blog post #4
i don't have much to talk about, other than the shocking albeit inevitable fate of the two getting captured coming to pass. we've been built up with this sense of dread, like we know it's coming. (certainly, the way Winston's been thinking, the characters are knowing it too.) so we keep going, and right as we're about to duck under, and we think we're safe, the rug is pulled from under us. i like that feeling of dread, actually. it lingers when i watch a movie or show, or read something else with the same theme. i don't know why-- i'm a very optimistic person irl, so wouldn't it stand that i would hate that? does this make sense?
either way, obviously the feeling of dread is permeating a lot of this book. unending, inescapable, like the thought police. i guess a part of the reason i like dread so much is because its very existence hints at the presence of potential hope. even though there's not a ton presented here. it's a very interesting tonal bargain.
what do you think? is that a sensibility you lean towards? and if not, what?
how has your day been?
Part 3 is all about the dread. Pretty much this entire novel, other than Julia's note and a few very brief moments, are literally dread-ful. My day has been OK, thanks.
ReplyDeletei am not the biggest fan of dread because its sad (surprise!) and its usually pretty graphic making it hard to read. I wonder if we will get to see any hope later on, my day otherwise has been also a bit dreadful
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