George Orwell is one of the most renowned authors of the twentieth century. Orwell grew up in London during the 1920s. Born poor‚ and constantly ravished with economic instability Orwell learned to live with practically nothing‚ except his writing. This is reflected especially well in his popular novel‚ 1984. This reflection of an author’s own life into his or her writing is known as historical context. Historical context is used by many authors‚ and Orwell is a prime example of someone who uses it to
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At the beginning of the year‚ Kellyanne Conway used the phrase “alternative facts” instead of the more commonly used word “lies.” After Kellyanne said this‚ the USA was immediately reminded of Winston Smith and what he had to go through in 1984 by George Orwell. In 1984‚ Winston Smith disagrees with the lifestyle of the corrupt world in which he lives in‚ called Oceania. He breaks the rules that the government lives by‚ one of which includes loving another human being. The government thrives on the
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Zoo Animals Have you ever wondered what it’s like being watched every hour of everyday? Being watched all the time can change people’s personalities because they are worried that whatever they do wrong will be caught on camera and they could be in trouble. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ and the article Day Dreaming Students are Caught on Camera by New York Times‚ people’s privacy has been taken away as they are being watched all of the time. In the novel 1984‚ Big Brother‚ an organization run
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The Importance of Symbols Symbols can represent many things. For example‚ pink ribbons are associated with breast cancer. Black cats are associated with Halloween‚ witches‚ and bad luck. These and many other symbols are used everyday. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ symbols are very important. Bradbury uses blood‚ fire and the phoenix to symbolize passion‚change and mankind’s resilience. Blood is used to symbolize passion. “ The bloodstream in this woman was new and it seemed
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Satire is the use of sarcasim or humour to draw attention to something which is absurd or bad. The humour of satire isn’t upfront‚ however subtle. Sattire is illustrated in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the poem Five Ways to kill a man by Edwin Brock‚ Icarus Allsorts by Roger McGough and the play Loot by Joe Orton. They all portray similar ideas about satire to demonstrates opinions about different events. In his novel Animal Farm Orwell uses the techniques of satire‚ allegory and fable to
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Novels often advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. One novel that can be seen to advocate such changes is George Orwell’s 1984. This novel takes place in a communist style‚ totalitarian nation called Oceania. This nation is plagued with horrid politics that could be compared to such regimes as‚ Communist USSR under Joseph Stalin‚ and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. The nation is ruled by Big Brother‚ with the common slogan “Big Brother is watching”. This
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Symbols are used in difference ways. To add in meaning of the story or hint at an emotion or attitude towards something without directly stating it. Sometimes they are accessible while other times sometimes they are hostility‚ regardless‚ they are used to apparently‚ the story. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald uses symbolism to create a more illustrative story for the reader. Gatsby and Daisy have a relationship but separated when Gatsby went to War. When he came to West
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Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background
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1984 The dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell contains multiple themes. George Orwell wrote the book to show the dangers of totalitarianism. Through that main idea‚ many other ideas stemmed. The themes often relate directly back to settings and occurrences in 1984. The themes that stand out the most are as follows; the idea that history only truly exists in our minds‚ human consciousness is not something that can be immediately controlled‚ and that people are not always what they say they are.
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Females Body Image Does Social media really impact the way females see their body? Strong evidence supports that social media has a horrifying impact on female body image. In many cases‚ some would go as far as committing suicide‚ because they are not content with the way they look. Because females compare themselves to models and celebrities that is shown on social media‚ it is clear that there is a distortion from what is real and what is fake. They consider that if they do not look like them‚ then they
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