1984 Foreword

[Otto]

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From: "Terrance" <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
To: "Otto" <ottosell at yahoo.de>
Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: 1984 Foreword


>
>
> Otto wrote:
> >
> > I like Fromm's Afterword because it deals with weapons of mass
destruction,
> > politics and doublethink.
>
> Wonder why Fromm would bring those things up.
>
> _1984_ is not easy reading. Doublethink & Newspeak are a bit insane. The
> Appendix is helpful, I guess,  but I don't like the fact that the book
> has an Appendix to explain Newspeak.
>

Doublethink isn't that insane as Fromm proves with his examples. And on
Newspeak one has to say that as the Appendix shows the meaning of the word
"free" can be diminished, if not eliminated. Just like Father Rapier says .
. .

Otto