The Socratic Seminar that was based off of book one of 1984, influenced me to think of 1984 in a more futuristic perspective of someone who thought of the future as a controlling place with no choices. One thing that was said that had me thinking more in depth about it is the fact that children were basically brainwashed to rebel against their parents, which also correlate to technology because we choose technology instead of communication with our parents sometimes. But also, it is offensive that people in the old days projected the years of 1984 to be controlling and monitored.
The opinion that I agreed with the most among my peers is that the diary is a form of rebellion even though the main character isn't even aware of it yet. The whole concept of the the diary is a representation of Winston's thoughts and when he realizes that others have ideas too they'll eventually rebel against the government. So in a way, this is power and individuality in itself. I said everything that I wanted to say in the seminar.
What really worked well for the seminar is the fact that everyone built off of everyone's ideas and it flowed very well. Also, everyone made relevant contributions and no one was overpowering over anyone else, so it was a seminar of mutual respect and mutual contribution to the seminar.
What needs improvement is nothing really, I thought the questions and the answers and the concepts contributed we're pretty good and relevant, so nothing was bad enough that was noticeable to be drastically improved.
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