POWER AND AUTHORITY The abuse of power and authority leads to corruption. George Orwell’s satire Nineteen Eighty-four and Frank Darabont’s hellish version of prison life The Shawshank Redemption show the effects of the exercise of absolute power. These texts show that if there are no restrictions when it comes to authority it can lead to corruption. Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-four demonstrates powerful warnings against the dangers of a totalitarian society. A theme used in Orwell’s novel is the
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In both the novel and film adaption of Nineteen Eighty Four‚ isolation is a major factor in which the Party succeeds in manipulating and controlling citizens. Both the novel and film reflect the use of isolation by the Party as one mean to maintain power‚ as well as to gain control over the thoughts of citizens within Oceania. Throughout the entirety of Nineteen Eighty Four‚ Orwell and Radford depict a society in which the Party maintains power over citizens through the destruction of relationships
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hand‚ the leader can behave similarly to Theodore D. Roosevelt in “Four Freedoms Address” and attempt to create freedom for everybody by setting the foundation of basic rights for life. Both texts periphrastically elucidate their opinions about the behavior of rulers with different methods of delivery. However‚ the conveyance of Orwell’s hypothetical worst case scenario of 1984 appears to be more persuasive than Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms Address” speech in elaborating the responsibilities of powerful
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three massive countries‚ Oceania‚ Eurasia‚ and Eastasia. One of these countries‚ Oceania is ruled by an oppressive character called‚ Big Brother. Big Brother is the almighty ruler of the country and is admired by all. The government is subdivided into four different authorities‚ the Ministry of Love‚ Ministry of Truth‚ Ministry of Plenty‚ and Ministry of Peace. Each one of these “Ministries” acts as a withholding power in order to reduce the amount of knowledge and goods and to maintain the solid line
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In Nineteen-Eighty four‚ the protagonist begins a diary and finds that he hates the party that rules and watches over him. With that being said Winston begins to do things to rebel from Big Brother. Towards the middle of the book‚ Winston meets and falls in love with Julia. Winston and Julia believe that they are sneaking around behind Big Brothers back undetected. However we find out later that they have been betrayed and turned in. After being beaten‚ they separate the two and drag them to the
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Symbolism: symbols that represent ideas Example: “They were rats” (Orwell 283). Function: One of Winston’s biggest fear were rats‚ and later that’s how he surrenders to Big Brother. In the book Nineteen Eighty-Four everyone has a “rat”and that’s how Big Brother took control over everyone’s “rat”. However. Big Brother can be the rat to many people‚ and that’s how Winston was able to mutineer against Big Brother. Imagery: descriptive images Example: "He looked around the canteen. A low ceilinged
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In his stories Nineteen Eighty Four and Animal Farm‚ George Orwell referenced the use of propaganda‚ as well as its consequences. If one were to read those stories‚ the overall message that could be concluded is that propaganda can be dangerous. While the term propaganda carried a negative connotation in the past‚ propaganda in today’s society is not always manifested in physical media and may not always be obvious. Today‚ propaganda can present itself in people’s thoughts‚ social media‚ and sermons
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"The Dark Power of Destinya in George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four." Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature 47.1 (2014): 179-94. Web. Martha explains that the dark and twisted ways of a certain era has a lot to do with Orwell’s writing. Orwell wanted to make political writing into art. It
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Kaleb Padgett Mrs. Koener English IV 27 November 2012 Dystopian Government’s Intentions are not Benevolent‚ but Self-serving A society in which independent thinking is a crime punishable by death‚ the government does not think of the common good by which all of the society will benefit‚ and the leaders are self-serving. Big Brother doesn’t need to justify its ways because it holds all of the power in society through its ministries. In the novel‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ there
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Nikolas Tinbergen’s 4 causes of behavior are a framework that can be taken to understand animal behavior. The 4 causes are Triggering Cause‚ Development‚ Function‚ and Evolution. Through these 4 aspects‚ we can investigate the monkey species’ behavior. The first cause is the Triggering Cause. In other words‚ what exactly drove the monkey to produce such a call? The scientists that are studying this must investigate what exactly causes this call‚ for example if it is based on what type of food the
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