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indeed, youd prolly get caught. that line of them replacing the dust on the journal was rather impressive.
but, is it to be assumed that everyone in that entire world has done something wrong?
but, is it to be assumed that everyone in that entire world has done something wrong?
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they be books, for the most part.
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It is assumed that everyone potentially will do something wrong.Enforcer Talen wrote:indeed, youd prolly get caught. that line of them replacing the dust on the journal was rather impressive.
but, is it to be assumed that everyone in that entire world has done something wrong?
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Then I would do the same thing has the main character, run a way.aphexmonster wrote:What if you were a giver ?
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That and they will die for it. Everyone who goes to Room 101 soon goes bacl to the Ministry to receive a bullet in the back of the head.verilon wrote:It is assumed that everyone potentially will do something wrong.Enforcer Talen wrote:indeed, youd prolly get caught. that line of them replacing the dust on the journal was rather impressive.
but, is it to be assumed that everyone in that entire world has done something wrong?
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Really? I thought at the end it was the guy being left alone in a "Lady or the Tiger" situation.. an open ending.. I don't remember anything happening to them..Spanky The Dolphin wrote:That and they will die for it. Everyone who goes to Room 101 soon goes bacl to the Ministry to receive a bullet in the back of the head.verilon wrote:It is assumed that everyone potentially will do something wrong.Enforcer Talen wrote:indeed, youd prolly get caught. that line of them replacing the dust on the journal was rather impressive.
but, is it to be assumed that everyone in that entire world has done something wrong?
But in that case, we may as well bring in Ayn Rand's "Anthem" to this whole thing..
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Never read Brave New World or seen/read Clockwork Orange
Fahrenheit 451? Hell no. I could never live in such a superficial world.
1984? No. I'd be dead by now.
So, probably, the Giver. I wouldn't have any other choice other than to conform, and I wouldn't be in any terrible danger, if I manage to evade the eugenics bit.
Fahrenheit 451? Hell no. I could never live in such a superficial world.
1984? No. I'd be dead by now.
So, probably, the Giver. I wouldn't have any other choice other than to conform, and I wouldn't be in any terrible danger, if I manage to evade the eugenics bit.
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Because your family wouldn't care if you died and you would never learn anything in school.Shadow wrote:Why didn't anyone pick Fahrenheit 451? It is definately better than 1984.
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Not surprising given the rating. I've met just one person who actually read the book my self.HemlockGrey wrote:Never read Brave New World or seen/read Clockwork Orange
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Just a minor nitpick, but didn't the party largely ignore the proles because they were ground into submissive acceptance by their economic conditions?whether you are Inner Party, Outer Party or prole
Personally, I voted for Brave New World. I'm not much of a philosopher, so I probably wouldn't notice anything wrong if I was on the inside - and mindless happiness seems better than torture.
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Giver, but only because I've never read the others.
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Being a prole in 1984 wouldn't be too horrible, compared to some of the alternatives. But I'd be dead already as a Party member--dead, or a broken, defeated husk who loves Big Brother and is just waiting for the bullet.
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I dunno. The proles seem to attract rocket bombs pretty good.RedImperator wrote:Being a prole in 1984 wouldn't be too horrible, compared to some of the alternatives. But I'd be dead already as a Party member--dead, or a broken, defeated husk who loves Big Brother and is just waiting for the bullet.
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