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Isyss
is on page 110 of 368
i saw someone criticize the way in which orwell wrote winston’s love interest, and i’m starting to see that now. although right now, it seems deliberate. i think ive heard that “julia” by sandra newman is a good retelling of 1984 from julia’s perspective so id be interested in reading that
— Feb 11, 2025 08:16AM
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Isyss
is on page 266 of 368
“obedience is not enough. unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? power is inflicting pain and humiliation. power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in shapes of your own choosing.”
— Feb 24, 2025 07:10PM
Isyss
is on page 186 of 368
“war hysteria is continuous and universal in all countries, and such acts as raping, looting, the slaughter of children, the reduction of whole populations to slavery, and reprisals against prisoners which extend even to boiling and burying alive, are looked upon as normal, and, when they are committed by one’s own side and not by the enemy, meritorious.”
— Feb 20, 2025 07:19PM
Isyss
is on page 86 of 368
lots of underlining so far. including “ don’t you see that the whole aim of newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? in the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it”, really highlighting the importance of an extensive vocabulary which is something i’ve never really thought to consider before.
— Feb 10, 2025 03:53PM
