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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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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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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are formulated‚ discouraging any individual thought is just one of many examples throughout the story. 1984 uses hyperboles or exaggerated situations to communicate this message and additionally‚ the novel itself serves as a metaphor to issues deep rooted into our society finally‚ the novel shows that everyone is guilty of creating and enforcing these stereotypes. In summary George Orwell’s 1984 clearly portrays a terrifying rendition of a world defined by individual viewpoints widespread over the
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The world around us is just like the book 1984 by the despair‚ people losing their human qualities and becoming soulless automotrons. So these are the examples of these terrible things in our world. The despair in the book 1984 by George Orwell starts with the Winston being tortured in room 101 with a rat and electric shock therapy that only hurt and scared Winston while also trying to brainwash Winston to love Big Brother meaning the government. In the real world the government doesn’t make there
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George Orwell’s 1984‚ symbolism is thoroughly used throughout the novel to reinforce the themes present in the book. The novel is set in a totalitarian society where whatever the government says goes without question. The Party is able to distort and rewrite the past‚ including the memories of the people‚ but a small glass paperweight from before the rule of the Party remains. The glass coral paperweight that Winston purchases at Charington’s shop becomes a dominant symbol in Orwell’s 1984. The antique
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human beings we strive to continually improve it to make it the best it can be‚ but has anyone ever paused to wonder if these rapid improvements will actually build our future up‚ or just tear it down before it begins? In George Orwell’s fiction novel 1984‚ he depicts a dystopian society in which the government has total control over its citizens entire lives. People are constantly surveilled and taught to think‚ feel‚ and say only things permitted by “Big Brother”‚ their all- knowing leader. However
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1984 Essay In the book 1984 by George Orwell‚ many different ideas about the government and its power are discussed by the main character Winston. At one point in the book Winston says “It is impossible to found a civilization on fear and hatred and cruelty. It would never endure.” in reference to the state of the government at that point in time. However‚ this can be proven false by the actions of the government‚ the people’s response‚ and the determination the government uses to ensure their
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I just want to say that I felt that giving a speech would be better than making a video because there’s really no way that I can make 1984 funny. I would honestly classify George Orwell’s work as a horror novel. It doesn’t have the traditional horror elements like zombies or a haunted house. That kind of horror is child’s play. The horror in 1984 is the scariest kind because it almost seems plausible. The story revolves around a totalitarian society where the government is trying and succeeding to
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method of communication that is used to sway the attitude of a population by only presenting one side of an argument. Much like our government today uses propaganda to persuade Americans’ opinions before an election‚ the government in George Orwell’s 1984 used propaganda to control the minds of the people of Oceania. Within the first two pages of the novel‚ the reader is introduced to more than one form of propaganda and this is only the beginning of what the people of Oceania ultimately experience
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