1984: The Control of Reality for Control of the Masses 3 KEY POINTS: 1. The Party Controls History 2. The Party Controls the Conditions of Human Psychology 3. The Party Controls god. How The Party Controls Reality: How does the party controls history? How does it affect the present? How does scarcity affect human psychology? What role does Big Brother play? Outline: Introduction: State Topics: The Party Controls
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Even though Winston knew that this day would eventually come in his life due to his pessimistic and fatalist ways of thinking‚ one still receives pathos when reading over that section. Also‚ logos is thrust into the reader’s mind when looking at newspeak and how it effectively controls the minds of most citizens of Oceania. These are only a few of many different examples of rhetoric‚ including ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ sprinkled through the novel‚ 1984. George Orwell‚ author of 1984
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Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga‚ usually shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or just Mobutu‚ ruled what is now Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1965 to 1997. Although the atrocities Mobutu committed as dictator are real‚ one can draw several comparisons to the fictional rule of Big Brother and the Party in Nineteen Eighty-Four’s Oceania. Firstly‚ both leaders secured power by obliterating all references to the past. As the old Party slogan goes‚ “Who controls the past goes the future; who
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itself with news‚ entertainment‚ education‚ and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace‚ concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love‚ maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty‚ which is responsible for economic affairs. Their names‚ in Newspeak: Minitrue‚ Minipax‚ Miniluv‚ and Miniplenty" (Orwell‚ 7). The contrast demonstrates how the government consolidated power and suppressed opposition in 1984‚ thus violating the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances established by the
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‘Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it.’ Demonstrate how your prescribed text‚ and TWO other related text of your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging. “Belonging” is a multifaceted concept that highlights our inherent need to feel a connection with others. Due to its essential complexity‚ the varying perceptions of belonging exist not merely between‚ but also within individuals‚ and are evolutionary in nature‚ shaped by the extent of social
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Party’s seemingly all-knowing leader a figure of which is known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania and even controls its history and language by re-writing it and is forcing the application of an invented language called Newspeak. This is done in order to attempt to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thought crime is‚ in fact‚ the worst of all crimes. This essay is based on how two different
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In “1984” by George Orwell‚ is the story of a man named Winston Smith who lives in Oceania‚ London‚ a totalitarian society. He lives in a depressing and oppressive world where it is said that “Big Brother is always watching” and serious consequences can be faced if the rules are not followed. Living in a time and place where the authority is in the state’s hand or all aspects of your life can controlled by the government seems far-fetched. This is such a renowned novel because of how relatable
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Several students have told me that the film V for Vendetta is “just like” 1984. Since I’m always interested in resources that might make Orwell’s important warning clear to younger people‚ growing up as they are in a world that is so shaped by Newspeak and Doublethink–now referred to as “political correctness”–that his message is hard for them to hear‚ I watched the film. It was similar‚ in the sense that in both stories humanity is being oppressed by a totalitarian regime. Still‚ it was the differences
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he visits O’brien’s home to discuss the brotherhood‚ which is a made up organization that is opposed to the party. It started when O’brien stopped Winston at work and told him he admired his writing then O’brien invited him over to converse about newspeak and Winston’s writing. Winston‚ having shared a suspicious‚ meaningful eye contact with O’brien once before‚
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totalitarian regime will use these emotions to control his people. The world that Winston Smith lives in has no personal rights‚ poor living conditions‚ and everything is controlled by hatred‚ even the people’s history and language. The language Newspeak is being implemented by the government to limit the possibility of political rebellion by eliminating all words relating to it. The history is changed in a effort to confuse the population into believing the governments version . In 1984‚ fear‚ confusion
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