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    In the novel “1984” the writer George Orwell uses rhetorical devices to build the main character’s role. Orwell throughout the novel uses multiple devices to develop Winston’s character. Although on pages 30 and 31‚ Orwell uses two rhetorical devices to develop Winston’s character‚ oxymoron and symbolism. “War is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength.” (Page 30) This is an oxymoron because those phrases make use of contradictory words. If you switch the phrases around‚ you will still be

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    Good Thing Orwell The first article‚ Search Engine Agendas by Gary Anthes is based on how the internet can redirect your political views by giving pleasant or unpleasant‚ information or news on a platform you’re searching up. The author‚ Gary Anthes‚ is a technology writer and editor based in Arlington‚ Virginia therefore he is able to speak about this topic because of the research he implements into his written article. Right away in the first paragraph‚ Gary gives a summary of the main ideas of

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    1984‚ by George Orwell‚ comes off as very bleak and grey‚ as it was intended to be portrayed to the reader. This helps us to understand that the world Winston Smith is living in is grey‚ depressing and overall quite commonplace. A place where he always has to look over his shoulder to make sure that the omnipotent Big Brother won’t catch a minor slip of a few choice words or see him flirt with the woman across the way. Orwell successfully accomplishes this through his use of literary methods.

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    In Oceania when you step out of line‚ you will be punished accordingly. That is the message George Orwell tries to get across to his reader in 1984. Since that is the notion he is trying to get his reader to understand as the author in this book‚ he obeys that rule as well. Orwell uses many literary devices and techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors‚ tone‚ allusions‚ and many more… to make the reader understand what kind of society Winston is living in. The tone of 1984 is very gloomy and the

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    literary work. George Orwell re-uses many of his themes in order to get his point across. In "Why I Write"‚ Orwell states that one of the reasons he writes is for political purpose. He expresses this theme in his essays‚ "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ as well as his novels‚ "1984" and "Animal Farm". In "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ Orwell expresses how he feels about the politics in the school‚ St. Cyprian ’s. While attending St. Cyprian ’s Orwell and many of

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    George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell was an English journalist and novelist‚ whom was born on the 25th of June 1903. George Orwell had spent his school years at St Cyprian’s School‚ Eastbourne. Blair hated it there; he could not wait till the day he was rid of that school. George was a Socialist; The Spanish Civil War played the most important part in defining Orwell’s socialism because it made him fight for what he loved‚ beauty. During most of his career‚ Orwell was

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    George Orwell is well known‚ even though he died in 1950. He was British and an ex-cop. George Orwell is a very prominent author. He is known for a few of his books‚ written for a variety of purposes. However‚ this specific essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant”‚ is written to inform of us. He phrases this essay more as a narrative‚ which makes it not rhetorically effective. George Orwell uses great imagery and his syntax makes it simple for even high schoolers to read through his works. Orwell sent this

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    George Orwell Antisemitism in Britain There are about 400‚000 known Jews in Britain‚ and in addition some thousands or‚ at most‚ scores of thousands of Jewish refugees who have entered the country from 1934 onwards. The Jewish population is almost entirely concentrated in half a dozen big towns and is mostly employed in the food‚ clothing and furniture trades. A few of the big monopolies‚ such as the ICI‚ one or two leading newspapers and at least one big chain of department stores are Jewish-owned

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    century‚ George Orwell’s 1984 became a definitive novel with unique terms that continue to be used in today’s societies. The dystopian novel is set in Airstrip One under the dictatorship of “Big Brother” who no one really knows exists. The English Socialist government persecutes individualism and independent thinking with constant surveillance of its citizens. Winston Smith‚ the protagonist‚ is a member of the Outer Party and works for the Ministry of Truth rewriting the past. Elements in George Orwell’s

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    Analyzing the rhetorical strategies of „Shooting an Elephant” “Shooting an Elephant” was written by George Orwell‚ and it describes an incident he experienced during the time he spent in a small town in India‚ as a police officer serving the British Empire. I found the writing interesting because of Orwell’s use of rhetorical strategies that slowly build up to the conclusion of the story‚ along with the peak of the action. The story ends in a detailed description of an anecdote Orwell thought of while

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