Nearly seventy years ago‚ an author by the name of George Orwell conceived an eerie vision‚ a warning‚ of what he imagined our world might soon become. 1984 is one of the most prominent dystopian novels‚ showing plainly what a world of constant surveillance would look like. This story takes place in the nation of Oceania and follows a common member of the Outer Party (middle class) named Winston Smith. If not given much thought and glanced over quickly‚ Oceania might actually be mistaken as a sort
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other countries. The media can be very selective about what stories they broadcast; they will broadcast the news that they think the public will want to hear. An example of this in our world was the September 11 attacks. We heard lots of news about how approximately 7000 people died but we didn ’t hear about: o The floods in India which killed thousands of people o The 32700(approx) people who died from hunger and curable diseases on September 11. In NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR Ingsoc controls the media
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Literary Analysis 1984 by George Orwell The novel ”1984” was written in 1948 by the English Indian author George Orwell. This dystopian novel tells us the story of a man‚ Winston Smith‚ who works at the Ministry Of Truth in London‚ Airstrip One‚ Oceania. The story takes place in a 1984’s Europe where a great war has resulted in a Europe conquered by a superpower - Oceania. Oceania is a dictatorship ruled by The Party‚ the frontman of The Party bears the name Big Brother. And Big Brother is watching
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There are different ways for a government to maintain control over it’s people. In the novel 1984‚ the author‚ George Orwell describes one of the more cruel ways to maintain control. Throughout the novel the government has complete control of the people of Oceania by governing social classes differently‚ and using the most effective form of terror and torture against the people of Oceania. Social class plays a big role in the government’s control over all of Oceania. They treat each “class” -Inner
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Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell In part 1 of Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell introduces us to the many means of control used by the Party to maintain power over the people. These tools of power are of many kinds and are extremely effective. For example some use technology‚ some come under the category of propaganda and some can be discussed in relation to structure of government. All these systems combine into a brutally effective machine for dominating the population‚ as the book’s main protagonists
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A Triumph Among Turmoil Loyalty is defined as the quality of being loyal to someone or something. Naturally people are going to wonder if loyalty can be bought‚ sold‚ or stolen. In the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ Orwell explored the depths of loyalty through the main character Winston Smith. Through this characters relationships‚ experiences‚ and where his loyalties rested. He discovered many things about himself when he decided to break away from the flow of his society and committed crimes that
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Animal farm is the first example of a piece of literature that involves an immense amount of violence and harsh wording in order to get the point across. Alliterations also play a huge role in the creation of this novel as well. The author‚ George Orwell does an amazing job at taking an old‚ confusing
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Name: Thearakvong SO (Peter) PRC101B How to die soon All people in the world tend to live longer now. Their living standard is improving gradually. The scientists try to facilitate and save people’s life by discovering new technology of healing people’s disease. People nowadays cannot die easily. According to the United Nation’s report‚ Central African Republic has the shortest life expectancy with 45.91 years while Japan has the longest life expectancy with 82.73 years. The world average
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In the first part and second part of the book 1984 By George Orwell‚ Winston Smith that lives in apartments called Victory Mansions. All of over the building‚ it has posters of a face with eyes that follows every movement. At the bottom of the poster it has a quote that says "Big brother is watching you." This poster is irrelevant to the conditions Winston is living because he is living in a city where everything is being monitored either by the thought police or spies. Winston smith is a member
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reading. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ he goes so far as to not only carefully choose his language‚ but also delves into the very idea as to why speech is fundamentally important to life. Orwell is a master of syntax‚ as can be seen in his other novel Animal Farm‚ and does not stray in this dystopian fiction. Taking place in the year 1984‚ this story explores what life would be like if every thought and word you said was monitored by the government; if you speak
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