rebel against the party. The proles take up "Eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania" (Orwell 69). Their high number gives them an advantage over the party. Since there is a small number of party members‚ they wouldn’t be able to win against the proles’ manpower. Another advantage they have over INGSOC is‚ since "the majority of the proles [do] not even have telescreens in their homes" (Orwell 71) they have liberty over their thoughts. They don’t have to take caution when having thoughts
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1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell that depicts a world divided into three massive countries‚ Oceania‚ Eurasia‚ and Eastasia. One of these countries‚ Oceania is ruled by an oppressive character called‚ Big Brother. Big Brother is the almighty ruler of the country and is admired by all. The government is subdivided into four different authorities‚ the Ministry of Love‚ Ministry of Truth‚ Ministry of Plenty‚ and Ministry of Peace. Each one of these “Ministries” acts as a withholding
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English George Orwell’s 1984 In the year of 1984‚ a man by the name of Winston Smith lives in London in the oppressive state of Oceania. No matter where he goes‚ he‚ as well as his fellow citizens are always being watched by the notorious “Big Brother.” There are cameras everywhere that can watch your every move. Winston has become infuriated with his government’s oppressive control over everything that is going on‚ such as how they have took away free thought. No type of individuality is
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book‚ Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell‚ the author tends to utilize satire to communicate his lesson. This book is a historical fiction‚ because of it revolves around the events of the Russian revolution‚ but much of the characters are replaced with farm animals. So in this case the animals are fighting for their freedom from the humans. In doing so a certain type of animal‚ the pigs‚ took charge and later started to use this power for their personal benefit. Orwell uses ridicule and reversal techniques
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A leader would make everyone believe in them and when are right‚ but slowly change into a power hungry ruler. Many counties have experience with this kind of rulers such as the Costa Rica or Russia‚ who took over at the country’s weakest time. George Orwell‚ Eric Arthur Blair‚ writes Animal Farm based on the Russian Rebellion that happened in 1917. As Russia rebels‚ the rebellion leaders slowly took power and changes the aspect of their rebellion. Our society reflects upon freedom and our choices
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In his novel he put problems that he thought could escalate into something much bigger. "Orwell describes a province of Oceania (formerly known as Great Britain) as an industrialized wasteland‚ dirty and rigidly controlled by a political regime known as the Party." He believes that these are the consequences of what could happen if people let
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George Orwell’s novel‚ 1984‚ portrays a chilling picture of how the power of the state could dominate the lives of individuals through cultural conditioning. The Party controls every aspect of life and sets strict guidelines. Every inner and outer party member has to worship Big Brother unless they are a prole. Proles are the lower class part of society. Winston is an outer Party member and works in the fiction department fixing history and the Party’s faults. Winston feels frustrated by the
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Explore how satire effects the readers attitude toward the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit
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Farm: George Orwell=s Animal Farm: A metonym for a dictatorship Harry Sewlall Vista University Distance Education Campus PRETORIA E-mail: swlll-h@acaleph.vista.ac.za It seems‚ to warp George Orwell’s elegant phrase‚ that “All animals may speak freely but some may speak more freely than others” (Ronge‚ 1998:13). It is the lesson of George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ a little book I am sure much of the ANC leadership would have read‚ if not always taken to heart (Carlin‚ 2001:4). Abstract Orwell= Farm:
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George Orwell’s book‚ “1984‚” had me convinced that such a world or society could exist. As I read I imagined the story of the book and saw it taking place right before my eyes‚ word after word. I was so convinced that I had to do a little research to ensure that it was merely fiction and could not possibly be true. Any book that can make me question the existence of such a society is definitely a good one. Throughout my reading I gradually came up with my own ending to the story based off of the
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