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    surveillance cameras‚ even drones. This links to the most frightening part in George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ which contains surprising similarities between his ways of reviewing what he believed the future would come to. Although his satirical book was written in 1948‚ Orwell displays a variety of aspects relating to the destruction of privacy in our present day. Orwell himself was a socialist‚ who had very strong political views. He spent his time in 1937 fighting in the Spanish Civil War; where the

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    Reading the classical dystopian literature of ‘1984’ by George Orwell has led me to the conclusion that it functions as a warning of the dangers of totalitarianism. Orwell projects a negative utopia‚ or dystopia‚ of a future totalitarian society through ‘1984’ which uses psychological manipulation‚ surveillance‚ and a repressive bureaucracy to exert total power over the individual. After reviewing several critics‚ it is proven that all of them agree with this statement. Among these critics are Nicole

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    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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    talk about the language and style used in 1984. We studied 3 different aspects of this; firstly we studied the language and style that Orwell wrote the book in; secondly at the language and style in which some of the characters at the different parts of society speak in; and to finish the language created for the book: Newspeak. I. George Orwell / Narrator¡¯s Language and Style This novel is written in Orwell’s typical style. That is to say in the 3rd person narrative and in a clear

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    1984 a novel by George Orwell is about a negative utopian society that portrays the story of what it is like to life in a world under authoritarian a dictator named Big Brother. It this story many of the people have the ability to rebel they just chose not to grasp the power that is in front of them. On the other hand the members of the inner party‚ the upper level of the government‚ have so much power that it has corrupted them. Within these and modern day events such as fake news lies the key to

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    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 totalitarian

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    George Orwell is a author well known all over the world. He is known for his pessimistic writing and strong beliefs against communism. He has had two major selling novels. These are Nineteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ he uses the characters and storyline to represent the Soviet Union during Communist rule. The symbolism and allegory in the novel show what life was like for common people in the Russian Revolution. George Orwell was born on June 25‚ 1903‚ in

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    government really has‚ but the constant addition of surveillance cameras may be a large contribution to this power. In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell‚ the author gives us an example of what would happen if an Oligarchy government were to become too powerful. Although the United States government has not come close to that of what George Orwell describes‚ it is possible for it to come close if the power is not controlled while it can. In Oceania‚ Big Brother and the first party have ultimate

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    We are trapped in a never ending war‚ a war with ourselves and with others. In this war‚ each side is fighting for power. This is the case in the essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant‚” by George Orwell‚ where it can be interpreted that “when the white man turns tyrant‚ it is his own freedom he destroys… he wears a mask‚ and his face grows to fit it.” Through the beginning of the essay‚ a person can consider this thesis to follow yet disagree with the essay. Depending on the way that a person interprets

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    life forms‚ humans would travel to an immense scale in order to gain complete control. Both George Orwell and Rachel Carson question the extent of human control and the negative impacts placed on various repressed lives. Eric Blair‚ also known as George Orwell‚ was a notable author who was prominent for his opposition against human injustice and the totalitarian systems. Before becoming a writer‚ Orwell was a youthful imperial policeman in India during the control of the British Raj. Throughout

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