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An Historical and Social Interpretation of Rats in 1984
Track #
254106
Annotations by:
Sarah Hutchins and Amy Becker
Track Category
Grade(s):
High School (9-12)
Subjects(s):
Language Arts
Last Modified:
Apr 22, 2010
Format:
Worksheet
Track Description
The Black Plague, Chinese horoscope, dreams, urban legends and scientific testing have all helped to escalate the human fear of rats.Winston’s fear of rats as presented in George Orwell’s novel is not an arbitrary reference, but rather one that which can be historically and socially interpreted.