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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1984 By George Orwell 1984 is the story of Winston‚ a middle aged man living in London in a futuristic country known as Oceania . The story was projected from when it was written in 1948. Central to 1984 is "The Party"‚ the head of Oceania who run everything and has everybody under constant surveillance through "telescreens". The Party censors everybody’s behaviour‚ even their thoughts. Winston secretly hates The Party and the story introduces Winston carrying out his job at "The Ministry of
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line‚ you will be punished accordingly. That is the message George Orwell tries to get across to his reader in 1984. Since that is the notion he is trying to get his reader to understand as the author in this book‚ he obeys that rule as well. Orwell uses many literary devices and techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors‚ tone‚ allusions‚ and many more… to make the reader understand what kind of society Winston is living in. The tone of 1984 is very gloomy and the setting of the story takes place is
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elements that the reader will undoubtedly converge upon. One of the most important of these elements is the novum of the story. According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction‚ a novum is “a conceptual challenge to everything we hold dear‚ often including today’s hard-won scientific knowledge and activities‚ and even the nature and worth of human consciousness‚ individual and social alike” (Broderick). George Orwell’s classic story‚ 1984‚ was not intended to be written as a science fiction novel but rather
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the main themes in the book 1984 by George Orwell. The main character‚ Winston Smith has trouble accepting the dystopian society of Oceania; which is a nation that is run by a figure called “Big Brother”. Big Brother watches over the nation and controls humanity. They do this by abusing the little technology that they have in Oceania. It is fair to state that we have far more technology than the world of 1984‚ but we don’t abuse that technology to control humanity. In 1984‚ telescreens are placed all
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Initially I thought that the concept of a dystopian society was a prevalent issue that George Orwell faced and his usage of the title 1984 was very persuasive for his audience. The fact that it was written in 1949 and portrayed 1984 as a technologically advanced society was very interesting to me because it showed how close Orwell believed the threat of totalitarianism was and it also showed technology as being a bad thing because the telescreens were used to constantly stream propaganda as well
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When you take a look at yourself in the mirror‚ do you ever ask the question‚ “Who am I?” Lucky for us‚ we live in a world where we can choose who we want to be‚ and have the freedom to express ourselves. In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell‚ identity is one of the issues that Winston Smith‚ the protagonist‚ struggles with. He lives in constant fear and paranoia that whatever action or emotion he shows would cause him to be vaporized. The Inner Party‚ one of the most powerful groups
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Jacky Zou Book Summary and Analysis 1984 George Orwell In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston Smith‚ a low-ranking member of the Party in London located in the nation of Oceania‚ faces a life of oppression and control. The Party watches Winston and everyone else through “telescreens” and displays their seemingly all-knowing leader‚ known as Big Brother‚ on the telescreens. The Party is also forcing a language called Newspeak‚ which prevents political rebellion by removing all words related to the
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The events of the book 1984 by George Orwell takes place in 1984‚ almost half a century after World War II and a few years after the Atomic Wars which resulted in three new superpowers dominating the world. Great Britain is absorbed by the USA and becomes known as Airstrip One. This new superpower state is called Oceania with the other two being Eurasia‚ Soviet Union combined with most of Europe‚ and Eastasia‚ comprised of the eastern side of Asia including China‚ Japan‚ Korea etc. All three are
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1984 Research Paper Fake News is defined as: “false news stories‚ often of a sensational nature‚ created to be widely shared online for the purpose of generating ad revenue via web traffic or discrediting a public figure‚ political movement‚ company‚ etc”. (Time) There are many similarities between the themes in the book 1984 by George Orwell and the current trend of spreading fake news in today’s culture. In 1984‚ the only information the citizens of Oceania are told is exactly what the government
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