We continued our reading and analysis of "1984," noting the parallels Orwell references to history and political regimes. Ben has extensive knowledge about ideologies and contributed several observations and relevant connections to the novel. Later this week, I have planned to have Ben review some clips about Orwell and his upbringing to establish further understanding and connections to his work. We continued reading O'Brien's book that Winston is now reading aloud to his girlfriend, Julia and the shadowy figure of Emmanuel Goldstein -the fictional character and the principal enemy of the state of Oceania.