topos – a location in time and space’. So‚ instead of frustrating ourselves by imagining a utopia which never comes‚ our humanities have been writing dystopian fictions since the ancient times. One of them is Nineteen-eighty-four written by George Orwell. This work has been the main inspiration for most of contemporary dystopian fictions or novels. Also‚ the second one‚ ‘the Snow Piercer’ directed by Bong Jun Ho is the seminal dystopian film
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social lives‚ at work‚ at school‚ and in general life. Such as the more you fail‚ the more likely you are to succeed; The more you try to impress people‚ the less impressed they’ll be; these are some examples of paradoxes people face in their lives. In George Orwell’s novel 1984 there are three slogans of the party‚ which are‚ War is Peace‚ Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength. In the book this paradoxical slogan becomes repeated by members of the dystopian society. The slogan reoccurs throughout
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The Chrysalids Reading Response Chapters 4-6 There are a few patterns that I noticed in the Chrysalids the one that really jumped out at me was the idea of “normal” the entire story is based around the idea of “normal” and gods image. It’s repeated all throughout the book‚ Sophie gets her foot stuck in the rocks she doesn’t want her shoe to be removed because she fears David will think of her having six toes as something abnormal‚ in Davids house where there are no paintings on the walls instead
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The Comedy of Errors: Reading Response 2 Act 1‚ Sc. ii of Comedy of Errors begins the cascade of confusing identity that is played up throughout the play with the interaction of Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus. Through this brief interaction‚ particularly lines 53-94‚ the hierarchy of social status is shown between the two characters. A section of this scene also reveals Shakespeare’s playing with the time period it is supposed to be set in. The significant theme of Comedy of Errors
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In the haunting novel 1984‚ George Orwell effectively warns his readers about the dangers of totalitarianism and the horrific measures governments are willing to take in order to sustain power over its people. In order to create the desired effect and instill terror among his readers‚ Orwell wove a powerful story that can be lauded as a literary masterpiece. His work abounds in literary devices that serve to enrich the text and give the storyline more depth. Of these devices‚ symbolism is perhaps
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very useful gadget to expand our knowledge of the world and the opportunities around us. So is technology taking us closer to the world of Big Brother? It is a very possible outcome if we do not understand how we put technology to appropriate use. George Orwell’s book 1984 takes place in Oceania‚ a country completely controlled by a totalitarian government known as “The Party.” The Party controls every one of its citizen through the use of telescreens‚ a large TV like screen that is installed in every
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From the instant one reads the novel “1984”‚ one sees the difference and shocking comparison of Oceania and our world. The protagonist is Winston Smith‚ his character and willingness to find out the history of Oceania is what drives the story. The Party is also one of the main characters in the story in which they oppress Oceania in a totalitarian way. But Oceania isn’t any different then other countries in our world; Big Brother was actually used as a scare tactic to make the people more dedicated
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Responding to the terrors of WWII that she experienced firsthand‚ Arendt describes the evils of totalitarianism as she saw them. George Orwell‚ an author living at the same time as Arendt‚ responded similarly to the widespread war and terrifying totalitarianism. In his 1984‚ Orwell creates a strictly totalitarian society‚ offering an alarming glimpse into a possible future. Orwell ’s society shows every characteristic named above in the definition of totalitarianism‚ its government ’s sole goal to maintain
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In George Orwell’s novel 1984 and in modern society‚ language is manipulated to benefit those desiring power. Power seeking individuals understand that language is the ultimate weapon due to its common use to communicate throughout cultures. The power that language holds allows it to be capable of being abused and misused. The Party‚ in 1984‚ realizes the potential power of language and uses that as its main tool to corrupt the conscience mind. The ministries are labeled with pleasant words: love
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If I have an opinion on a topic that I decide to share with others or do something about‚ I better still be within societies wants. Just look at Winston in George Orwell’s 1984. He had his own opinion of Big Brother and when he decided to start to do something about it‚ the government took him and Julia away and abused them. The government in 1984 also was trying to develop Newspeak‚ this would be a way to
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