PPT-1984 by George Orwell Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read. Define “Orwellian”.

Quickwrite First read the article about the term Orwellian Then in your 1984 notebook write your own definition of what the word Orwellian means to you Does the word apply to our society today Why or why not . He wrote it as a Fable Political Satire Allegory Fable A short tale that is passed on by word of mouth that h as animal characters with human qualities that teaches readers a moral andor lesson Animal Farm as a Fable Characters are animals each with “Down with Big Brother.”. George Orwell (1903-1949). George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair.. B. orn in British India in 1903.. He lived in poverty.. Worked as a policeman in Burma and saw cruelty. . . (1903-1950). . On each landing, opposite the lift shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran.. In 1984, George Orwell presents a new world divided into three sections Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Oceania's government is Big Brother. Everyone who lives there is under constant surveillance a Eric Blair = George Orwell . Eric Arthur Blair known by his pen name George Orwell.. June 25, 1903-Janurary 21, 1950. English novelist and journalist. Born. Eric Blair was born in Bihar, India. His great-grandfather was a wealthy country gentleman. He had an income as an landlord of slave planation's in Jamaica. . Professor sabine mendes moura. 2. 2015 – . sabine@uva.br. . http://sabinemendesmoura.wordpress.com. . Trying to define which perspectives.... Take cultural perspectives, for example.... . C. ulture versus . Vocabulary. Celibate. Adj. Abstaining from sexual intercourse.. Corrugated. Adj. Shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges. . Dissemble. V. To behave unnaturally or affectedly. . Pillory. N. A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn.. in Nineteen. . Eighty-Four. . . “. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it. About the book. George Orwell (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950). 8. th. June 1949. Dystopian Novel. Totalitarian State based on Soviet Union & Nazi Germany. Based in England. The Party – thought police, 2 Minutes of Hate. Born Eric Arthur Blair of a British colonial civil servant in India. Went to school in England. Once out of school he joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He resigned from the police force in 1927 to become a writer. Jared Taylor. Sarah Awadalla. Kerry Dezsi. Remy Rose Fababe. George Orwell. Real name is Eric Arthur Blair.. Most famous novels are Animal Farm and 1984.. His main concerns were Imperialism, Fascism, and Communism. . 2.10 to 3.6 1984 by George Orwell 2.10 What is the deal with the “ beautiful ” Prole? Why does Winston find her attractive? ( 219-20). Lit analysis : What is Orwell’s purpose for including this Quickwrite. .. First, read the article about the term “Orwellian”. Then, in . your . 1984 . notebook, write your own definition of what the word “Orwellian” means to you. Does the word apply to our society today? Why or why not? . Who. . was. George Orwell?. 1903-1950. Great . Britain. Eric Arthur Blair. The. most . valuable. . novels. : . The Animal Farm. 1984. 1984 . Things you need to know. Dystopian novel. Written in 1949.