Oedipus Rex

So I just read our homework for tonight and learned a little about Oedipus Rex. I had no idea what to expect but found the information on it rather intresting!! Have any of you read it before??

Spongebob and 1984

So during my usual observing on Saturday morning cartoons, I came across a Spongebob episode I had never watched before. And in it, Mermaidman's enemy ManRay took over the world (because Spongebob went back in time and messed things up bad for Mermaidman and Barnecle Boy) But when hey return to the future, it is exactly like Oceania!!! They have Big Brother is watching you posters and uniforms and telescreens!!! It amused me so much to see real literature being put into children's cartoons. btw Spongebob saved the day. Of course :)

1984 Vs. A Brave New World

A friend of mine in college sent me this link when he found out we were writing essays on 1984. It's pretty funny, especially if you've read A Brave New World.

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If you click on the image it will enlarge it.

1984 ending

I have to say that I was deeply disappointed in the ending of 1984. I know some people said that they liked it because it was realistic, but since when have fiction stories been realistic? Harry Potter goes up against incredible odds, emerging victorious, as well as Elizabeth from P&P, Eragon, and characters in many other books. I feel that there could have been a much better ending than defeat.

1984 is stalking us!

Has anyone noticed how often 1984 shows up in our day and age? Like ive counted like fifty different occurances. But just look up the lyrics to White Sky by Vampire Weekend and Uprising by Muse!

WOOOW.

It's been a while, so since I found something interesting, I thought I'd post. :)
I was starting my paper, going back to the introduction of Victory Gin. On page 9, when Winston tells us about the weird telescreen:
" For some reason the telescreen in the living room was in an unusual position. Instead of being placed, as normal, in the end of the wall, where it could command the whole room, it was in the longer wall, opposite the window... Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so far as sight went... But it had also been suggested by the book that he had just taken out of the drawer."

WHAT?!?! So, when we discussed Mr. Charrington selling him the diary on purpose, we were right. They knew about that little alcove in Winston's wall, and had him get the diary just for the purpose to catch him writing in it and insulting the Party. What I don't understand is why the let him actually do that. It was a really good idea, I will admit. It makes me mad that we didn't catch these little things before. All of these little incidents scream at us: "IT'S A LIE! WINSTON IS GOING TO GET CAUGHT!" But we're too hopeful. Gaaahh. That ruined my night.

1984

So I must say that I really like 1984 but I'm kind of nervous about the ending because I can't see it being a good one. There just seems to be no way that it can end happily! :( I mean my hopes were completely crushed when Mr.Charrington turned out to be part of the thought police but I wasn't surprised about O'Brien being a bad person it's just too bad Winston didn't see it in the beginning when he first met him.

bowling for soup says 1984

so this book left me exclaiming my saviours name in agonized befuddlement several times (JESUS MIO). i was terribly anxious to reach the end and, when i finally reached it, i just sat there in a vegetative state. so, without giving anything away, what did everyone think about the ending of this novel??
and hey who would be up to actually watching this movie?? i mean we are all mature seniors now and a little rough housing on the screen shouldn't stunt our mental growth or anything. maybe we could like arrange an adultish movie night thingie.
ps
krysta tried her hardest to sound very educated throughout this post and now her brain is in a pile at her feet. yay)

Talk about suspense...

1984 is not what I expected it to be. I was assuming that it was going to be like Catch-22, a thought that made me twitch. However, this has become one of my favorite books. I love how when I start reading it I just cannot put it down. The way Orwell writes is amazingly descriptive and very fun to read. I was glad that I liked another AP book!! :) Due to its suspense, I already finished it, whoops! Don't worry, I will not be the spoiler; I hate when people do that. But I will let all of you who aren't finished yet, the book is going to be more and more addictive with each section. I look forward to discussing the end!!!!

Busniess math bores me.....

so i'd much rather write on the blog! So 1984 is definetly one of my favourite books. I'm still surprised that they allow high schoolers to read it with it's sexual content, yet not allow us to watch R rated movies. Why just last week I tried to check out One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the movie, from the library, and as a 17 year old...who has student directed the play, watched it constantly on youtube, and has read 3/4of the book (got distracted) I could not check it out. Yet, in a public high school we can read about Winston Smith getting busy with a 50 year old hooker. Flaw in the system? I think so.

I'VE ARRIVED

If you're one of those people who constantly fail to read the title's of blogs, I have arrived! i can now start participating in those fancy things that everyone else metaphorically rubs in my face every day in class, blog posts *gasp*.

So did any one else think it was weird that Winston was so horny that he consumated with an elderly woman? I know I did.

Krysta

My Summary

Hey Rebecca (and anyone who read the comments under Rebecca's post)

I added more to my version of the Rape of the Lock. It is quite good in my opinion, and I hope you guys enjoy it.

Peace

The Rape of the Lock

I kind of felt the same way as Alex about The Rape of the Lock. I normally don't care for old english poetry. But now that I'm understanding it better, I have starting to actually like the poem. Which is rare for me since I usually hate poetry with a passion. :) It bothers me when reading if I don't understand what every word means but hopefully I'll come to love The Rape of the Lock before we're done reading it.

didn't post the link grrrr...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4lAnLk2_OQ

Mr. Pope

So I love Rape of the Lock. It reminds me a bit of Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream with all the fairies and sprites. Also i got bored. and decided to look up Rape of the Lock on Youtube.....this is what I found.....it's long...but worth it :)