groundbreaking linguists and sociolinguists of the likes of Noam Chomsky‚ Ferdinand de Saussure and Benjamin Lee Whorf‚ this paper traces the origins of Orwell’s Problem by depicting the fictional sociolinguistic scenario presented in the classic Nineteen Eightyfour. A syntactic‚ morphological and semantic description of Orwell’s fictitious language‚ ‘Newspeak’ (which is here addressed from a deterministic perspective)‚ is followed by an analysis of the main social institutions found in the novel
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The details given that describe the pain inflicted upon Winston also help develop his character. After stating that if the party says five‚ it’s still four fingers that are up‚ Winston is shot with pain. Orwell states‚ “The needle of the dial had shot up to fifty-five. The sweat had sprung out all over Winston’s body. The air tore into his lungs and issued again in deep groans which even by clenching
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always had questions about existing of rebellion and the big brother. Basically he did not have the love for his government inside him. Because he was willing to become free. Freedom in his definition was simple as saying “two plus two is equal to four”. But what he was doing by keeping this diary and have an idea about freedom was thought crime and he had to keep low profile. After he met with O’Brien and received the book “The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism” which is written by
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Characteristics of a dystopian society are shown throughout George Orwell’s novel 1984‚ and in the 2002 film Equilibrium directed by Kirk Wimmer. Winston Smith‚ in 1984‚ is a lower ranked member of society‚ with an outer party member job. He is watched twenty-four hours a day‚ seven days a week through telescreens set up throughout Oceania. He always finds the Party’s omniscient leader staring back; also known as Big Brother. Winston becomes over-whelmed with all of the strict rules he has to follow and begins
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Genetic Engineering in the World Eighty-five years ago‚ the publication of the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley changed the perspective of Americans towards genetic engineering. “Genetic engineering is the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material” (Michaels 1). In this novel‚ there is an abundant misapplication of genetic engineering to control society. The practice of genetic engineering in Huxley’s world is extremely dangerous as it
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very distinct classes (Thatcher 4). Average citizens of Oceania lived in houses so run down that they were compared to chicken houses (Orwell 7). The furniture was in poor condition and the houses were usually too cold (Orwell 52). In the USSR ninety four percent of houses only had one room and most did not have electricity even though it was available (Trueman 2). Not only were the houses conditions horrible‚ but also the food supply and supply of necessary goods were lacking. In Oceania‚ citizens
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On the one hand‚ the proles have enough power to successfully 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
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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 constant reminder that “Big Brother is Watching You.” The Party
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unpleasant parts of reality; consequently‚ the citizens become feeble and unaware to the genuine nature of life. Later in the novel‚ Lenina goes to the “GIRLS ’ DRESSING-ROOM … Torrents of hot water… eighty vibro-vacuum massage machines were simultaneously kneading and sucking the firm and sunburnt flesh of eighty superb female specimens… a machine was warbling out a super-cornet solo.” (36). These perks of a technological age shields the horrendous side effects of actually having advanced technology. Daily
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In 2016 it is estimated that 64‚000 people die of drug overdoses per year. Huxley’s society “The World State” is a dystopian society‚ yes the men and women that don’t partake in controlling the society seem to be happy in what they consider a utopia‚ but the people who do control “The World State” like the world controller Mustapha Mond and people like John The Savage‚ are victims of the true nature of reality. In the novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley‚ some of the fantasies that are now a
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