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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ and Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler demonstrate a world in collapse and the importance of education. In Fahrenheit 451‚ while there seemed to be progression‚ because of a lack of literature and artistic intelligence‚ the world was theoretically falling apart whether its inhabitants realized it or not. In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ as a result of a world crumpling‚ the right to read was exterminated for women. And lastly‚ in Parable of the Sower‚ education was important

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    Imagine a world in which occupants were monitored at all times. Well‚ in George Orwell’s 1984‚ the citizens in Oceania are scrutinized at all hours of the day. In 1984‚ Winston Smith starts a journal to express his negative thoughts about the Party and Big Brother even though he can be punished by death if caught. Soon after starting his journal‚ Winston meets Julia‚ another unorthodox person like Winston. After a few gatherings with Julia‚ Winston falls in love with her. Then O’Brien invites Winston

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    1984: Isolation

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    Isolation is a massive factor in what makes 1984 such a memorable and frightening novel. Many forms of alienation present themselves in many forms throughout the book‚ and without them‚ 1984 would not be as frighteningly realistic. The kind of society and interaction‚ or lack of interaction between people is a extremely important factor in what makes 1984 such a unique novel. The citizens in 1984 face alienation from more people in their lives then not‚ including the opposite sex‚ their kids or parents

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    Propaganda In 1984

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    In the totalitarian future of 1984 by Orwell the ruling party controls it’s people by means of repression‚ inclusive management over language and history‚ and utter manipulation of individual ideas and thoughts. The party’s strength is received by it’s power over the people and as a result the people believing in the party. With the depiction of extreme methods of control the story highlights what future control could become if left to flourish as well as suggesting how these forms of power tend

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    Brainwash in 1984

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    of fiction novels‚ conspiracy theories from history‚ or maybe even recall instances from the news and media. All of those people are correct; brainwashing occurs in society quite often and emerges in novels as a result. A prominent theme in Orwell’s 1984 is the idea of brainwashing Oceania’s citizens. The society and government start indoctrinating children with party ideals as soon as they possibly can‚ and adults have images of Big Brother surrounding them daily. Unfortunately‚ this does not only

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    Dystopia In 1984

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    1984 If the state or a man has absolute power over his citizens it has always been a mystery what the consequences are going to be. George Orwell shows us one of the dystopian results in his book 1984. He created in his book a world devastated by nuclear war and poverty‚ where the West has fallen under the spell of a totalitarian socialist dictator‚ Big Brother. A political demagogue and religious cult leader all rolled into one‚ Big Brother’s power is so strong that no one may know if he even

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    1984 Evaluation

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    Out of the two books “1984” and “Brave New World” my option that I chose that we should read for class‚ is 1984. 1984 takes place in Oceania‚ the total superpower in post-World War II. Winston lives in airstrip one‚ which rules Oceania under the principles of Ingsoc. The party consists of Inner Party members‚ who are the ruling elite‚ and regular Party members‚ who are citizens of Oceania. Outside of the Party are the proles‚ non-Party members and simple people who live in poverty and are free from

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    1984 Questions

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    1984 Study Questions Part One: Pages 1-48 and Pages 48-104 1984 Chapters 1.1-1.4 (pp. 1-48) 1. What is the effect of the juxtaposition at the beginning of this section? 2. What is the effect of the syntax in Winston’s journal entry for April 4th‚ 1984? 3. How is the Junior Anti-Sex League sash an example of paradox? 4. What is the rhetorical effect of the word voluptuously on page 18? 5. What is the rhetorical effect of the physical description of Mrs. Parsons

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    1984 Panopticism

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    One of the most famous of these authors is George Orwell‚ who draws from Hitler and Stalin’s government to try and construct an even extremer type of rule that would be a perfect panoptic society in his novel 1984. However‚ due to the holes in the structure of his created society in 1984‚ George Orwell fails to represent a perfect state of panopticism. Designed by Jeremy Bentham‚ panopticism lays a heavy emphasis on the importance of effectively educating the youth. Education in a panoptic society

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    1984 Review

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    1984 Test Review Characters: Katherine- Winston’s wife‚ separated‚ hates intercourse Mr. Parsons- sports nut‚ neighbor‚ has the stupidity of an animal‚ proud of his daughter turning him in Mrs. Parsons- meek‚ scared of her children‚ always needs help Ampleforth- poet arrested for leaving "God" in poem he edited Syme- editor of dictionary for Newspeak‚ very intelligent‚ loyal to the Party but felt you should guard your thoughts and think before speaking‚ read too much‚ disappeared

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