Oranges and Lemons
Friends Bird and Greg are trying to become better thinkers by reading great works of literature. This podcast consists of their discussions of these works, in the hope that it would inspire readers and thinkers of all kinds to join the conversation. New episodes will generally be released on every third Saturday. Seinfeld references abound.
Oranges and Lemons
#5: 1984 by George Orwell
Often regarded as a standard of modern political literature, George Orwell's 1984 maintains broad cultural influence and recognition to this day. The novel depicts a terrible future in which totalitarian governments, bearing a strong resemblance to Stalinist Russia, have snuffed out all individuality and free thought. In this episode, Bird and Greg discuss the novel and its prescience, touching on a range of topics including power as a motivation in itself, self-awareness in malevolent actors, the nature of the greatest threat to freedom, the danger of doublethink and its relationship to faith, the ultimate consequences of coerced betrayal, and more.
Warning: The novel/movie, Silence, is spoiled in this discussion.
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