n the novel 1984‚ author George Orwell portrays a world that has been altered to a state of political control. Encased within a society rooted on fear and rigid rules and regulations‚ protagonist WInston Smith attempts to rebel against Big Brother and the thought police. Orwell uses 1984 as a means to satirize the devastating affects of totalitarianism and socialism. In order to guarantee complete totalitarianism‚ the government utilizes scare tactics. Big Brother is the supposed ruler of the country
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There are many similarities between life for us now and life for the citizens of Oceania from George Orwell’s 1984. Through our attachment to technology and the media‚ we are constantly bombarded by information that is not always accurate. We need to sift through the mountain of falsehood to obtain the reliable truth available to us. Contrary to the novel though‚ we at least have the freedom to access both the fiction and the facts. Winston’s job was to literally rewrite history‚ and cause people
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Imagine living inside a society where every single one of your movements‚ thoughts and desires are closely examined by the government. In George Orwell’s novel 1984 Winston Smith’s feelings of rebellion for an escape of “Big Brother’s” watchful eye jeopardizes his life and satisfied intimate relationship with Julia. An individual’s responsibility to society is to pursue happiness for them and others to the best of their ability despite the consequences. Throughout many months Julia spent her days
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Independent Study Unit: The Hunger Games vs. 1984 A Dystopian society is depicted as a vision of society in which conditions of life are miserable and characterized by poverty‚ oppression‚ war‚ violence‚ disease‚ pollution‚ and the abridgement of human rights – which all result in widespread unhappiness and suffering. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Michael Radford ’s film 1984 of George Orwell both incorporate such dystopian societies expressed through themes of power‚ versions
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Aldous Huxley’s Book vs. George Orwell’s Book: Infinite Distraction or Government Oppression? By: Sylvia McCleary Imagine a world where people are developed in factories‚ or a world where people just disappear for breaking the “mold”. This compare and contrast essay on Aldous Huxley and George Orwell’s philosophies and prose. Both authors created fictional worlds; Orwell’s focuses on government oppression‚ and Huxley’s focuses on controlling people by flooding society with pleasurable things
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Structure is needed for a society to thrive. Without it‚ people would do anything they pleased‚ with little consideration or concern for others. Structure‚ usually in the form of laws created by a person of power‚ is what keeps a group of people together‚ and allows for peaceful order between these individuals. Laws‚ however‚ can sometimes be corrupted by the one that is governing them. Although these laws may go against what is good for the people‚ fear can often times effect the way a population
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Glenn Devries Dr. Smith ENG 1302 4/24/08 George Orwell: The Man Behind 1984 Why did you choose George Orwell as your author to research? I chose George Orwell as my author to research because I was interested in learning more about the man behind the novel “1984.” 1984 is a deep novel that is about three totalitarian nations that are always at war with each other in disputed territories so that they can maintain “peace” at their home territory. The three nations are Oceania‚ Eurasia
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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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The relationship between individuals and society has been a topic of debates for generations. In these debates‚ individuality has been given various definitions which can be grossly summarised as “The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/individuality). It has been also argued that “The irony of individuality is that sometimes it is a luxury that can only be achieved by contributing something special to the
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Annotated Bibliography Orwell‚ George. "The Spike." Fifty Essays by George Orwell. Project Gutenberg of Australia‚ Aug. 2003. Web. The Spike was about George Orwell’s life while living in London. At this time Orwell was living in London in spikes‚ which are shelters. Times were hard‚ Orwell had no money‚ and he lived in a variety of shelters. You could only stay at spikes one night at a time. If you went to two or more spikes in London‚ more than once in a single month there was a possibility of
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