AP Literature 30 August Character Analysis of Winston Smith from 1984 Winston Smith‚ George Orwell’s main character from 1984‚ contributes greatly to the novel in many ways. While he is presented to be a simple man‚ Winston adds many complex ideas to the classic piece of literature. Orwell uses internal and external characteristics‚ symbols‚ and significant quotes to develop Winston’s role in 1984. Internal Characteristics are a big part of the development of a main character and ideas relating
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Books help in teaching about dystopian societies and how to prevent it from happening to our world. The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian themed novel that shows all aspects of a dystopian society and the struggles to survive. “Our part of District 12‚ nicknamed the Seam‚ is usually crawling with coal miners heading out to the morning shift at this hour. Men and women with hunched shoulders‚ swollen knuckles‚ many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their
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skaters‚ and cartoon lovers. The intensity of how much the groups connect and standout differs from school to school. These groups connect because there is a sense of acceptance and belonging for the students apart of each social group. Sometimes people don’t hang out because they are gelled by common relation but because they meet due to having something in common. In schools there are different promotions like‚ values‚ interest‚ sports‚ and etcetera. Sir Winston Churchill is one of the oldest schools
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GILEAD AS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian and theocratic state where women are seen as an object. Because of low reproduction rates‚ the Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood wrote this novel based on a dystopian society to warn the reader about the dangers of a theocratic and oppressive society. She creates a dystopia with the elements such as; the oppression of women‚ the perversion
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Israel Tellez Mrs. Gottfried English III February 22‚ 2013 Top Hospital in Winston-Salem Can you believe that one of the nation’s best hospital is in Winston-Salem? How exactly did it got here? The history of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is interesting‚ considering when and why it arrived to the city of Winston. The Baptist Hospital was founded after the Bowman Gray School of Medicine was founded in 1902. Bowman Gray School of Medicine was established on the campus of Wake Forest College
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In George Orwell’s dystopian 1984 both Winston Smith‚ the main character‚ and Julia‚ his love interest‚ rebel against the Party in different ways but Julia’s rebellion is preferable. Julia sleeps around with plenty of men while also being a part of the Junior Anti-Sex League. She has fun while doing this unspeakable act of rebellion that could most likely ruin her life. She reassures Winston of their relationship saying that she has done it “scores of times” and that her affairs are “always with
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Heart and one other text you have read‚ discuss how the writers present their protagonist. Comment on which one you prefer and why. What are the protagonists like? How do the techniques the writers use show this? Which protagonist do you prefer and why? The protagonist in the Tell Tale Heart is the killer of the man with the evil eye - apparent as he is the narrative voice. He is sly and cunning to ensure the murder remains undetected. The protagonist in the other text‚ The Curious Incident of The
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Stranger Than True In our legal system it’s said that your innocent until proven guilty. Barry Winston tells the readers a story "Stranger Than True‚" I a young college kid he defends who had been charged with DUI‚ manslaughter and a felony. This becomes a complicated situation for Winston because all evidence points to one main direction‚ guilty. This young kid tells Winston his story up to where he remembers was having 3 beers at a cookout up unit his sister decided it was time to leave. This
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“They wouldn’t want to show this so people would see how bad it is in the other districts” (Collins 283). Here Katniss hints to the separation of the people‚ which is a common theme of the dystopian societies. In all of the books the people are set far apart. That is mostly so people can not see how bad or how better it is in other places and revolt. For example in In Time people found out the “time” pay is better in other towns‚ and that people live longer. Then a bunch of people would revolt against
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Despite the name and approach of the novel‚ Sula consist of three main protagonists: Shadrack‚ Sula/Nel and the black people who live in the community of Medallion. All three protagonists are bind together to form a center focus (Reddy 3). Reading Sula‚ readers may apply that the novel is based on only Sula’s actions and her unorthodox behavior she presents. She follows her instant passion unaware of the effect it may have on other people’s feelings. Sula Peace was brought up in a boarding
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