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    from the police department‚ he changed his name to George Orwell. Orwell went on to write his essay ‘Shooting an Elephant’. His story is about when he was asked to handle a situation involving an elephant on a rampage. This was a tame elephant that destroyed part of the town and killed a man during the process. He struggled with his decision‚ but ultimately decided that killing the elephant was his only option or he would look like a fool. Like Orwell‚ I

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    I am not going to be silent.”  The quote perfectly describes how it is not like that in the book 1984 with women speaking up or doing things they would like to do. George Orwell shows examples of how women are homogeneous  in the utopian society in the book 1984. Having so little freedom and are browned  just for certain reasons‚ Orwell is trying to advise us. Women are identified just to pleasure the men and stay home taking care of their kids‚  is so cliche  Thus‚ showing how the female characters

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    is not the case in George Orwell’s novel. It was written in 1949 and was therefore written before the year 1984. Orwell was using this novel to predict the future of the world. He believed there would be three superpowers left and they’d each be holding part of the world. This book is placed in Air Strip one of Oceana‚ London. This Oceana is a dystopia‚ it is an overruling force many would consider evil. 1984 is a terrifying idealization of a possible control of the world. Orwell uses multiple themes

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    In George Orwell’s novel “1984”‚ privacy is invaded by the authoritative figures‚ to keep control over the citizens. From the onset‚ the party hired people as thought police‚ hiding their identity from the public. In order‚ to keep an eye on people “a few agents of the thought police moved always among them‚ spreading false rumors and making down and eliminating the few Individuals who were judged capable of becoming dangerous …” (Orwell 74). The government of Oceana appointed thought police to assess

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    1984 By George Orwell 1984 is the story of Winston‚ a middle aged man living in London in a futuristic country known as Oceania . The story was projected from when it was written in 1948. Central to 1984 is "The Party"‚ the head of Oceania who run everything and has everybody under constant surveillance through "telescreens". The Party censors everybody’s behaviour‚ even their thoughts. Winston secretly hates The Party and the story introduces Winston carrying out his job at "The Ministry of

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    going to talk about the language and style used in 1984. We studied 3 different aspects of this; firstly we studied the language and style that Orwell wrote the book in; secondly at the language and style in which some of the characters at the different parts of society speak in; and to finish the language created for the book: Newspeak. I. George Orwell / Narrator¡¯s Language and Style This novel is written in Orwell’s typical style. That is to say in the 3rd person narrative and

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    Just as George Washington trusted his nation to peacefully accept new authority‚ Old Major yearns to instill the desire for freedom in the animals‚ however‚ blinded by their hope‚ the animals do not realize that by switching sides from Jones to Napoleon they remain

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    1984 Analysis (#2) In 1984‚ George Orwell writes about a hypothetical society ruled by a totalitarian government that seeks out to ensure a uniformly mind-setted population. Winton Smith‚ the protagonist of the story‚ happens to be a member of the outer-party‚ the party in which is victimized by the government’s control. Restricted and monitored with every distinct action throughout an ordinary day‚ Winston is mentally as well as physically conditioned to meet the standardized conditions set by

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    Bibliography: New Internationalist Nov. 2001 "Twin Terrors" New Internationalist Apr. 2001 "Megalo Media" NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR George Orwell Peace Courier Nov/Dec 2001

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    governed. And still to this day‚ the answer to this question varies immensely throughout many societies around the world. In the novel 1984‚ the author George Orwell continuously highlights the societal issue of control and power as he warns of what will happen in the futuristic‚ dystopian society. As written in 1984‚ “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” (Orwell 1). This quote shows that in 1984‚ society is manipulated through fear by the likes of Big Brother and the Party‚ the main political body in their society

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