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    become a communist country. The only way of achieving an ideal communist society: to control all aspects of every citizen‚ also known as a totalitarian regime. In the novel 1984Orwell creates an incomplete communist society whose party (oligarchical collectivist) controls its citizens mentally and physically. The party uses devices (such as slogans) to brainwash their proletarians‚

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    1984 By George Orwell

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    society is one where the population is under complete control of the government. Through several means‚ the current society has become one where under government dominance‚ truth no longer prevails but is rather sought through publicity. George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today’s advancing world as truth is viewed as not significant and easily adapts to propaganda circulated through social media‚ television‚ and politics. To start off‚ social media greatly shapes the way in which people think and behave

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    Throughout the dystopian novel 1984Orwell illustrates a country with no ambition by incorporating varying tones‚ irony and paradoxes into the writing. Irony and paradoxes meaning possess similarities because the two literary devices contain contradicting thoughts. However‚ a paradox reveals the truth through a contradicting statement while irony differs by containing humor. Furthermore‚ the authors’ tone creates a tremendous influence on the citizens’ judgments by putting emphasis on certain words

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    Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Forcefulness of Love Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love‚ specifically the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ love is a violent‚ ecstatic‚ overpowering force that supersedes all other values‚ loyalties

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    truth”. In the book‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ he is warning us that while it is important for a government to maintain a level of secrecy‚ it causes a corrupt society because people can not trust one another‚ not knowing the truth can alter your judgement on society‚ and not knowing the truth can hurt you. At the beginning of the story you can see that people can not trust one another because it causes a corrupt society. In chapter one Winston talks about his everyday life and how someone is always

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    book Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ is a short story‚ symbolizing the time under Joseph Stalin’s rule. Orwell focuses on the characteristics of his characters to relive the tragic years of this communism. In his fable‚ the pigs are the ruling class of society without the farm; the leader of this society is a pig named Napoleon‚ who is to represent Stalin and his cruel personality. The pigs are able to control the thoughts and actions of his subjects through strong use of rhetorical devices such as

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    feared to have a society alike to the one in the novel 1984 written by George Orwell‚ the society in America is very similar in tremendous ways. In the 1984 novel by George Orwell‚ the government or best known as Big Brother has complete power over the people in Oceania. Big Brother also determines which technology may be used. Written in the novel‚ “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously… he could be seen as well as heard‚” (Orwell‚3). The quote from

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    The society of 1984 by George Orwell is a frightening one‚ what with there being only three countries‚ and the country of Oceania being ruled by one man‚ Big Brother. The government system is greatly based off of communism‚ which was a touchy subject at the time the book was written. Many people fear that our society has begun to edge closer to the society of 1984; however‚ this is not the case. Our society is not edging closer that of 1984’s because of the outlandish changes that would be necessary

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    1984: Was Orwell Right?

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    Was Orwell Right? George Orwell’s book 1984 depicts a futuristic society in the city of London located in the province of Oceania during the year 1984.  In his book‚ Orwell’s purpose is to warn the audience against the dangers of his predicted modern era by presenting Winston Smith’s rebellion against the Republic of Oceania‚ and the repercussions he faces throughout the novel. In his book Orwell wanted to depict a democratic government that turned totalitarian‚ the Republic of Oceania. Orwell’s

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    In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell propaganda is used several times: Squealer speaks to gain the animals sup‚ the pigs shift the words of the Seven Commandments‚ and the sheep’s chanting. One way Orwell uses propaganda is through Squealer when he delivers news to the animals. Propaganda is used in Squealer’s speech about Snowball’s work in the rebellion after Snowball was banned from the farm. Using the stupidity of the animals‚ Squealer messed with the minds of all of the animals. He described

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