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    world‚ where the planet is ruled by an absolute rule government. In Gorge Orwell¡¯s dark vision of this frightening future‚ where the power-mad few rules over the land by manipulating the mind of the masses though the use of language‚ hatred‚ and physical pain. This work is a cautionary tale against totalitarianism and potential totalitarianism. Perhaps the most powerful fiction novel in the twentieth century‚ demonstrated to how Winston Smith¡¯s individual characteristic is completely wipe out by horrifying

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    George Orwell portrays that rhetoric and language have the capability to control the population; “For one thing‚ Orwell’s entire story is predicated on a bleak and soulless view of humanity” (Scaliger 1). This is basically telling people to stay where they are living due to the nation that are growing less confident for what they believe in and for what feels right; both in real life and in the novel‚ suppose that a tragedy can occur that would appear on the news‚ which illustrates for the people

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    Orwell’s satire shaping what a future could become George Orwell’s 1984‚ depicts a time of totalitarian and communism rule. Where ever you are big brother is watching you. Winston‚ Orwell’s main character in the satirical novel is a man struggling with his true identity in this gloomy world. Orwell‚ constructing this novel after the ending of World War II writes a satirical story that is also a warning to what can become of the world. Throughout 1984‚ George Orwell uses satire in his writing through

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    Throughout history‚ the primary method of expressing oneself has been through language‚ from the lyrics of songs to emotion packed novels and countless other forms. In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984‚ the society of a nation known as Oceania is under constant control and surveillance from a government called the Party. The Party’s stability and continued power rely on the inability of the people to have emotions or thoughts‚ as that could lead to rebellion. In order to control the people‚ the

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    regards to control‚ corruption‚ power‚ and society. The author‚ George Orwell‚ suggests in an indirect matter that the regime will eventually become corrupted and attempt to use power which forces people to abide by the set rules. He portrays an imaginary dictatorial society in which citizens have no freedom and are being constantly brainwashed. Having no sense of fairness to individuals‚ the regime uses them for work. To attain this‚ the legislators in the story pacify individual’s way of thinking

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    Power is the strength and authority to control one’s thoughts‚ actions‚ and beliefs. In the novel 1984‚ the reader is exposed to the concept of power through manipulation and fear solely by Big Brother. He plays a big role in damaging the mental and physical state of Oceanians and also utilizes his power to benefit him and the Party. Restricting individualism‚ psychological manipulation‚ and reverse psychology are used in order for Big Brother to secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction

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    George Orwell was a prominent political writer during the post-WWII era who openly opposed totalitarian governments. In the novel 1894‚ Orwell creates a dystopian society where the idea of individuality does not exist. The novel takes place in Oceania‚ a fictional country‚ where the party and its ruler‚ Big Brother‚ seek to have complete control over the population. The party implements many tactics in order to achieve this‚ such as surveillance‚ propaganda‚ and degradation of language to gain control

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    Symbols George Orwell novel 1984 contains symbols and images throughout the novel. Although symbols such as rats‚ the coral paperweight‚ songs‚ and Winston’s varicose ulcer only appear infrequently‚ they do provide important functions. Winston had a reoccurring dream which found himself standing in front of a wall of darkness of which on the other side there was something to dreadful to face. He always woke up prior to finding out what was on the other side. After awaking during one of Winston

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    Georges Orwell’s 1984 ~ An Examination of Controlling Government George Orwell‚ in 1984‚ establishes a setting where the government’s intentions are self-serving to illustrate the impact of such on its citizens. In the book he demonstrates this through the character Winston. Winston knows that Big Brother and the government is just a huge lie. He writes in his journal about how he feels about Oceania and how he isn’t too sure about his surroundings. Everyone was for himself or herself and thinking

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    place with many things wrong with it. The book "1984" is based in a dystopian world in 1984. This is the future from when the book was written. Orwell has to use many ideas and very twisted thoughts and nightmares to create this world‚ which seems to become more like reality year by year. An example of the dystopia being created would be the weather note on the first line of the book. "It was a bright cold day in April"‚ this puts forward the idea that that in the time of rebirth (spring‚ dawn of

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