The events of the book 1984 by George Orwell takes place in 1984‚ almost half a century after World War II and a few years after the Atomic Wars which resulted in three new superpowers dominating the world. Great Britain is absorbed by the USA and becomes known as Airstrip One. This new superpower state is called Oceania with the other two being Eurasia‚ Soviet Union combined with most of Europe‚ and Eastasia‚ comprised of the eastern side of Asia including China‚ Japan‚ Korea etc. All three are
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S.M.U.R.F. This acronym stands for Systematic Dehumanization of People‚ Mindless Political Slogans‚ Use of Violence and Terror to Maintain Order‚ Repression of Reality and Falsification of History to Support Political Agenda. These five ways are used in North Korea‚ and was used in George Orwell’s novel‚ 1984‚ to control it’s people. The systematic dehumanization of people began with rendering a set of people as the enemy. In the novel‚ the main character‚ Winston‚ works at the Ministry of Truth
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In his novel 1984‚ George Orwell selects an act of betrayal to depict the most important part of the novel‚ showing the fall of Winston‚ the main character. Throughout the novel‚ Winston is ready to change the society’s rules and ideas but after one of the characters betrayed him‚ his role changed completely because his life turned around. This character was O’Brien and if it wasn’t for his acts‚ the novel would’ve had another path.From the beginning of the novel‚ Winston felt that he had a special
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In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ Society is controlled by a small fraction of the entire population. Society as a whole is controlled by The Party‚ which is led by Big Brother. The Inner Party comprises of five percent of society‚ the Outer Party consists of ten percent of society‚ and the remaining eighty-five percent are the Proles. The Party goes to great lengths in order to keep the society of Oceania in check‚ ensuring allegiance through party slogans‚ extreme indoctrination‚ and the
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(Chapman). Symbolism is important in a novel to deliver a point to the reader. Freedom is something that most people have in their lives‚ however in Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell‚ this is not the case. The novel brings the reader to a world where freedom is something of the past that most people do not remember anymore. Orwell uses many symbols as a creative way to portray the themes of the novel. He uses the telescreens‚ the red armed prole woman‚ and the glass paperweight to symbolize freedom
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George Orwell is an English writer who addressed many social injustices and advocated for democratic socialism through as a novelist‚ poet‚ literary critic‚ and polemic journalist. Orwell’s most famous works are Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Animal Farm. His ideas still continue to shape modern culture and make his works as relevant today as when he first published them. ==Young Life and Education== George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25‚ 1903‚ in Motihari‚ now Bihar‚ in British-ruled
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However‚ Oceania is depicted as a country where the people are deprived of freedoms such as freedom of thought‚ freedom of speech‚ and the freedom of expression. Orwell describes Oceania as a cold‚ bleak‚ war torn country where the inhabitants are kept under surveillance 24/7‚ and left without the many freedoms that we take for granted. Winston‚ the protagonist of the story is always trying to suppress his inner thoughts that may conflict the the ideology of the party. At the beginning of the
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George Orwell’s definition of heroism may differ from what most believe heroism is. He believes that it is ordinary people doing whatever they can to change social systems that do not respect human decency‚ even with the knowledge that they can’t possibly succeed. According to the dictionary‚ a hero has distinguished courage or ability. Winston is perhaps a hero to Orwell‚ but‚ he did not have the courage of a hero. Orwell’s character shows the traits of a hero with rebelling‚ although he did it
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laptops‚ streetlights‚ surveillance cameras‚ even drones. This links to the most frightening part in George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ which contains surprising similarities between his ways of reviewing what he believed the future would come to. Although his satirical book was written in 1948‚ Orwell displays a variety of aspects relating to the destruction of privacy in our present day. Orwell himself was a socialist‚ who had very strong political views. He spent his time in 1937 fighting in the
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Symbols George Orwell novel 1984 contains symbols and images throughout the novel. Although symbols such as rats‚ the coral paperweight‚ songs‚ and Winston’s varicose ulcer only appear infrequently‚ they do provide important functions. Winston had a reoccurring dream which found himself standing in front of a wall of darkness of which on the other side there was something to dreadful to face. He always woke up prior to finding out what was on the other side. After awaking during one of Winston
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