Psychological Manipulation Throughout the novel "1984" written by George Orwell‚ the party is able to maintain power over the citizens through psychological manipulation. The party’s strategies were very effective in keeping them in power. In the novel we see them deploy surveillance‚ doublethink‚ and newspeak as tactics to manipulate the population and eliminate the freedom to think for themselves. The first example of psychological manipulation in the novel is surveillance. Surveillance is crucial
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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Monica Chen Mrs. Xu English 11.2 24 Aug 2012 Book Review of 1984 Learn about politics‚ starts from 1984 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ the version I read is published by Signet Classic‚ an imprint of New American Library. The book is about 325 pages including afterword. It is a fiction‚ in a third person’s view‚ which described a world under the control of the totalitarianism. Winston is the first main character‚ whose life is used to show the world. The story started
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Within the novel 1984 lie multiple characters‚ some more complex than others‚ but one character truly stands out above the rest‚ Julia. Julia is quite young and mostly obeys the Party’s rules‚ she usually defies the little rules but claims to be breaking the “big” ones. Julia makes it clear that she hates the Party‚ yet does not want them to be eradicated? Surely Julia keeps heads spinning‚ this is certainly true in Winston’s case. Winston is quite special himself‚ at the beginning of 1984‚ the feelings
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Although technology‚ for the most part‚ is viewed as a positive thing‚ in George Orwell’s novel "1984"‚ technology is used to invade people’s privacy‚ and spread propaganda. Technology was used to control the population of Oceania. Every citizen’s thoughts and actions were monitored and analyzed for anything viewed as " anti-party ". The truth was altered to meet the needs of the party through such technologies‚ as newspaper presses‚ and speakers. People who were weeded out for anti-party thoughts
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5 October 2010 Dear Julia‚ I am so very delighted that I can communicate with you. I would like to stress that this is a great honor for me. In the novel 1984 I strongly believe you play one of the outstanding roles. The reason for writing this letter to you is that I have read the novel and analyzed every character. More by the leading roles Winston ‚ O’Brian I am most impressed by you. Foolish of me I should have introduced myself earlier. My name is Bazardari Narmandakh‚ I am 18 years‚ and
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Throughout the novel‚ George Orwell warns of the dangers of totalitarianism by showing government infringement on the rights of the people in Oceania.“The aim of the Party was not merely to prevent men and women from forming loyalties… Its real‚ undeclared purpose was to remove all pleasure from the sexual act.”(1984‚ pg.83). The party is trying to destroy any institution of loyalty outside of the party. Marriage‚ in the eyes of Big Brother‚ is no longer meant as a catalyst for love. Rather‚ it serves
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Doublethink in the novel 1984 is used by the citizens of Oceania‚ and plays an important role of showing us how the inner party maintains control. To doublethink is to know the truth‚ but in your mind‚ choose to believe what’s untrue. For example‚ if you knew the sky’s color is blue and suddenly you had a person in authority telling you that the sky is in fact green; you would know the sky is blue but force yourself to accept it is green. In other words‚ you know what’s correct‚ but doublethink
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In the book 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ there is a group portrayed that is similar to what society would call a cult. A cult is defined as a religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false‚ with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian‚ charismatic leader. Totalism is described as the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. The books main themes include language as mind control and psychological
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The Tell-tale Heart Written by Edgar Allan Poe True! Nervous -- very‚ very nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses -- not destroyed them. Above all was the sense of hearing. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in the underworld. How‚ then‚ am I mad? Observe how healthily -- how calmly I can tell you the whole story. It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain. I loved the old man
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