Illuminating Aspects of Totalitarian Dystopias Through Character Lines Winston Smith from 1984 and Evey Hammond from V for Vendetta are used by their authors to showcase different aspects of dystopian worlds and totalitarian governments. Both characters face similar losses early in life‚ which play a role in their distaste of control. Evey faces the loss of her parents to an oppressive and dictatorial government. Winston similarly loses his mother‚ as described by Orwell in “[t]ragedy‚ he perceived
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Module C - REPRESENTATION AND TEXT: Conflicting Perspectives. You are to produce a contribution to an online HSC Tutorial. You are to record and upload an answer to the question below. It is to be no longer than seven minutes and no less than five minutes. Conflicting perspectives exist within texts and their representation is affected by the context of the composer. Using your prescribed text and a related text of your own choosing‚ assess the impact of this statement on a contemporary audience
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heralded change. In V for Vendetta‚ this is exactly the means that V uses to overthrow the fascism government that presides over England‚ and thoroughly believes that “violence can be used for good” (V for Vendetta‚ 38:37). However‚ in the film Pumzi‚ Asha makes a discovery that can change the world she lives in for the better‚ but rather than attempting to achieve this better world through violence‚ she proves that peaceful methods can be much more effective. In the film V for Vendetta‚ we understand
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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards‚ conventions‚ rules‚ or laws. What this means to me is when someone of higher ranking tells you to do something that has an effect on a whole. Conformity can either be good or bad. In V for Vendetta and "Repent‚ Harlequin" there was a character who thought that conformity was bad for society‚ and a person should be able to decided for themselves. Conformity is everywhere‚ even in the United States. We have to obey traffic laws‚ pay taxes
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Politics in Film “V for Vendetta” The film I focused on for this essay‚ V for Vendetta‚ was filmed and produced in 2006 by Warner Brothers. The plot of the film circulates around a mysterious and charismatic masked freedom fighter being hunted down by the totalitarian British government in the near future. Although his full identity is kept a mystery throughout the film‚ audiences learn he was a victim of a cruel scientific experiment involving “unwanted” British citizens and hormonal drugs
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same side for the mobilization to work. In order to mobilize a population everyone needs to agree with the movement; convincing people is a lot more difficult when one has to convince a whole group of people. 1. 2. A. I agree with what V said when he stated “violence can be used for good.” The main reason I believe this is because even though there are only some instances in which evil has been used for good‚ there still are events that occurred for good. Some wars have been fought with
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abundant in both intertextual and contextual influences due to the universal concept of the struggle for freedom in the face of an oppressive regime. There are numerous works which can be associated with the novel; Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta exhibiting traits indicative of influence‚ George Orwell’s 1984 providing much inspiration for both the dystopian society and methods of torture. Burgess achieves a sense of contextual relevance through the inclusion of various themes and motifs
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CONFLICTING PERSPECTIVES ESSAY A composer has a purpose in intentionally assembling a text in order to depict their personal agenda. This is conveyed to the audience throuh the utilisation of the vehicle conflicting perspectives. Also‚ the presentation of a text significantly affects the audience’s overall perception of its set of values.These concepts are illustrated in the Shakespearean play‚’Julius Caesar’. Julius Caesar was published in 1623 during the Elizabethan Renaissance period
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Conflicting perspectives – bias and self interest "More than anything‚ conflicting perspectives are the result of bias and self-interest" When it comes to literature‚ conflicting perspectives are often woven artfully through the fabric of the text. The Shakespearean tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’ and Rob Sitch’s film ‘The Castle’ are two such pieces of literature that examine a range of conflicting perspectives. Humans are innately biased and self-interested‚ and it is our inability to separate a situation
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started to be confused about what the truth was … These are the conflicting perspectives that I have experienced in my chosen text which is a stage play called ‘Stolen’ written by Jane Harrison. What makes this text more frightening is the fact that the scenario is real and that it happened in our own backyard (Australia) - and legally! A conflicting perspective is an alternate point of view to the dominant mainstream perspective. The White Australia Policy was in conflict with Aboriginal families
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