Tuesday, June 1, 2010

1984 - 10


  • "As soon as Winston had dealt with each of the messages, he clipped his speakwritten corrections to the appropriate copy of the Times and pushed them into the pneumatic tube." (p. 39)
TIME Magazine, first issued on March 3, 1923, is a weekly news magazine who's main purpose is to break the news down into categories each delivering short news pieces that busy consumers can quickly understand and absorb. Orwell's choice to allude to TIME Magazine seems slightly ironic because in reality it's content is solely based on factual news, where in 1984, Winston works to change history in order to suit the Party's demands. Instead of documenting history and reflecting on historical events, the Ministry of Truth is forced to alter it, which completely contradicts TIME Magazine's purpose.

http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/magazines/time-magazine.html
http://www.russiablog.org/ObamaTimeMagazineCover.jpg

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