Smoky Hill High School - Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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rwells 1984: Realityl? Since its publication in 1949, George Orwell's novel 1984 has triggered heated debates about whether or not our society is becoming like Oceania and how accurate his predictions were. These two questions have been under analysis by countless literary critics, historians, and political scientists who almost all agree that to some extent, our society is fast becoming a facsimile of Orwell's Oceania. Literary critic Anthony Burgess, while being inter- viewed by Walter Cronkite, said, Orwell's book has definite roots in 1949 he modeled Oceania after London during the post-war squalor and proverty which surrounded him . . . after all, the memory of Hitler and his tyranny was still prominent in his mind! If this is true, it is safe to assume that Orwell was writing about the direction in which he saw the human race to be going. Our society is rapidly transgressing the line between 1984 being purely fictitious and 1984 as a nightmarish reality. Orwell described it as a foreboding metal plaque with the purpose of evil. A more common name for this object to 1984's readers is the telescreen. lts use by the Thought Police to inflict a psychological terror on the citizens of Oceania was frightening indeed. We have no tele- screens in our modern society, per se, but the watchful eyes of surveillance cameras capture our image much the time. Many of these cameras are used in our department stores and banks. The slogan Big Brother is Watching You, takes on a new meaning! Big Brother in retrospect at the time was a combination of the fanatical leaders during World War ll. Today, the term Big Brother is used as a synonym for a government and by students to describe schools adminis- tration. The Ministry of Truth altered the vocabulary of Oceania's citizens until words which were deemed unneces- sary were eliminated. This was known as newspeak. Perhaps more frighten- ing was doublethink. Doublethink is used today to manipulate political power. To the government, a nuclear missile is simply called a peace- keeper. How close to reality was Orwell? His vision of our future may not have been completely accurate but similar situta- tions to his predictions have been occuring. WELCOME TO 1985! ,?,EiRi?-1355 ,,.. ygxxw. .fi Y. at 82 1984lFreshmen xl ,sit-i 'M I W

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A MISSED BASKET caused quite a fuss for the ball. PAT PATTEN lays one up in a hurry while Greg Holt gets ready for the rebound. Just For Fun Do you enjoy athletics, but find it hard to find the time to participate in them? If so, then intramurals are for you. This year's intramurals program, run by Mr. Hestings has been very successful. The intramurals program is designed for students who may not have the skills for league competition, or just simply can't find the time for all those hours of practice. Most of ail their designed for fun. Any student wishes to participate in intramurals is very welcome to. Some of the activities that took place this year were: basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, floor hockey, tennis, aerobics, jogging, and weight lifting.

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