Religious Fundamentalism in Orwell and Pynchon

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jbor wrote:

 I noticed
> recently a subject header which pronounced "1984 evoking 9/11". If that is
> the assertion then it has to be asked, for whom is this evocation occurring?

Well, I can evoke it or not. It certainly makes sense to me. Why? Well,
the questions that P raises are ones that we are asking about our
government's reaction to 9-11. Does P mention 9-11? No. Does he say or
imply that bombs falling ....ect is a metaphor for 9-11? No. But I can
evoke 9-11 from a Foreword written prior to 9-11. 

I'm sure you agree. If you're teaching a GR to students in NYC post 9-11
and they keep evoking 9-11, it doesn't mean that the students readings
are wrong. Does P say anything about 9-11 in GR? Well of course not. 

I wouldn't label an evocation of 9-11 from the Foreword subjective, but
it sure ain't 
there in the text.