Choose one of the following essay topics and write a well-developed essay (no less than two typed pages‚ double-spaced in 12 pt. standard font such as Roman Times or Georgia). This essay is due the first day of school. 1. Describe Winston’s character as it relates to his attitude toward the Party. In what ways might his fatalistic streak contribute to his ultimate downfall? Cite examples from the text to prove your opinions. 2. How does technology affect the Party’s ability to control its citizens
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The Comparison of 1984 vs. Now By: Cody Tate The story is told by a man with the name of Winston Churchill. He is part of a ruling party in London‚ which is in the nation of Oceania. Winston lives in a society where everything he does he is watched by the party. It’s like they stalk him watching him through telescreens at his home or even on the street. He is always being watched by what by a leader he sees and others see as Big Brother. In his this world the government controls every aspect
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In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the world has been portrayed in a poverty-stricken dystopian society with three different nations waging a perpetual war. In the movie The Matrix directed by Lana Wachowski‚ the world is machine controlled. Humans are kept in a deep sleep‚ without realizing that their reality is false. They are similar because both depict the absolute control that a government has over its own people and the control over reality. They are different in that Winston’s true reality was eventually
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it more times than not depicts that of a dystopian society. Peace can only be achieved by suppressing the oppressed‚ class can only be disavowed through false ideals‚ and major problems can only be removed by creating new ones. Both George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World express these themes. Both novels deal with a totalitarian dystopian society that denies freedoms to their people. In Huxley’s Brave New World‚ the society is one where rudimentary freedoms are stripped from
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1984 vs. Animal Farm In both novels Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm there are many similarities. Three main topics‚ which will be discussed in this essay‚ are: control‚ isolation‚ and rebellion. The governing powers in each society of the two novels use control and isolation as tools for suppressing rebellion to ensure their reign of the social authority for future years to come. In Nineteen Eighty-Four‚ the government‚ also known as "the Party"‚ controls the society Winston lives in. This
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B7 English 10 H 10-30-12 1984 Essay 1984 concluded with Winston fully submitting to the will of Big Brother‚ having no second thoughts about it and surrendered truly loving Big Brother. This ending is not what anyone wanted‚ but it was what was needed. It was most definitely effective because brought together all of the themes and philosophical notions that were woven into the novel. It left the reader pondering not just the book’s relevance to today’s world‚ but tomorrow’s as well. The most
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Murtaza‚ Page #1 Faiza Murtaza Cosmin Decuseara ENG3U Thursday December 19th‚ 2013 1984 Book vs. Movie History is being lost‚ Free will is being abolished by the falsification of history records‚ love is being outlawed and the invasion of their privacy‚ Telescreens‚ Big Brother‚ a world watched over and perfected. George Orwell created this world‚ quite hard to portray visually‚ setting a very dark and unwanted setting in which the dystopia of totalitarian surveillance and prevention
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1984 Essay Government controlled by the people‚ for the people is the underlying idea and basis of a successful government. The ubiquitous need of the people to feel safe and protected in every aspect of their lives is what drives the power in society. When a government neglects this idea and takes control getting wrapped up in the power of their position in society’s hierarchy‚ chaos ensues and Big Brother has the ability to take control. Government control of society is an important subject
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Through the plot of the movies The Hunger Games and the Truman Show‚ the audience explore the morality issues of the movies and how they relate to moral and immoral codes. This essay discusses how the immoral actions and behaviours in the plot of the movies affect the people in their lives and how they act‚ while also discussing the moral behaviour in The Hunger Games. In the movie The Hunger Games there are lots of immoral actions or behaviours that are committed by the people in the Districts
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there is a difference of opinion. This conventional trait among society allows diverse ideas to be suggested and added upon for a better future and eventually an all around Utopia. Rebellious attitude is depicted throughout George Orwell’s novel 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale in a subtle‚ yet powerful way. The faint‚ disobedient remarks made by their characters suggest their hope in the future generations opposed to the present one. When a rebellious mindset comes in contact
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