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piercehawkeye45 · 03-13-2010, 10:15 PM

I first read 1984 right after I graduated high school but I see no problem in allowing a mature 12 year old to read it. Although just a thought, it may be helpful to discuss the book with her regularly to see how she is interpreting it. You could not only help her digest the book but expand her views on the analogies as well. It is extremely easy for people, especially younger people, to take these analogies to the extreme and believe that this is the actually where we are heading as a society.

My plot for 2044:
It would be similar to 1984 but the plot would focus more on the people becoming passive and wanting a guiding controlling force as opposed to a controlling force forcing the people to be passive.

03-13-2010, 10:15 PM	#11
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I first read 1984 right after I graduated high school but I see no problem in allowing a mature 12 year old to read it. Although just a thought, it may be helpful to discuss the book with her regularly to see how she is interpreting it. You could not only help her digest the book but expand her views on the analogies as well. It is extremely easy for people, especially younger people, to take these analogies to the extreme and believe that this is the actually where we are heading as a society. My plot for 2044: It would be similar to 1984 but the plot would focus more on the people becoming passive and wanting a guiding controlling force as opposed to a controlling force forcing the people to be passive. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.