January 30th, 2013

1/30/13

In Class:
Journal--   Describe the Party’s stance on sex in 1984. Why is it viewed this way? What does this say about Oceanic society? Try to use specific examples from the book.
        OR
Reflect on the Party’s slogan, “Who controls the present controls the past; who controls the past controls the future” (30).

Seminar discussion of sex and romance in Oceanic society in 1984.

Introduced midterm/final project (see separate post).

Homework:
Read through p. 158 of 1984 by Monday.
Compile terms unique to 1984 (e.g., doublethink, thoughtcrime) for a running vocabulary list.