Bravo ... and more to think about

I know I said I wasn't going to post again (and it's not that I don't have complete faith in our worthy moderators), but I suppose I, a bit like Big Brother, have trouble relinquishing control. First, bravo to those of you who have already commented. I've been very impressed by what I've read so far and have commented on some of your comments.

Here are some links to articles on dystopian fiction, specifically YA fiction: The Hunger Games, etc. It seems to be a trend and some argue this is because high school is a sort of dystopia. I don't know about that, but here they are:

From the New York Times ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-WWLN-t.html

And from Wired ...

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/dystopian-ya-novels/

Also, a link to "Politics and the English Language" - a brilliant essay by Orwell on writing. Interesting to consider in light of Newspeak ...

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm