Summer Book Report

Title: 1984

Author: George Orwell

 

I chose this book because I have read or watched or seen a lot of piece of works influenced by this novel. For Example, "A clockwork Orange" a famous novel written by Anthony Burgess,  "BIG BROTHER" a song composed by Stevie Wonder, and further more. Contents of this book became a well known motif of Distopia novels, and I was interested in this novel, so I thought it is good chance for me to read this book in this summer.

It's rough story is that, If I say very shortly, the main character, Winston, living in a totalitarian country once decided himself to against the power, but he arrested and he was changed his mind to believe what dominant party say. The time is 1984, the place is London. In there, people were controlled by dominant party. Structure of society is completely hierarchy, the top of which is BIG BROTHER, a guise of party. The next rank is Inner Party, Outer Party, the worst class is Proles. It is said "Proles and Animals are free". On the contrary, Party members are strictly controlled by Party. There is the telescreen: two way television, in each member's room and they are observed by Party in anytime when they are awake and sleep. They are not allowed to thinking by themselves and also to memorize practice. Their thought, and memory, is governed by Party using some modern instruments.

This novel was written in 1948-1949, expecting the future ironically. The author actually lived in the age of WW and civil war, and saw the totalitarianism and socialism. When I read this book, I was surprise to author’s deep insight in the posture of world. This book takes the form of novel, but I think I can not clearly say that these incidents written in this book happen only in the imagination. This novel has a lot of meaningful note for danger lies in modern society. Reading this book give us a chance to think about these problem, and we can that because we are not controlled our thought and memory by dominant power yet.

Title: 1984

first posting

My summer was very fine! I spend most of my summer vacation for my circle (Modern Music Society: a jazz big band) activities. We have five days activity from 13:00 to 18:00 (or more) in a week,  and during summer we took part in three jazz competition. We went on a training camp for one week, and once, we arranged a camp on Gunma prehecture for purely playing and enjoying.  Through this activities,  we could not only get along with each members, but also contact a friendship with students of other college's big band.


A pleasant summer gone. My main aim of ARW Autumn is,  fixing a soud foundation which we have done since spring term, such clearly showing my own opinion in a correct form.  Then, I think my experience to writing or speaking English is not sufficient, so I should do that.  Above all, I want to enjoy the class.