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    own witless devotion. How did Winston sometimes feel toward Goldstein? His heart went out to him. In what other ways was Winston’s hate channeled? Toward the girl with dark hair‚ who was pretty and sexless and seemed very orthodox. 9. What “thoughtcrime” did Winston commit? He wrote “Down with Big Brother” over and over in his diary. What happens to those arrested

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    1. How does the archive footage during the opening moments of the film prepare the audience for the story? It prepares and keeps us aware that the movie would be about homogenous‚ propagandas‚ political crimes and influences and brain washed people. It really had a negative effect on how the movie would be and how unhappy the people were. 2. How does the film present the people who watch this footage? The film presents the people as people who can’t think for themselves. They have been brain

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    By the year 2050‚ I predict that the negative utopia of 1984 will not exist. Some of the reasons I think that the negative utopia expressed in 1984 will not overcome our society in 2050 is because of the idea of the different Parties that were described in the book‚ and the roles that they played in the society. Also‚ because of the Inner Party and how it tried to act as a government‚ invading all privacy. Lastly‚ because of the Newspeak Language and how the Party tried to minimize the common language

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    Reader Response: 1984 The novel 1984 made me paranoid and suspicious of the government’s power and intentions. I became aware of the potential manipulation of which the government could impose upon us. The very thing which I depend on for security and protection may be a conniving entity which feeds off of it’s own power and corruption. As I flourished in my naivety‚ I was unaware that the people I trusted‚ whom I believed to be wholly dedicated to our well-being as a society‚ could betray

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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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    their record being wiped out completely being forgotten.” Everybody is expected to trust big brother and not question anything he says is the truth. Once you attempt to break out of these shackles‚ the thought police will catch up with you eventually and labeled a traitor. People were disappearing and any trace of their existence was wiped out completely is an ordinary occurrence in Oceania. Most people in Oceania don’t know of anything that is happening around them. They seem to be going on with

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    Symbolism Of The Paperweight in 1984 George Orwell’s 1984 is overflowing with a great deal of symbolism. The use of objects such as big brother‚ telescreens‚ red-armed prole‚ and the paperweight are just a few of many symbols found throughout the novel. Sometimes characters and other objects are used as symbols to aid in communicate the underlying meaning of the novel. For example‚ the use of the glass paperweight in George Orwell’s 1984 represents the many aspects of Winston’s rebellion and secret

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    e * 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league * 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be watched to prevent thoughtcrime. Now : Surveillance cameras in most buildings (operated by businesses)‚ and in some public streets (operated by police) to prevent crime. Although most of these cameras are operated by private businesses instead of our intrusive government‚ the end result is the same.

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    The Party’s Psychological Manipulation Throughout the novel "1984" written by George Orwell‚ the party is able to maintain power over the citizens through psychological manipulation. The party’s strategies were very effective in keeping them in power. In the novel we see them deploy surveillance‚ doublethink‚ and newspeak as tactics to manipulate the population and eliminate the freedom to think for themselves. The first example of psychological manipulation in the novel is surveillance.

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    Analysis of George Orwell’s novel 1984 Since its release‚ the novel 1984 by George Orwell has come under the spotlight as a predictive literary work‚ providing a scarily accurate commentary on society and the ways that governments rule over the public. This essay will analyze the novel and the metaphors that Orwell uses to compare the characters and concepts presented in the book with the real-world as experienced by the author himself‚ and many others in society. Through extremely descriptive

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