1984英语读后感

Orwell’s1984外国语学院10英语B班程志浩2010040102029Question1:Whatmakesyourwonderinthisbook?Why?Whatconfusesyouinthisbook?BesidesAnimalFarm,1984isthesecondnovelofGeorgeOrwell’sIhaveread.ComparingwithAnimalFarm,1984ismorepoliticalandmorepenetrating.Inthenovel,there’sasentence:”Iftherewashope,itlaysinproles”.However,howabouttheproles?Theyarewild,andtheyareawildpower.Maybethepartycan’tcontrolthem,butitcanregardthemasanimalsandsay:”Prolesandanimalsarefree!”WhenIreadthebook,whatimpressesmemostisthesuperiorityoftheparty.Itisinvincible.“Whocontrolsthepastcontrolsthefuture;whocontrolsthepresentcontrolsthepast.”Nevertheless,itisthepartywhocontrolsthepresent,thatistosay,itcontrolseverythinganytime.Italwaysmakesupliesandchangesthehistorytomaintainitsownstatus.What’smore,itdoesn’tgiveitsmembersfreedom.Eventheirmarriagesmusthavearecognizedpurposewhichistobegetchildrenfortheserviceoftheparty.Besides,thepartyalsowantstonarrowtherangeofthoughtsbyusinganewlanguagecalledNewspeak.Tobeamemberofsuchaparty,hemustbeverysensitive.Everydayeveneveryminute,heisinthedangerofbeingaccusedofconspiracies.Forexample,Winston-whobelievesnobody-always,thinksthatpeoplewhoareclosetohimmustbeaspyoranagent.Thus,hemisunderstandsJuliawhoiscrazyabouthim.Howsillyheis!IammovedwhenJuliaandWinstonsaytheywon’tbetrayeachother.It’shardforpeopletohavearealloveunderthatcircumstancebecausethepartywilluseallmeanstoletthemsurrender!ThelastbutnottheleastpointIwanttosayisabouttruth.Asweallknow,twoplustwomakesfour.It’satruth.Butifthepartysaysit’sfiveratherthanfour,thentheyhavetofollowit.Orelse,theywillbeartheunbearablepainuntiltheychangethetruthintoalie.Sowhenreadingthisbook,I’mfullofcompassioninmyheart.MeanwhileIfeelluckythatIhavesuchapromisingfuture!Question2:Howdoyoupicturetheauthorofthisbook?Whydoyoupicturehimorherinthisway?Orwell’swritingcareerspannednearlyseventeenyears.Ironically,althoughOrwelldidn’tconsiderhimselfanovelist,hewrotetwoofthemostimportantliterarymasterpiecesofthe20thcentury:AnimalFarmand1984.InOrwell’swriting,hesoughttruth.Evenhisfictionhaselementsoftheworldaroundhim,ofthewarsandstrugglesthathewitnessed,oftheterriblenatureofpolitics,andtheterribletollthattotalitarianismtakesonthehumanspirit.Fromthetimehebegantowriteattheageoftwenty-four,Orwelllongedtocapturethestrugglesof“real”people,toliveamongthelessfortunate,andtotelltheirstories.Ofhisownwriting,Orwellhassaidthathewritesbecausethereissomekindofliethathehastoexpose,somefacttowhichhewantstodrawattention.Orwellcertainlydoesthisin1984,anovelfraughtwithpoliticalpurpose,meaning,andwarning.InSpain,Orwellfoundwhathehadbeensearchingfor—atruesocialiststate.HejoinedthestruggleagainsttheFascistpartybuthadtofleewhenthegroupwithwhichhewasassociatedwasfalselyaccusedofsecretlyhelpingtheFascists.ShortlyafterOrwellandEileenadoptedasonin1944,OrwellbecameawarcorrespondentfortheObserverinParisandCologne,Germany.Tragically,Eileendiedinthebeginningofthatyear,justbeforethepublicationofoneofhismostimportantnovels,AnimalFarm.Despitethelossofhiswifeandhisownbattlewithpoorhealth,Orwellcontinuedhiswritingandcompletedtherevisionof1984in1948.Itwaspublishedearlythenextyearwithgreatsuccess.Question3:Whatwastheauthorsayingaboutlifeandlivingthoughthisbook?Explain.Inthebook1984,wecanseethePartyalwaystriedtheirbesttocontrolthepeoplefully.Thispolicygivestheleadermaximumrights,butthedisadvantageisobvioustoo.Peoplelivingunderthispolicywillfeeltheirlivesarenottrueandfeeltheyareonlydollsthatarehandledbythecountry.Theydon’thavethemostimportantthingsashumans.Thatispersonalconsciousness,whichisthewaywejudgedwhetherthemanisalivereally.Withoutit,peoplearejustpilesofmeat.Thisisanimaginedstylethoughtbytheauthorofthisbook.Actually,thisisaverygoodwaytocontrolthepeople.Thereare3countriesinthebook.TheyareOceania.EurasiaandEastasia.However,thepartyusesMinistryofTruthtokeepwatchoneverybehaviorofallthepeople.Theymadethemembersofthepartyfrightenthemallthetimeduetotheirnumber.Oceaniatakesthetelescreenpolicytocontrolthepeopleinthecountry.Inthecountry,peoplehavenosecretswiththemselves.Youcanseethetelescreeneverywhere.Onceyoudosomethingorjustthinksomethingthatisagainsttheruleofparty,youwillbeconsideredtohavecommittedacrimeandbearrestedbythethoughtpolice.Theauthorofthe1984wantedtoexposethenatureofthetotalitarianisminreallife.