuable and only thing left, which is their pride. All the self satisfaction of dying for a cause is gone... completely dead.

3. What's in Room 101?
Room 101 is death, it's the end. Weather you die or not, it's the loss of your reason and why you fight.