George Orwell’s 1984 was an incredible book that displayed a multitude of literary theories that would require looking at the novel from different perspectives. The novel contains subtext that is influenced by the author’s personal experience‚ and the time in which he resided. Winston Smith represents Archetypal literary theory Orwell was raised in England‚ even thought he was born in India‚ so smith was a common name‚ thus implying that Winston Smith was just a common man. The common man has always
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1984 Skeleton Outline ENG3U1 “I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away‚ was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn ’t aware of it yet”. Bruce Sterling (www.brainyquote.com) Technology has helped society achieve great strides in the world today. It has helped us to walk on the moon and find cures for certain cancers. However‚ technology can also have horrible and devastating effects. This
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Reader Response: 1984 The novel 1984 made me paranoid and suspicious of the government’s power and intentions. I became aware of the potential manipulation of which the government could impose upon us. The very thing which I depend on for security and protection may be a conniving entity which feeds off of it’s own power and corruption. As I flourished in my naivety‚ I was unaware that the people I trusted‚ whom I believed to be wholly dedicated to our well-being as a society‚ could betray
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Control Although there are significant similarities between 1984 and Animal Farm‚ George Orwell incorporated prominent differences between both novels in order to provoke thought from his readers and instill deeper meaning in the text. An example of one of these distinct differences is the form of society depicted in each novel. In 1984‚ totalitarianism is portrayed‚ while in Animal Farm‚ communism is demonstrated. Furthermore‚ 1984 illustrates how a totalitarian society is maintained‚ but on the
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method of communication that is used to sway the attitude of a population by only presenting one side of an argument. Much like our government today uses propaganda to persuade Americans’ opinions before an election‚ the government in George Orwell’s 1984 used propaganda to control the minds of the people of Oceania. Within the first two pages of the novel‚ the reader is introduced to more than one form of propaganda and this is only the beginning of what the people of Oceania ultimately experience
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A Future of Oppression in 1984 George Orwell’s 1984 is a book about an average man and his troubled life in the year 1984. The story takes place not in the 1984 that we know to have come and past‚ but in sort of communist ruled era that Orwell originally portrayed in 1949. The book centers upon Winston Smith‚ a simple man who works for the Ministry of Truth‚ rewriting history as seen fit by the government‚ or as it is called in the novel‚ the ‘Party.’ 1984 takes place in the city of London‚ which
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The media gains a broad influence in both George Orwell’s novel 1984 and in current society through similar methods. The most powerful ways to control a society are fear and direction of anger. Whether it is fear of attack‚ death‚ or torture‚ the vast majority will rally behind a leader promising safety or revenge. In 1984‚ the daily Hate spurs the people into screaming fits of rage against Emmanuel Goldstein‚ the ultimate enemy of Oceania. Orwell writes‚ “...the sight or even the thought of Goldstein
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Journal 1: 1984 What has struck your interest so far in the novel? Why? 1984 is fascinating‚ because it was written to take place in the future‚ but the future has since become the past. The year 1984 has come and gone‚ and‚ fortunately‚ we do not live in the world envisioned by George Orwell. Nevertheless‚ some of the parallels between the world presented in the novel and the present day are eerie. Orwell seems to have imagined some things very similar to the modern day. One of the smaller details
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The quote “The object of power is power” is heavily supported by George Orwell’s 1949 novel ‘1984’ and Fritz Lang’s 1927 film ‘Metropolis’ through their intertextual connections and shared perspectives. Both texts were composed around the context of pre and post World War 2 which is clearly evident through their settings‚ characterisation‚ themes and ideas. Through Orwell’s and Fritz’s use of dystopic societies‚ empowerment of women and detrimental dictatorship rule it is blatant that George Orwell’s
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Thomas Jefferson once said “Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have … The course of history shows that as a government grows‚ liberty decreases.” In his novel 1984‚ George Orwell demonstrates that even though government control seems like a better way of life‚ free will ultimately proves to be the better path. He proves that free will is better in the novel through the constant government surveillance‚ how even the slightest demonstration of free
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