Hey guys!
The 1984 final that will begin on Monday, Dec. 15, and conclude Tuesday, Dec. 16, will be the same format as the Caesar final - five essay topics to study, with the final being your choice of two of the the three that I have selected (revealed to you on Monday).
A few reminders before I get to the essay topics:
- I am still looking at your formatting!!!! Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ if you have any questions about my requirements for formatting. THIS WILL BE PART OF YOUR GRADE.
- More quotes!!!! Justify everything that you are saying in your essay with quotes. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Use the original text for the quote. Use the original text for the quote. Use the original text for the quote.
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Now, for the essay questions:
1. Readers are often angered by the ending of 1984. Was the novel's ending appropriate? How does it contribute to the overall message of the novel?
2. The world within which Winston lives is replete with contradictions. For example, a major tenet of the Party's philosophy is that War is Peace. Similarly, the Ministry of Love serves as a department of war. What role do these contradictions serve on a grand scale? Discuss this and other contradictions inherent in the Party's philosophy.
3. In the afterword, the commentator describes 1984 as "a warning." Indeed, throughout the text, Orwell plants both subtle and overt warnings to the reader. What do you think are some of the larger issues at hand here?
4. Discuss the significance and nature of Winston's dreams. Deconstruct the dream wherein O'Brien claims that they "shall meet in a place where there is no darkness" (page 22), and the dream in which Winston's mother and sister disappear (page 26). What are the underpinnings of these dreams? What deeper meanings do they hold? Why do you think the author devotes as much time as he does to Winston's dreams?
5. Discuss Winston as a heroic figure. What qualities does he posses that could define him as one?
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