Week 24

Final Thoughts

How do we become who we are? Who or what molds us into the people we become? At the start of the year I said there are things that shape our identity: religion, family, friends, environment, ethnicity, education just to name a few. Each person is different, yet individuality is condemned in Orwell’s 1984. For most of the novel Winston Smith did not conform to the ideals of the party; so he was considered an outsider, a heretic, an enemy. If we are all the same, then there can be no development socially, intellectually, spiritually and ideologically. Winston Smith fought to the bitter end to keep his identity, to hold onto a past that was real for him. Now “the long-hoped-for-bullet was entering his brain.” So what is Orwell telling us?

Have a great week and remember, be empathetic to each other and work diligently...I always notice!! Smile, too!

PROJECT DATES:

FEB 20: outlines and first typed draft due for peer review.
FEB 22: final essay due along with draft and outline.
MAY 8: AP EXAMINATION

Here are your assignments/Agenda for Week 24:

Week 24 MS Word

Week 24 pdf

If you have questions about these assignments, please leave a comment or email me directly. Remember, I will check the blog until 9:59 pm. You know I need my Seinfeld fix.