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    George Orwell the narrator states in the beginning of the story how he is hated by a large amount of people. The reason he is disliked by the Burmese is because he stands for a figure of everything they despise‚ Orwell works as a sub-divisional police officer in Moulmein to all of them he represents British authority over Burmese’s. He states examples on how being a police officer always made him an easy target‚ Orwell would stroll around‚ and young men everywhere would pause until the was at a safe

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    In 1944 George Orwell wrote his very famous book “1984” during this time there were many problems going on worldwide such as war and Hitler. Orwell at the time lived in Burma and had a job as Imperial police but still lived in poverty. George while his time alive did not have an exact stand on politics and Government up until around this time during 1944. He tells us how during his life in poverty he began to hate authority and began to see the negative effects of certain types of Governments especially

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    In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the world has been portrayed in a poverty-stricken dystopian society with three different nations waging a perpetual war. In the movie The Matrix directed by Lana Wachowski‚ the world is machine controlled. Humans are kept in a deep sleep‚ without realizing that their reality is false. They are similar because both depict the absolute control that a government has over its own people and the control over reality. They are different in that Winston’s true reality was eventually

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    Analysis of George Orwell’s novel 1984 Since its release‚ the novel 1984 by George Orwell has come under the spotlight as a predictive literary work‚ providing a scarily accurate commentary on society and the ways that governments rule over the public. This essay will analyze the novel and the metaphors that Orwell uses to compare the characters and concepts presented in the book with the real-world as experienced by the author himself‚ and many others in society. Through extremely descriptive

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    (Pew Research Center). As government control progresses‚ the problem is assumed to continue to grow in power. While technology allows easier access to information and better communication‚ the backlash could be catastrophic. In the novel 1984‚ George Orwell predicts to some extent‚ totalitarianism in everyday life. He uses setting‚ characterization‚ and action to set the scene for increasing government control. The setting of 1984 consists of

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    George Orwell uses music to set the tone in 1984. In some instances‚ it inspires Winston Smith‚ the protagonist‚ or represents a need for something he cannot get from the Party. In others‚ it reminds him of tragedy‚ and in certain instances‚ it contains valuable insight from the past. It also represents Winston’s happiness between himself and Julia and predicts Winston’s fate. Music in 1984 plays an important role in the overall attitude of the novel. In the first instance‚ Winston hears a

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    Questions 1)George Orwell has an extremely scornful attitude towards imperialism. He views it as a corrupt form of government. He has a strong disgust for the native people‚ as they continually harass him on a daily basis. They attempt to trip him on the soccer field‚ laugh and make fun of him. Orwell dislikes his position in Burma‚ as he frequently states that he does not like having power and ruling over a foreign people. Many times the masses of people tend to go around what Orwell is attempting

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    Prisoned Mind Throughout history‚ leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin have used propaganda as a means of gaining power. Similarly‚ In 1984‚ George Orwell creates the character Big Brother as a leader who already has power over his people‚ but needs a way to preserve. By causing distrust in the community through the use of thought manipulation and telescreens‚ Big Brother is able to establish totalitarian rule over the people. The thought police is responsible for causing disunity in the

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    Reading the classical dystopian literature of ‘1984’ by George Orwell has led me to the conclusion that it functions as a warning of the dangers of totalitarianism. Orwell projects a negative utopia‚ or dystopia‚ of a future totalitarian society through ‘1984’ which uses psychological manipulation‚ surveillance‚ and a repressive bureaucracy to exert total power over the individual. After reviewing several critics‚ it is proven that all of them agree with this statement. Among these critics are Nicole

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    _SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT BY GEORGE ORWELL:_ _Commentary_ Political‚ social & ethical issues raised in Orwell’s essay "Shooting an Elephant" create a controversial storyline in which the events metaphorically symbolize the colonial imperialism of the time. Set in Burma‚ 1936‚ the context is based around the anti-European attitudes existent post the Anglo-Burmese Wars. Orwell’s positions‚ as police officer for the despotic British governments‚ required him to hold authority over the Burmese‚ consequently

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