Big Brother is Watching you!!
or
George Orwell's
novel "Nineteen
Eighty-Four"
Have you heard this phrase: "Big
brother is watching you?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(1984)
What does the introduction to "Big
Brother" in Wikipedia describe? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When
was the novel published? What was its original name? __________________ ____________________
·
Where
does the action take place? _______________________________________________
·
What
are the names of some of the characters in the novel? ______________________________________________________________________________________________
·
Does
Big Brother exist as a person? ______________________________________________________________________________________________
·
Do
·
Does
the definition of "cult of personality" (a country's leader using mass media
to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise) fit Big
brother? __________________________________________________________________
·
Are
personality cults found in democracies or only in dictatorships? Can you think
of examples?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
·
Here
are some concepts developed by the novel. Can you guess which one is the
language used in this imaginary world? What is meant by doublethink? Find
out their meaning. Ingsog · Newspeak · Doublethink ·
Goodthink · Crimestop · Two + two = five · Thought crime ·
Thought
Police · Tele screen ·
Memory hole ·
Two Minute
Hate · Hate week ·
Prolefeed · Prolesec
.
Finally, in what fields of life-social, political,
etc.-can "The big brother" concept be
applied? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Think and Learn!