Explore how satire effects the readers attitude toward the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit
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"Politics and the English Language" (1946)‚ by George Orwell‚ is an essay criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English. He asserted contemporary English prose causes and affects foolish thoughts and dishonest politics. "Vagueness and sheer incompetence" were the "most marked characteristic" of contemporary English prose‚ and especially of the political writing of his day. Orwell criticizes contemporary writers’ preference of abstract words over concrete ones‚ and suggests they
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the social conflict that Orwell struggled with was the way the people treated him‚ he describes himself as "young and ill-educated" which basically saying that he could of gotten a better education then having a job he didn’t like. He also struggled with the Burmese people‚ they disrespected him where at the beginning of his story mention us that he "was hated by large number of people" just because he is a police officer. This conflict does make the reader more interested because the reader wants
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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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superior intelligence. The pigs do this in several ways. The first occurred with the death of Old Major when rebellion approaches. The other animals allowed the pigs to teach them and plan for the rebellion. “...The work of teaching fell onto the pigs…” (Orwell 15). As the pigs teach the ways of “animalism” they discerningly begin to exhibit their power over the others by assuming the positions of teachers. By the time the rebellion arrived it felt natural to the farm animals for pigs to assume the positions
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In the Novel‚ “Animal Farm” by George Orwell‚ the animals had a dream of a utopian society. They went to extreme lengths to fulfill this dream including running off Mr. Jones from the farm and fighting “wars” against the humans. However‚ Napoleon let the power he had go to his head therefore‚ making him a corrupt ruler. Some of his actions included‚ taken more rations for himself and other pigs‚ walking on his hind legs‚ and even declaring himself the president of animal farm. Napoleons corrupt ways
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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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From the instant one reads the novel “1984”‚ one sees the difference and shocking comparison of Oceania and our world. The protagonist is Winston Smith‚ his character and willingness to find out the history of Oceania is what drives the story. The Party is also one of the main characters in the story in which they oppress Oceania in a totalitarian way. But Oceania isn’t any different then other countries in our world; Big Brother was actually used as a scare tactic to make the people more dedicated
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"Shooting an Elephant" is an essay by George Orwell‚is a colonial policeman in Moulmein‚ Lower Burma who is hated and disrespected by the local people of Burma.Whom also must obey the order of the British imperialism without a choice. as Orwell suffers from the Burmese Orwell is confuses‚because he is secretly on their side‚ and opposed to the oppressive British empire he serves.through his work handling wretched prisoners gives him a close-up view of “the dirty work of Europe” in the process it
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Throughout the course of the years‚ a variety of people such as scholars‚ teachers‚ and historians have discussed a controversial topic‚ did George Orwell want to assassinate the elephant? George Orwell was a sub-divisional police officer in Burma that was hated by the Burmese because of his association with the British. Despite several claims‚ George Orwell actually opposed imperialism and its rules‚ yet his actions have muddled several and have caused them to think otherwise. One day‚ he is notified
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