Wednesday, November 7, 2007
The constant in the equation
In response to the question of the power of subconscious I have a very strong opinion. In the book I feel more and more trapped as I read the harsh methods of the party. But its the not the public demonstrations of hate or the mindless devotion that bothers me. It ends up being the things you really don't notice, the things that causes a character or narrator to be unreliable. An excellent book I read that really described the subconscious mind is a book called "Blink". Its written by Malcolm Gladwell and really goes into great detail how most of our lives and decisions are effected by our subconscious mind. The controlling of your subconscious as described in the book is extremely scary because then you would never know if you are making decisions for yourself, or if you are being manipulated. I hope the main character Winston doesn't lose his individuality due to the parties cruel methods.
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