is‚ as seen in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. However‚ if conditioning fails‚ or‚ is not exercised‚ even utopias can very easily become dystopias‚ such as in George Orwell’s 1984. Therefore‚ what one views as a dystopia‚ another could easily see as a utopia‚ and vice versa. Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 are in many ways‚ very similar. Both novels incorporate class of people who only exist on the outside edge of the society‚ which the authors use to compare between societies which
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Past and present‚ Offred’s peers play a huge role in how she narrates The Handmaid’s Tale. In the last few chapters of this reading‚ Offred encounters her old friend‚ Moira‚ who is now working as a prostitute at a secret club. In the times before biblical religion was the only form of governance‚ Moira was described as a fiery and rebellious woman‚ who was always there for Offred. While in the center‚ she teaches Offred how to care for the other women and keep her wits about her during this horrific
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Smith ENC 1102 19 September 2013 Mini-Essay 1 The Thin Line Between Hope and Hopelessness Suzanne Collins ’ novel‚ The Hunger Games and George Orwell ’s 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances. The main characters of these stories‚ Hunger Games ’ Katniss Everdeen and 1984 ’s Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government. Although
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the writer of many highly regarded literary works‚ is extremely interested in the power of language‚ mainly how it is abused. By analyzing two of his works‚ 1984 and Politics and The English Language‚ it is clear that Orwell is using his writing to bring awareness to the dangers of the manipulation‚ misuse‚ and decline of language. In 1984 he demonstrates how language can be used to control thought and manipulate the past. This is proven throughout the novel by examining the language of Newspeak
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1984 vs. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest In a totalitarian country‚ any ordinary citizen’s powers are limited‚ if at all possible. Although any individual is treated like a part of the society‚ he has no chances to play a vital role in it. A person is to follow officially dispersed propaganda and obey the rules‚ which intend to control everything. The totalitarian system uses any means including manipulation‚ intimidation and even the worst forms of repression just to achieve the main goal
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experience‚ it comes from knowing something or someone is dangerous and might be harmful in anyway. In the George Orwell’s 1984‚ In William Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ and in the lottery by shirley jackson the theme of fear is portrayed through plot‚ characters and symbols. Usually the plot tells the readers many things about the theme of a story‚ such as the theme of fear. In 1984‚ one of the main things that were emphasized in the plot was thought crime‚ which allows the party to limit the citizens
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I have read two extracts from two books; Atonement by Ian McEwan and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. The following is a comparison of the two texts. The two stories are written in different centuries. A tale of two cities was written in the 19th century‚ and Atonement was written in the 21st. The english language develops and all the time‚ and in 200 years it changes quite a bit. That is one of the reasons to why the older text is severely harder to understand. When you are not a native
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According to John Wooden‚ "You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one." John Huxley’s novel Brave New World has received a lot of mixed criticism that dismissed this book as one that would stand the test of time. When the novel was first released in 1932‚ critics like John Chamberlain dismissed the novel as being farfetched. He said‚ "The bogy of mass production seems a little overwrought " (233). Critics in recent times seem to enjoy this novel
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Analysis of the Canterbury Tales characters Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) son of a merchant‚ page in a royal house‚ soldier‚ diplomat‚ and royal clerk‚ Geoffrey Chaucer saw quite a bit the medieval worlds. His varied experiences helped prepare him to write The Canterbury Tales. It provides the best contemporary picture we have of fourteenth-century England. Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in his later years. Only 24 of the projected 124 tales were finished‚ but these 24 stand together as a complete
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2. 4. Readers get the impression that this new society is still in the settling-in period by having Alma‚ Janine‚ Dolores‚ Moria‚ and June are in training to becoming Handmaids (4). Offered mentions that the quote that is mentioned in question fourteen for section one. Offred mentioned that she learned to whisper and touch each other’s hands across space (4). Offred also mentions that the first time that she meets the Commander’s wife was five weeks ago when Offred first arrived at this posting
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