Hi I have to do a term paper in a few hours and need your ideas on this topic:
"Discuss the ideas developed by the George Orwell in 1984 about how acts of courage develop and nurture personal integrity."
Please help me come up with ideas from the book, and what kind of things i can discuss.
Thanks.
So really what I'm asking is, how did Winston's acts of courage help develop him? Did it make him a better person?
How do ones courageous acts help develop their character?
God, teachers annoy me.Originally Posted by shadman
Instead of focusing on the book and what Orwell was saying, they just have to introduce their own philosophical nonsense. Here, the teacher is wanting to make a point - courage is defining - which is arguable on a multitude of levels. C'est la vie. On with the show....
What I imagine he/she is looking for is realising and accepting the limits to one's courage defines the character so clearly that passing the limit changes the character - hence Winston's love for BB once he'd been broken.
In the eyes of the Party, it certainly made him a better person!
Earlier in the book, where Winston deals with his fears before becoming involved with Julia, I suppose you could say he defined himself to a degree - he realised that he could buck the Party and live a happier life, and no doubt a case could be built for him "better" as a result of that.
Hope that helps!
(And tell your teacher I hate her - I bet it's a female?)
Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."
Anon
Orwell is good - no argument there - but is he really "the" worthy?
I wrote a poem on a leaf and it blew away...
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