1984 Socratic Seminar Reflection #3

      The seminar influenced my thinking in which the different things that could of happened to Syme was brought to my attention. After reading the book by myself, I just thought that Syme was killed by the Party. But after talking with my seminar group, the idea that he may have not been really gone came up. He could of just been trapped in some place or taken to some concentration camp, helped my ideas spread a little more abroad about Syme. Also i was able to get a more insight of how others had reacted to when readers were exposed that Mr.Charrington was actually a thought police.
     A statement  that I agreed with the most was made by Victoria when she answered my question. Her statement was when she said that Winston most likely wasn't only attracted to Julia just because she met his sexual needs, but because he had developed stronger and deeper feelings for her. The statement that i disagreed with the most was that O'Brien was considered an innocent character. Because as I'm analyzing the story of 1984, I feel like he may turn out to be one of those surprising antagonists where he may even turn out to be Big Brother if anything. I say this because the fact that he knew how to turn off the telescreen and magically turn it back on, is definitely something unusual.
     Something that worked well for this seminar was how focused and on-topic everyone was throughout the conversation. I felt as though the fact that everyone was so eager to start the seminar even though Ms.Hunter was not there should definitely mean something. I also feel like because there was so many interesting plots to talk about, everyone wanted to start.
     Something that needs improvement within this group is probably just the idea of getting more in-text conversation in the discussion. I feel as though we've done lots of text-to-world connections and that we've kind of gotten a bit away from the book itself and discussing more about how the situations in the book relate more and play a role more in our society today. Now, dont get me wrong, the fact that we are able to make a connection should also show our understanding, but I think if we could talk a bit more in depth about the things happening in the book more would be great.!