As I remember from A Level English, Goldstein’s ‘book’ on Big Brother’s regime was the first part of 1984 to be written. I’m glad to see someone highlighting the parallels between great fictional works like Orwell’s and classic rationalist scientific literature; I’ve always thought there was great value in this.
Rubbish art attempting to point up serious political issues is about as effective as a scientific paper detailing a poorly run experiment. It’s the difference between an Atlas Shrugged and a 1984.
Ian, for an example of great, polemic, unbalanced political art, see Rage Against The Machine. Being artistic—even being good at it—doesn’t make you honest, it just makes you accessible.
As I remember from A Level English, Goldstein’s ‘book’ on Big Brother’s regime was the first part of 1984 to be written. I’m glad to see someone highlighting the parallels between great fictional works like Orwell’s and classic rationalist scientific literature; I’ve always thought there was great value in this.
Rubbish art attempting to point up serious political issues is about as effective as a scientific paper detailing a poorly run experiment. It’s the difference between an Atlas Shrugged and a 1984.
Ian, for an example of great, polemic, unbalanced political art, see Rage Against The Machine. Being artistic—even being good at it—doesn’t make you honest, it just makes you accessible.
mnuez—hang on to that day job! ;)