Post #3

Chapter five in part one of 1984 starts of by saying “Syme has vanished” and explains the behavior of the workplace. The first day after his disappearance, “a few thoughtless people commented on his absence”. The second and third day no one seemed to mention it and Winston noticed that his name on the list of members of the chess committee had disappeared without a trace. It was as if Syme had never existed. This small paragraph is relevant to today’s society concerning a death of anybody. Today if someone passes away very few people talk about it but the few people who do talk about are more likely than not looking for likes on social media. Considered to be the “ thoughtless people who commented on his absence” from the book. After the first day when the news of a passing has spread, I seems as if everyone stopped caring and they continue to live their life as if the deceased person had never existed. Everything they were apart of or created just ignored and forgotten just like Syme was in 1984. It is all so true in today’s world where everyone is distracted by technology and online drama around the world.