1. Orwell shoots the elephant because the two thousand native people standing behind him expect him to. They want revenge for the man it killed‚ the meat the carcass will provide‚ and the entertainment of watching the shooting. “The people expected it of me and I had got to do it” he writes. There is a suggestion that if he decided not to shoot the elephant‚ both he and the empire would suffer a loss of prestige‚ but the main concern in Orwell’s mind is the “long struggle not to be laughed at”. He
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Winston Smith‚ the protagonist and main character in George Orwell’s novel 1984. Smith is a very important aspect of Orwell’s novel‚ because it is through his point of view that we see the world he is living in. Reading the story through Smith’s point of view helps better understand why Smith behaves the way he does. To better understand Smith one must understand smith’s role. Smith is minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London‚ Winston Smith is a thin‚ frail‚ contemplative‚ intellectual
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In 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ Winston and Julia are in their secret apartment when they hear a voice from behind a painting (Orwell 221). They are being spied on and soldiers come in to take them away. As they are being taken away‚ Winston sees Mr. Charrington come in‚ realizing that‚ “... for the first time in his life he was looking‚ with knowledge‚ at a member of the Thought Police” (224). This immediately changes the dynamic of the story‚ as the main characters are taken away from everything they
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George Washington – first American president‚ commander of the Continental Army‚ president of the Constitutional Convention‚ and planter. These were the roles in which Washington exemplified character and leadership. George Washington was born at his father’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia‚ on February 22‚ 1732. His father‚ Augustine Washington‚ was a leading planter in the area and also served as a justice of the county court. He was one of ten children in an aristocratic
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When he lived: Georges Cuvier was a famous French naturalist and zoologist who lived from 1769 to 1832. Where he was raised‚ educated‚ and employed: Son of an upper class Swiss Guard Lieutenant Jean Georges Cuvier‚ Georges was born to Anne Clémence Chatel in Montbéliard with the formal name Jéan Leopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier. Georges was taught at home by his mother and excelled academically. As a ten year-old‚ his interest in natural history was sparked by a copy of Gesner’s Historie Animalium
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in the best interest of America. From 1791 to 1813‚ American presidents put forth their best effort running the country to its greatest potential. Two president that clearly did this and acted in the interests of America were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. George Washington acted in the best interests of America. He was revolutionary war hero who was elected unanimously for president (O.K.). As the president he needed to set precedents that first made the office respected. He took others’
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Big Brother Today Big Brother is an idea created by the government known as the Party in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. This is the concept that every citizen is being monitored at all times. The novel proves that Big Brother is watching when the characters Winston and Julia are arrested after being surveilled for conspiring against the party. In 1984‚ the Party uses devices called telescreens to monitor citizens. Telescreens have a display and a speaker as well as a camera and a microphone to
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Eric Arthur Blair‚ also known as George Orwell‚ was known for having written novels about the government during the Cold War and communist era. He used the pen name and false identity of George Orwell because he felt the need to protect himself from the government due to the the lack of free speech. Orwell is considered by many‚ a “democratic socialist”‚ similar to ex-presidential nominee Bernie Sanders. According to him‚ a totalitarian government is too oppressive. Orwell displays what a complete
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It is 1984 George Orwell’s novel “1984” depicts a nation called Oceania where telescreens follow your every move with intimidating faces of the leader Big Brother. The main character Winston Smith is a member of the ruling party as a low ranking member. The party sizes power over everything having to do with natural rights‚ eventually giving the people rights to no freedom. In a lot of ways‚ today’s society is similar to the one in George Orwells book‚ just less severe. Todays society
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This has particularly brought to attention because of its similarity to George Orwell’s 1984 telescreens. In the book‚ an authoritarian government ruled by Big Brother controls its people by various telescreens planted around various places‚ hidden to the eye. Shown by the quote‚ “Big Brother is watching you‚” the setting in 1984 is ruled by fear. An alarming question brought upon us is‚ “are we reaching a similar setting as George Orwell’s imagination?” Although there may be important counterarguments
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