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    of always being correct. In order to maintain control‚ “the Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears”(Orwell 27). This was yet another way for the Party to manipulate the citizens of Oceania. Also‚ their vocabulary is limited to newspeak in order to stifle their own thoughts. This weakens them intellectually. They are also weakened physically by being forced to do Physical

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    “Until they become conscious they will never rebel‚ and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” Book 1‚ Chapter 7 In the novel‚ 1984‚ Winston recognizes in his diary that the Party and the Thought Police never consider the Proles dangerous. Winston acknowledges that Proles outnumber both the Thought Police and the Party in general making them a potential threat to the Party. The Party also underestimates the Proles’ ability to pose a threat to the Party. The Proles

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    iewThe novel 1984 is based on totalitarianism and dictatorship. Big Brother rules Oceania‚ where the people are forced to listen to him and follow his rules. There are surveillance cameras and microphones set-up everywhere so that Big Brother can keep an eye on everyone and know about everything that’s happening. There is no secret in this society‚ and one wrong move can get you killed with no one knowing‚ one day everything about you will be erased and you’ll eventually be forgotten. Children

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    Texts are fundamentally expressions of the composer’s contextual concerns‚ where differing perspectives upon similar issues provide insight into the values prevalent in the composer’s time. Fritz Lang’s expressionist film Metropolis (1927) and George Orwell’s dystopian satire novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (1949) are linked by their shared exploration of technological advances and social structures that restrict individual autonomy. Lang is optimistic about societal reform whereas Orwell completely

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    some more “truths” presented by their “honorable” leaders. These are today’s proles. Hitler and Stalin burned libraries. Mas Tse Tsung wrote his Red Book. Ociania‚ Big Brother‚ and the world of 1984 have newspeak. All represent the limiting of minds though dictatorship‚ but need to be official dictators in order to repress their followers. This is evident in today’s world. Ignorance is strength; our ignorance to repression increases the strength

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    Artist statement. By Perspective of the artist As we analyze the song in between the lines‚ we notice although the lyrics of this song can be interpreted as an act against the party. The tone of this song is more melancholy describing the song as not hope for the future‚ but hope for the future has already been lost. As it may seem that the future lies within the Proles‚ because they make up 75% of Oceania. We also know they are the most uneducated and less willing to revolt because of their freedom

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    1984 and the Establishment of the Soviet Union Catherine M. Ricchiuti Our Lady of Mercy Academy The dystopian 1984 novel written by George Orwell is an example of total government control. Orwell was inspired to write this novel based on the Spanish Revolution. However‚ the ideas illustrated throughout the novel can be juxtaposed with other historical events such as the establishment of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin was the totalitarian dictator of Russia and can be equated with Big Brother in

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    Compare the dystopian societies‚ and the methods used to create them‚ in ‘The Handmaids Tale’ by Margaret Atwood‚ and ‘1984’ by George Orwell (paying particular attention to the representation of gender). The futuristic and oppressive themes that define a dystopian society are in ‘1984’ by George Orwell and ‘The Handmaids Tale’ (THT) by Margaret Atwood. These forms of society feature contrasting types of repressive social control and these stories often explore the concept of humans abusing technology

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    BETHANY SCHOOL 57 Camino Real Rd. Pilar Village‚ LPC NOVEL ANALYSIS (1984- GEORGE ORWELL) Submitted by: Submitted to: Bacolod‚ Jon Clare M. Ms. Razel Borromeo III-Magnanimity A.Y. 2013-2014 In partial fulfillment to the requirement of the subject ENGLISH III I. AUTHOR’S BIO NOTE (25 June 1903-21 January 1950) George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal‚ India‚ in 1903‚ into a middle-class family. The son of a British civil servant‚ Orwell was brought to

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    beings do not live in the objective world alone‚ nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood‚ but are at the “mercy” of the language of their culture. In George Orwell’s book Nineteen Eighty-four‚ he addresses the idea of “newspeak”‚ which is where words are taken out of the character’s vocabulary. This can be seen to influence their thoughts by decreasing the number of associations to connect the word with. Language influences thoughts about the real world. We see and

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