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1984 in Pop Culture

1. Watch the “1984” Apple commercial, directed by Ridley Scott made in 1984. *If this video won’t open then use Google or YouTube and search for “1984 Apple’s Macintosh Commercial”

 Who is the hero?

 Who is the villain? How is he presented?

 What does “Big Brother” mean when he says, “Today we celebrate the first year anniversary of the information fortification…”?

 How is the crowd presented?

 What does the heroine do that shows rebellion?

 The announcer says, “And you’ll see why 1984 won’t like “1984.” What is Apple saying about its product in relation to others’?

2. Read the lyrics to the song “2+2 = 5” recorded by Radiohead in 2003 from the album Hail to the Thief:

Are you such a dreamer attention To put the world to rights I needed attention (X3) I'll stay home forever Yeah I love it, the Where two and two attention always makes a five Payin' attention (X3) I'll lay down the tracks I try to sing along Sandbag and hide But the music's all wrong January has April ‘Cause I'm not (X2) showers I'll swallow up flies? And two and two always Back and hide makes a five But I'm not It's the devil's way now Oh, hail to the thief (X2) There is no way out But I'm not (X4) You can scream and you Don't question my can shout authority or put me in the It is too late now box Because you're not there ‘Cause I'm not (X2) Payin' attention (X4) Oh go up to the king, and yeah I feel it, I needed the sky is falling in attention But it's not (X2) Payin' attention (X3) Maybe not (X2) Yeah I need it, I needed

 The album Hail to the Thief was released in 2003. Given the year, why do you think the album was titled as such? 1984 in Pop Culture

 What does the singer Thom Yorke mean when he says, “I'll stay home forever / Where two and two always makes a five?”

 Yorke repeats, “You’re not there payin’ attention” ten times. Who’s not paying attention, do you think?

 Who is “the thief” in the line “Oh, hail to the thief / But I’m not”?

 Yorke ends, “…the sky is fallin in / But it’s not / Maybe not.” Why is he not sure?

3. Find your own example of 1984 in Pop Culture and explain why it relates to the novel.

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