Analysis of a narrative text: Shooting an Elephant (George Orwell) “Shooting an Elephant” is an autobiographically influenced short story written by George Orwell and published in 1936. It deals with the inner conflict of an imperial police officer in Burma who feels pressured by the Burmese and forced to kill an outraged elephant in order to prove himself and his status as an imperial police officer. The short story can be divided into two parts. In the first two paragraphs the narrator introduces
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Born in 1903‚ Eric Arthur Blair‚ better known as George Orwell‚ was an English political novelist and journalist‚ who became a recognized writer due to his sharp criticism of political oppression around the world. Having experienced hard times during the Spanish Civil War and the Russian Revolution‚ Orwell turned into a biting critic of both capitalist and communist political systems. He was a devoted socialist‚ who believed in the consolidation of a government which aimed to support and ensure
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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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Does our society resemble the society described in George Orwell’s 1984? In 1984 people lack basic human rights of freedom‚ privacy‚ individualism‚ and spirit. Today we have started to freely give up several of our rights‚ however it may not be to the same extreme as in the book. Bossche (1984) states‚ “In our 1984‚ Big Brother will not conquer the world. However‚ the warnings of George Orwell are more than ever relevant.” There are several similarities between this book and our society today. “Even
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Even though some leaders are very brilliant and have fantastic ideas‚ certain circumstances and the actions of others prevent these ideas from going forth. In Animal Farm‚ Snowball’s ideas are never put to plan. Seeing what a great speaker he is‚ his competitor‚ Napoleon‚ runs Snowball off the farm so he can become the leader of animalism. Although he is a ruthless boar who is an articulate and persuasive speaker‚ Snowball is extremely naïve to the evils‚ which surround animalism. Every person and
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their constituents and incorporates what is said into the politics of the group. Someone who is honest and loyal to their people. Someone who works hard to maintain equality for all beings‚ no matter race or gender. In the novel Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the leaders of this proposed society of Animal Farm do not possess good leadership qualities. The pigs are inadequate leaders because they do not listen to the other animals‚ they are not honest and loyal to their constituents‚ and they do not
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In 1984 George Orwell asserts that a government with too much power ends up taking away its citizens’ rights to privacy. A government with this kind of power must keep track of every person and every person’s business in order to stay viable and one step ahead of a possible rebellion. Orwell makes this point with his development of the child spies and omnipresent Telescreens. In 1984‚ children are reared to obey‚ love‚ and protect their country at all costs. They are taught to betray the trust of
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Animal Farm Research Paper In the book‚ Animal Farm the author uses animals and a farm to symbolize the events that occurred during the Russian Communist Revolution. The author‚ George Orwell‚ connects the book to the event in creative ways to help you to really grasp the idea of what happened. The Animal Farm symbolizes event from the Russian Communist Revolution and shaped Russia. The Russian Communist Revolution took place in 1917‚ during the final phase of
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English II Level - 5 30 November 2012 The Wonderful Tyrant In Animal Farm by George Orwell he uses animals to represent human hierarchy‚ with the pigs being the highest. Napoleon placing the pigs above everybody else with the use of fear tactics becomes a tyrant. With the placement of the pigs above all the other animals‚ Napoleon begins his rise to power. None of the animals knew where the milk was disappearing to. The mystery was soon solved “It was mixed everyday into the pigs’ mash” (35)
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George Orwell wrote the book 1984 with a specific purpose: to warn readers of the dangers of a totalitarian government. The tone‚ symbolism‚ and diction in the book contribute to Orwell’s purpose. Symbols are used in 1984 to show how things in everyday life are connected to the control of the Party. The symbol of “Big Brother” is one of oppression. It is everywhere. Even in Winston’s apartment complex‚ there is a huge poster of a face‚ with the words “Big Brother Is Watching You” in equally large
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