effective endings will often contain an element of ambiguity. The ending of George Orwell’s novel 1984 effectively concluded the novel‚ and it proved to be an outstanding end to the story he told and the message he delivered. In order to have a quality ending‚ a story must
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Chapter 1. For example‚ the name of Winston’s home‚ Victory Mansions‚ is very ironic because its name implies that it is exactly the opposite of what really exists there. Its name makes it seem very nice and beautiful‚ yet the use of the pleasant name is used as another means to manipulate the minds of the people. "The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats" (5)‚ "[the lift] was seldom working" (5)‚ and a lot of dust swirled inside as Winston hustled into the building. The name‚ Victory Mansions
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you are a preschool teacher‚ and one day all of your kids join forces against you. They push you out of your own classroom‚ and make up their own system of ruling. It sounds crazy‚ right? This is what happens in Animal Farm‚ a novel written by George Orwell‚ but portraying animals on a farm. However‚ the story isn’t just about what meets the eye. In addition to depicting the story of a farm gone wrong‚ Animal Farm is an allegory which represents the people that lived and events that happened during
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“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” How effectively does Orwell convey his political message in “Animal Farm”? INTRODUCTION – TAGL (PARAGRAPH 1) Title Author Genre – Novel Link to question George Orwell. “Animal Farm”. Written in 1943. Explores the dangers of power and the violent consequences of corruption and the abuse of power. Orwell uses characterisation‚ turning points and language. George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is a novel which explores the dangers of power. It follows
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of specific devices that an author believes contribute to the overall effectiveness of their work. In the case of George Orwell’s novel 1984‚ a pessimistic style is used brilliantly in order to paint a hideously dull and corrupt dystopian society. This novel‚ written in 1949 around the time of World War II‚ is a criticism of the totalitarianism present in Europe at that time. Orwell manages to maintain a false sense of hope throughout the novel in both the characters and the reader. It is only in
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tomorrow’s peril” (1999)‚ George Orwell‚ in 1984‚ describes a form of government which is akin to the tyrannies of today‚ a nation in which the masses are ill-educated and free speech is punishable. The elites do this to preserve their short-term status‚ dooming society to disaster in the long term. 1984 is a book that in many ways represented the fears of the time‚ in which the “threats” of socialism were omnipresent on the headlines of western media. But‚ where Orwell thought to be portraying the
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pale face” and “breathing in snowflakes” establishing that she is unwell and doesn’t see the sun much. By including this the audience is able to establish that there is something wrong as this usually symbolises illness. Also the word snowflakes is used as a metaphor for cocaine and allows the audience to understand her drug addiction without it being explicitly said. The 6th Stanza also highlights her means of income‚ “Long nights‚ strange men” which indirectly states that prostitution provides her
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about issues. Deeply torn by the oppression he saw in the late 40s in a significantly communist Europe‚ George Orwell makes use of this medium to illustrate a dystopian future under the influence of a totalitarian regime. He comments on and condemns the Soviet communists through the allegorical fable‚ which‚ quite literally‚ designates them as ‘the pigs’. Through this representation‚ George Orwell attempts to unveil the propensity in humans for power‚ the injustice that occurs under the guise of such
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seemingly complicated and abstract concepts. In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell argues two things. One of these things is small; the other is large. However‚ both are explained by one seemingly insignificant event. The small thing is shooting an elephant‚ and the large thing is how a person’s pride often forces them to give into the pressure from others. At the surface‚ “Shooting an Elephant” is about‚ well‚ shooting an elephant. Orwell narrates the whole
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Charrington’s room (conveniently after Hate Week‚ when their services to the party were essential)‚ Winston believed that one could share in the idealized future he had for the Proles "[...] if one passed on the secret doctrine that two plus two make four"
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