nns
02-03-2006, 07:41 AM
When I posted my first thread (called "to begin with ...the end", a long time ago), I found out that people have different opinions even about Winston's fate (?: can you say that in English?), something that I actually regarded as taken for granted.
I want to try this again.
I regard O'Brien as the most fascinating character of 1984, the one I would love to spend a couple of evenings with, to listen to what he has to say, to try to understand. I guess I would like to ascertain if such a clever person is really, genuinely capable of Doublethink, or if it is just a trick.
Of course, real life shows me that most of politicians are capable of doublethink (if you only knew what we have to listen to, in Italy, now that the electoral campaign has started!...). But the point is that those people are simply pretending, and do it with an obvious purpose. :rage:
What's your opinion? Do you also regard O'Brien as a fascinating, charismatic leader, or are you merely disturbed by him?
I want to try this again.
I regard O'Brien as the most fascinating character of 1984, the one I would love to spend a couple of evenings with, to listen to what he has to say, to try to understand. I guess I would like to ascertain if such a clever person is really, genuinely capable of Doublethink, or if it is just a trick.
Of course, real life shows me that most of politicians are capable of doublethink (if you only knew what we have to listen to, in Italy, now that the electoral campaign has started!...). But the point is that those people are simply pretending, and do it with an obvious purpose. :rage:
What's your opinion? Do you also regard O'Brien as a fascinating, charismatic leader, or are you merely disturbed by him?