2. Kitsch- a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that are unoriginal.
3. Juche- self reliance.
Two aspects of North Korea that are related to 1984.
1. "The newspapers would occasionally run feature stories about heroic children who ratted out their parents. To be denounced by a neighbor for bad-mouthing the regime was nothing extraordinary." (53)
2. "Kim Il'Sung closed the churches, banned the Bible, deported believers to the hinterlands, and appropriated Christian imagery and dogma for the purpose of self- promotion." (45)
One comment about the reading so far.
1. I was suprised to learn that an individual such as Chang-bo could hold a job which outwardly appropriates propaganda in order to glorify Kim Il-sung's party. I had assumed that members of lower social classes would not be aware of such facets of their system of government.
Three unfamiliar vocabulary words and definitions
ReplyDelete1. Neungju- a cheap home-brewed corn liquor.
2. Kitsch- a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that are unoriginal.
3. Juche- self reliance.
Two aspects of North Korea that are related to 1984.
1. "The newspapers would occasionally run feature stories about heroic children who ratted out their parents. To be denounced by a neighbor for bad-mouthing the regime was nothing extraordinary." (53)
2. "Kim Il'Sung closed the churches, banned the Bible, deported believers to the hinterlands, and appropriated Christian imagery and dogma for the purpose of self- promotion." (45)
One comment about the reading so far.
1. I was suprised to learn that an individual such as Chang-bo could hold a job which outwardly appropriates propaganda in order to glorify Kim Il-sung's party. I had assumed that members of lower social classes would not be aware of such facets of their system of government.