1984 in 2020?

5/18/2020

Weekly Literary Quote
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
-George Orwell, 1984

Journal Prompt
Draw some parallels between the future that Orwell predicted when he wrote the book in 1948 and the society that has come to pass today. What are some warnings we can take from the book in regards to technology or politics? Do you think Orwell would be impressed with the world today? Why or why not?

57 Comments

Jacob

5/18/2020 06:03:09 pm

I do not think Orwell would be impressed with the world today. He would see how we have changed especially. He would see that we have lost our ways in education. Also how we have guided away from our futures.

Michael Bollen

5/18/2020 11:55:43 pm

I disagree I think he would be happy with the world today.

Tamryn

5/21/2020 12:34:27 pm

I also disagree on this. I think he would be impressed on how far we have come in advancing in science and technology.

Troy

5/22/2020 09:57:06 am

I agree and disagree, I think he would be impressed by some of the technology we have today. I also think he would be discouraged by some of the things we have lost our way on.

Kaleb

5/22/2020 10:53:28 am

I do not think that Orwell would be impressed.

Sydnee

5/24/2020 02:21:53 pm

I agree and disagree. He would be impressed but also worried. With how our technology is developing so fast we will rely on it more and more to the point that is all we will instead of our ownselves.

Brayden

5/26/2020 01:34:15 pm

I somewhat agree. He wouldn’t be impressed only because our technology isn’t as advanced.

Michael Bollen

5/18/2020 11:55:20 pm

I don’t see any parallels between his world and ours. Some warnings we can take are that someday technology may take over our lives and our privacy. Another is that if we let the government take full control someday we may be living in a sense of distopia. I think he would be because of the technological advances.

Owen

5/23/2020 05:32:06 pm

I agree with the overwhelming of technology.

taelyn

5/26/2020 10:32:37 pm

we had some of the same points about technology in our statements.

Abi

5/27/2020 09:12:53 pm

I believe that you're right. The technology in the world is slowly taking over.

Ryder

5/19/2020 10:55:20 am

I don’t see very many parallels but with how our society is so technology based there is a threat that it will take over to the extent that our entire society will be ran purely on tech. We are already very dependent on how much we use technology services from having it as our main way of communication and how much personal information can be found on the internet. I feel that Orwell would see how dependent we all are on our newest technologies and the internet.

Tamryn

5/21/2020 12:37:52 pm

I agree Ryder! Technology is a huge part of our world now and Orwell would see it and be impressed but also worried about our future and our entire society being revolved around tech.

Troy

5/22/2020 09:55:43 am

I agree. Our world has become very dependent on technology. Do you think there are both pros and cons of this?

Kaleb

5/22/2020 10:51:12 am

We are very dependent on this technology.

Owen

5/23/2020 05:32:39 pm

Our would has the tech that can do this to use if we let it.

Jacob

5/23/2020 07:54:07 pm

That is a great point. Technology plays such a huge role in most everyone's life today.

Tamryn

5/21/2020 12:33:29 pm

I don’t see many parallels with our society and his, but we have grown to be a very technology based world. Which isn’t always a bad thing but is never a good thing. We have grown to be so dependent on all the technology around us. We have gained a lot knowledge through it all too and I think he would realize that.

Destiny

5/26/2020 02:06:02 pm

I agree. we keep on finding ways to be easier with the use of technology, which could be seen as good or bad.

Abi

5/27/2020 09:16:01 pm

I agree that technology can be good and bad. One of the bad parts is that if something were to happen to it most would be lost in the world with out it.

Cole Lamoure

5/28/2020 10:41:43 pm

I agree we use technology to become more efficient.

Troy

5/22/2020 09:54:35 am

I don’t see really any parallels between their world and ours. I do see similarities in the fact we are very reliant on technology in today’s world. I also see it in that technology can cause issues sometimes. When people get to much technology power they can get carried away and create things of harm to our world.

Jacob

5/23/2020 07:54:41 pm

That's is a great point. Technology can cause many issues.

Brayden

5/26/2020 01:33:16 pm

I agree with you. People get to carried away.

taelyn

5/26/2020 10:32:02 pm

i very much agree with this statement, especially the part where you said too much technology could cause harm to the world.

Wylie

5/28/2020 09:48:47 am

I agree with this we are so dependent on technology in our world.

Dakota

5/29/2020 10:38:40 am

I agree that people abuse the privilege to have the advanced technology we have today.

Kaleb

5/22/2020 10:50:26 am

The only thing I see similar is the fact that we do rely on technology. This technology can be good and bad. Good because it is handy to have all the stuff we want to know right in our phone. Bad because we may rely on it too much. I also feel that this technology has taken away from communication between people. And this is breaking things down.

Sydnee

5/24/2020 02:23:01 pm

I completely agree. We are disconnecting from the real world.

Riley

5/24/2020 10:00:26 pm

I agree, and it seems that we are using it more and more evey day.

Owen

5/23/2020 05:31:42 pm

There are very few parallels between his book and our world today. The only one I could think of is that technology will take over or everyday life and personal lives. Even though we could use it for good. There are some people that can’t.

Riley

5/24/2020 09:59:43 pm

I agree, but do you think that there is any parallel between how the FBI can search through our data now, and how they could directly watch people in 1984.

Sydnee

5/24/2020 02:19:48 pm

Orwell would not be impressed with how our world is now. A parallel i think are similar is how the technology is taking over the world. We have so many devices we use in our everyday lives and I think it will keep developing over time and we will rely it more and more.

Cody

5/26/2020 01:30:00 pm

Definitely, we don’t even know what to do anymore without a phone. Technology has evolved so much.

Riley

5/24/2020 09:58:36 pm

For parallels, we definitely have less privacy than we used to. I think he would be a mix of both impressed, and disappoited. He would see how far we have come with technology, but he would also see the other side of the coin, and how many people have gotten to the point that if you don't agree with them, then you aren't correct. People now don't understand how to set aside differences, and work together.

Cody

5/26/2020 01:29:20 pm

I agree we would feel in the middle. And people are always have to argue about everything.

Paul

5/27/2020 09:56:21 pm

I definitely agree with what you said about less privacy.

Cole Lamoure

5/28/2020 10:48:17 pm

That is an interesting take on that.

Cody

5/26/2020 01:28:30 pm

I feel like he would be impressed but then again not so impressed. We have really good technology but I feel like theirs was a lot more intense. Technology is starting to take over everything and instead of waiting a couple days to get a message you get it in seconds.

Destiny

5/26/2020 02:04:33 pm

I agree. Technology is taking over the world more and more everyday.

Cheyenne

5/28/2020 10:54:59 am

I agree with this but I don't think it's taking over but I do believe more people are into their phones or technology than in the world not on the world of our phones.

Brayden

5/26/2020 01:32:42 pm

Orwell wouldn’t be impressed with the world today. He had more advanced technology than we do. Ours is pretty good but he would expect more from it than what we have.

Paul

5/27/2020 09:55:48 pm

I agree with what you had to say about technology.

Wylie

5/28/2020 09:47:46 am

I agree with that but we arent that far behind him with the technology.

Destiny

5/26/2020 02:03:32 pm

For some parallels I between worlds is the amount we rely on technology. Also the shrinking amount of privacy we have. I think Orwell would be impressed with the amount of technology we have developed but so impressed with how we use it.

Cheyenne

5/28/2020 10:52:39 am

I agree you make great points.

taelyn

5/26/2020 10:31:09 pm

one parallel is our world now runs on technology. orwells world had technology that was much more advanced. i feel like soon enough our world could potentially start relying on technology for literally everything. orwell would be very impressed with how we use technology. there’s a lot of other parallels but this was the one that caught my eye most.

Loon

5/28/2020 06:37:16 pm

I feel like we already rely on technology for just about everything.

Abi

5/27/2020 09:10:43 pm

I believe that he would be impressed by how far we have come in the way of technology but severely disappointed with the education system though.

Dakota

5/29/2020 10:37:19 am

I agree with this. He was really unfortunate to not be able to have the technology we have.

Paul

5/27/2020 09:55:11 pm

There are no parallels between his world and ours. I think he would be disappointed by our education and the way we have become in social media. He would be though impressed by our technology improvements.

Loon

5/28/2020 06:38:49 pm

I agree with you I think he'd be impressed with our technology too.

Wylie

5/28/2020 09:46:08 am

I dont see many parallels in this. Our world is revolved around technology everyone and everything is revolved around it. We are starting to see more and more each day how technology is taking over our lives. I dont think he would be very impressed.

Cheyenne Ward

5/28/2020 10:51:23 am

In Orwell's book 1984 the telescreen is everywhere and Big Brother is watching you. No one ever knows if or when and that there are hidden microphones that can listen at anytime. In today's society we have cell phones, t.vs, and computers, as well as other technology. Our government can tap into any device and listen or look at anything at anytime they want, his book warns us to not let technology take control our lives and the government shouldn't have total control. I believe Orwell would be impressed of the work and education because these days kids aren't taught to spy and turn their parents in to the government.

Loon

5/28/2020 06:36:17 pm

I don't see any parallels other than that technology has taken over our privacy. Even this isn't completely true but some what is true. Orwell gives us warnings about technology taking over our lives and privacy. This isn't true at least right now. I think Orwell would be impressed with today's world because of how far technology has came.

Cole Lamoure

5/28/2020 10:46:26 pm

I don’t see many similarities between the world today and the book, but we have grown to be a very technology relying world. We have grown to use technology in our everyday life. I believe this is a good thing. I think he would like how much more efficient it helps us be.

Dakota

5/29/2020 10:35:30 am

I don’t really see how the books technology and the modern technology are similar. In modern day the technology gets better and better everyday. I think he’ll be satisfied with how much it could’ve helped him.

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