1984 Journal #3

Orwell is able to make his dystopian vision of total submission to to authority believable through the characters in his novel. Our protagonist in the novel 1984 does not agree with the dystopian society and the rules that Big Brother places on him and the community. Throughout the novel he goes against the rules by having an intimate relationship, thinking tyrannical thoughts and disrespecting Big Brothers authority. But at the very end of the novel, the last sentence reads, "He loved Big Brother" (297). This quote shows that the dystopian ideals have been successfully instilled into the rebellious protagonists head. They conformed the rebel. The conquering of the protagonist shows the dystopians power and highlights the believability that a society could really work this way. Orwell creates the society in which everyone conforms and agrees with the society or is extinguished.

even though in the end of the novel, out hero protagonist loses his fight against Big Brother and the community, Orwell instills a hope in us throughout the fight of Winston. He fights hard in the book to detach from the society and become his own person the reader feels hopeful that he will succeed somehow and change the community. Though this does not happen, his effort gives us hope that one day it could happen.

1984, Journal 2

The brunette girl that was once thought to be a spy by Winston, the main character but is now revealed as a secret lover of his. True love is not condoned in this dystopian society and they learn to meet in places and talk in secret. This brown haired young fair girl works in the ministry same as him in the fiction department. Her job is to create fiction in the community and to pass it off for truth. She was a quiet girl, which is why Winston originally thinks she is a spy for the thought police. She and Winston realize their desire for each other when Julia slips him a note expressing her feelings toward him. They become secret lovers where nothing is secret. Together they break the rules of Big Brothers community and they have a meaningful relationship. Together they express their feelings toward Big Brother and the society they live in. They share their ideals and their thought, the ones that are death if anyone finds out. Together they face sure death for having a meaningful relationship and thinking tyrannical thought about the community. The thought police finding them out is something the Julia and Winston risk though for the freedom of their relationship.

1984, Journal 1

“In principle a Party member had no spare time and was never alone except in bed. It was assumed that when he was not eating, working, or sleeping he would be taking part in some kind of communal recreations; to do anything that suggested a taste for solitude, even go for a walk by yourself, was always slightly dangerous. There was a word for it in Newspeak: own life, it was called, meaning individualism and eccentricity” (Orwell 82)

In this passage of George Orwell’s novel 1984, the idea of a dystopian world is conveyed through the structure and routine of daily life. The government is very active in peoples lives, they control your personal lives, they expect and demand that you do as they say. They strongly encourage sameness in the community. They drill into the minds of their members the mottos and values of the town. The state stresses sameness. They do not want you to be different, to have your own opinions, to be your own person. The state watches you all the time. They are active is your personal lives as it says, “there was never any alone time except in bed”. The community encourage you to be active in their community and to do things to benefit the good of it. There are no real social classes, but there is mentioned quite often through out the first part of the novel “A Party member”. The society categorizes the community with parties and demands specific requirements and expectations they must reform to, or else face consequences.

This passage speaks out against individuality comparing it to eccentricity. By doing this we see that the society does not promote individual thinking or personal expression. The society controls all aspects of time, thought and work in someone’s life.

Stranger #7

Thesis: Camus uses contrast of the ambigious beliefs of meursaults in part one to his clearly expressed beliefs in part two to allow that reader to explore and create their own belief system without being swayed with Meursaults, and then use the newly explored beliefs to evaluate the character Meursault.

Strange #6

At the end of the book we get a more in depth and clear look into the ideas of Meursault. We better understand him when he expresses himself to us. when he tells us his beliefs we can relate to him easier because we feel that we know him. "I had lived my life one way and I could just as well lived it another"(Camus 121). From this statement we can conclude that he is the most important person in his life. Meursault thinks that he has lived how he wanted to. He knows that this outcome is directly related to his actions, but he feels indifferent about this.
Camus, on the other hand does not feel this way. We can tell this because of his addition of the Priest into the story. The Priest tries to get Meursault to convert to God and to see the errors of his beliefs. Camus could of easily said everything Meursault was feeling and thought in a monologue and epiphany's. But he decides to add in the Priest to show us that these are not the things we should believe.

Stranger #5

Camus creates a part one and a part two because he wants to make sure that we see the difference and the changes of Meursault's character in the second half of the book.
In oart two of The Stranger, we start to see small but noticable changes in Meursaults character and how he feels."[...] for the first time in years I had this stupid urge to cry, because I could feel how much all these people hated me." (Camus 89-90). Here he expresses his emotions. In part one, Meursault does not have as in depth feeling, he simply states what he thinks. "After the funeral, though, the case will be closed and everything will have a more official feel to it." even when he finds out his mother has passed he does not express his emotions. He is factual and orderly. Through the difference is his emotions we can see him becaome a more person like and a more dynamic character. Meursault becomes more human to us, we can relate to him and his hardships. Because of this we find it easier to feel bad for him because of his lack of emotions.

Stranger #4 Journal

In part two to the stranger Meursault becomes more aware of his surroundings and his situations. "Afterwards my only thoughts were those of a prisoner."(77 Camus) He understand what is happening to him and accepts it in a different way than before. Meursault realizes that he has only one option and he reforms to fit the person he has to be because of his soundings.

Meursault does a lot of thinking that he had not had a chance to do before he was in prison. "I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison."(79 Camus) Meursault starts to become more pensive and thoughtful. He starts to become more satisfied with his life and grow up. We see this by his rational response to his predicament.

"Only the words "yesterday" and "tomorrow" still had any meaning for me." (80 Camus) Before part one Camus was detial oriented, he loved dates, and time. But now in prison all he cared about is yesterday and tomorrow. There is not more last week, or at 11 and 6. To him the days are just days and time has no meaning anymore. He changes in this way from a more serious adult.

Stranger Journal #3

Camus uses the motif of the the sun through out the book to show use the severity of your actions directly impacts your life. "But today, with the sun bearing down, making the whole landscape shimmer with heat, it was inhuman and oppressive."(Camus 15) Through out the book we see the sun mentioned when Meursault deals with a conflict or interacts with another person. Camas does this to show us that even though Meursault does not express himself he still has feelings inside of him.

Camus uses the motif of time to show us that Meursault is an orderly and judges things based on time. He takes notice of times, dates and places on almost every page."Twice a day, at eleven and six, the old man takes the dog out for a walk."(Camus 27) He notes small details and pays attention to others lives. He feels the need to be meticulious and precise, he evaluates things by measures of time.

Camus uses the motif of pleasure to highlight the childlike being of Meursault. "the sky was green; I felt good."(Camus 26) The simple things make him feel happy. They bring joy into his life, just like they would for a child. Children are notorious for seeing the smallest good in a sea of awful. We see Meursaults inner child when he recieves pleasure for the smallest thing like the color of the sky.

Stranger Journal #2

KATIEISMS
1. Everything done throughout your life should be for the glory of God.
God is our Creator, everything we do should be done to make him happy. We show our love for him by doing all things for him.
2. God takes an active part in every ones life, he cares about us all.
God made the world for us, he influences our lives through people and experiences.
3. Your mind is more important than your condition.
Your way of thinking is more important, you can have a mind set and a vision and be able to reach it no matter what obstacles you face.
4. Power of visualization is more affective than repetition.
When you believe and think through something, you get more effective outcomes than by just doing something.
5. World was created by god for us to live in.
The world is way bigger than any of us. The only thing big enough to create the universe is God.
6. Everyone has a predetermined fate.
You have the power of choice, you decide the smaller things, but in the long run God will always know where and what you are going to do. He knows everything before it is done.
7. Everything in the world has a purpose, everything is done on purpose.
No matter how small, everything is here for a reason. We are all connected in life.

The Stranger Journal #1

In Chapters 1 and 2, Meursault recounts his life in a very simplistic way. He does not waste breath on descriptive words. He tells it like it is. In the first chapter, Meursault goes to his mothers funeral. He goes thought the without emotion. The second chapter consists of Meursaults weekend adventures, his love with a past colleague. He spends the night with her and then sits on his poach all of Sunday.

Because Meursault is so detached and formal in his telling of his story I have a hard time relating to this story. He is so cold and distant that I do not feel anything for him, I do not make a personal relationship with him.

Camus creates this kind of antihero we know as Meursault to get this points across. Every author has a reason they write a book, and how they get the message across is up to them. Camus uses a plain, unemotional protagonist to make sure that his ideas are heard. He wants everyone to be able to get meaning out of his books. He does this through a character who simply tells us the answers.

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