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    In 1984 George Orwell asserts that a government with too much power ends up taking away its citizens’ rights to privacy. A government with this kind of power must keep track of every person and every person’s business in order to stay viable and one step ahead of a possible rebellion. Orwell makes this point with his development of the child spies and omnipresent Telescreens. In 1984‚ children are reared to obey‚ love‚ and protect their country at all costs. They are taught to betray the trust of

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    In the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ if society based on the book would and cannot survive. Our humanity is the thing that makes us humans‚ this is why we have emotions‚ dreams‚ aspirations‚ sexuality and obedience. Each of us has ability to ensure and love it for justice. In our society there are far too many people with good intentions versus evil and if the government was anything like the world of big brother it could easily be overthrown. Orwell tries to get people to see if one does

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    George Orwell was a prominent political writer during the post-WWII era who openly opposed totalitarian governments. In the novel 1894‚ Orwell creates a dystopian society where the idea of individuality does not exist. The novel takes place in Oceania‚ a fictional country‚ where the party and its ruler‚ Big Brother‚ seek to have complete control over the population. The party implements many tactics in order to achieve this‚ such as surveillance‚ propaganda‚ and degradation of language to gain control

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    1984 by George Orwell explores the challenging relationships between different sets of powerplay. It ultimately maneuvers subordinates into positions where it is able to hold power against them‚ shaping the wants and desires of the powerless. The public awareness of this use of power is nil‚ as everyone struggles to be the perfect party member‚ yet as individuals‚ the desire to hold what is beyond their grasp calls them‚ and members of the public strive to find the pieces of their independence

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    1984‚ by George Orwell‚ is‚ on the surface‚ the story of one man’s rebellion against the system in a futuristic totalitarian world. Every word and movement of the citizens is monitored and controlled; even their thoughts are not their own. They are manipulated by the insidious propaganda of the government‚ Big Brother‚ that serves to weaken the power of the people. This relates to what the dictator‚ Josef Stalin‚ once said: "Power is not in the hands of those who vote‚ but rather in the hands of

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    based purely on hate could survive. It might not be able to survive for long‚ but at least for some time. How the society will be based on hate‚ I do not know‚ but the fact of the matter is that a society can be based on hate. In the novel‚ “1984” by George

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    equipment that George Orwell predicted but studies have precisely shown how the enhancement of technology is used to diminish the privacy of everyone. In 1948 George Orwell created the masterpiece “1984”‚ confidently predicting how the world would be in the next thirty-six years. Orwell’s first prediction was an image created as a father figure to continuously shadow and anticipate our every move. In addition to the pressure associated with the constant surveillance of big brother‚ Orwell prophesied

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    dfdfadfdsf Dystopia as a literary genre " " Utopia afraid that they come true "- wrote Berdyaev . Dystopia is closely linked with the utopia - " peace plan of salvation will arbitrarily man" ( Frank C. ) in accordance with the ideal . Historical process in dystopia divided into two segments - the ideal of equality before and after . Between them - a catastrophe ‚ revolution or other break continuity. Hence‚ a special type of chronotope in dystopia : localization of events in time and space

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    Big Brother plays a big role of hierarchy in the 1984 with the society fearing Big brother‚ but also feeling comfort. Classification of the society in Oceania the proles are controlled by the outer party‚ the inner party controls the party. The Party had total control of the society but the citizens believed it was all Big Brother. Hitler had total control over Germany and the countries he seized but the citizens believed it was the Nazis. Just like Stalin having the head throne but the USSR did

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    "indecent" and other works considered "un-German"‚ at the library of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin. These two cases are however eclipsed by the amount of books that were burned during the period in which the catholic church had tremendous influence in Europe ‚ most notably

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