Engl 212 Propaganda

G. Thompson

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Notes for Sept. 20

In-class work today--work in pairs. First write for 5 min. then talk with your partner about your writing--not just the content, but development of the ideas. Then when asked to do so, stand where you are and talk to the class about your topic.

[See assignment handout]

For the informal writing on Sunday, you may either develop and edit what you wrote, or write on a different topic from book one.

 

G         2          Official statements about the production of pig iron--example of official news; also 58-59

J           4          The party's three slogans: how do they affect people's minds?

J           8-9       Cinema crowd reacts to film; Winston writes about it; also Syme, 48-49

E          11-12   Goldstein's face in the Two Minute Hate and how people react

E          16-17   Winston's reaction to the Two-Minute Hate, B-b chant, controlling his face

A          19        Thoughtcrime

D          22        Parsons as representative Outer Party member

D          24        What the children turn out to be

G         25-26   Public announcement and rations

H          34        Contradiction between Winston's memory and what the Party said

H          39-40   Memory holes and revision of records

C          46        Stereotypical version of hero's life

[48-49 Syme's description of the hanging]

I           51-52   Syme's description of work on the Newspeak dictionary

A          53-54   Man at next table, duckspeak

[58-59 Official stats and how Winston reacts]

F          61-62   Winston's thoughts when he sees the girl looking at him (surveillance); also 100-101

[65       Erotic behavior as a threat to the Party]

B          69-70   Why won't the Proles rebel? See italics on 70

I           72-73   Desc. of history in textbook

C          76-78   three unpersons

F          80-81   Is a lunatic someone who is out of step with his society?

B          87-92   Winston's conversation with the old man

B          94-95   Mr. Carrington, the lump of coral in glass

[100-101         The girl followed him]