secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction of the Party. Envision a place where everyone is living a life controlled by the government‚ where everyone lives in unison. George Orwell’s 1984 conveys an identical society in which Big Brother maintains his power by restricting any form of
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demanding due to being centralized on a dictatorship where everyone has to follow a certain leader. In the novel 1984 the government is under control by Big Brother and they take away the rights of the people of Oceania and manipulate them. In 1984‚ George Orwell uses the theme of psychological manipulation to display the Party’s oppressive actions in a utopian society that exhibit the dangers of a totalitarian government. The Party had different ways on how to keep the people under control
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If I could talk to Orwell‚ I would tell him how incredibly disappointed I was after finishing 1984 due to Oceania’s victory and the loss of hope for the citizens. Since Oceania won the battle‚ they gained full control of Africa. This means that the Oceania government and their laws will expand toward other people. Rather than letting Oceania win the longtime war against Eurasia and Eastasia‚ I would make one of the two others win. If I let Oceania lose‚ it means that the citizens and proles would
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon By: Katerina Gillian The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered to be one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were built in the ancient city-state of Babylon‚ near present-day Al Hillah‚ Babil‚ in Iraq. Nebuchadnezzar II ordered the gardens to be built during his reign of 43 years between the years of 604-562 BC. He built it to help his homesick wife‚ Amyitis‚ who was from Media‚ overcome her depression. She missed the gardens and mountains
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Marxism portrayed throughout ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell? The main aim of Marxism is to bring about a classless society‚ and ‘Animal Farm’ is generally considered to be a Marxist novel‚ as all its characters share a similar ambition at the beginning. ‘Animal Farm’ represents an example of the oppressed masses rising up to form their own classless society‚ whilst offering a subtle critique on Stalin’s Soviet Russia‚ and communism in general. Orwell is‚ ironically‚ revolutionary in his work‚ as
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George Orwell uses tone and diction in his book to mold the scene of 1984 into a gloomy‚ dark and depressing set. He begins with setting the time of day‚ thirteen. Choosing "thirteen" instead of one Orwell sets a tone of an over militarized nation. He then moves on to using "boiled cabbage and old rag mats"; an all-enveloping‚ oppressive smell one couldn’t wish on even on their worst enemy. The combination of these two along with the babbling telescreen‚ snooping police‚ and contrived posters anchor
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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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In the Novel‚ “Animal Farm” by George Orwell‚ the animals had a dream of a utopian society. They went to extreme lengths to fulfill this dream including running off Mr. Jones from the farm and fighting “wars” against the humans. However‚ Napoleon let the power he had go to his head therefore‚ making him a corrupt ruler. Some of his actions included‚ taken more rations for himself and other pigs‚ walking on his hind legs‚ and even declaring himself the president of animal farm. Napoleons corrupt ways
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In the story 1984 by George Orwell the two biggest characters in it was Winston Smith and George Orwell but they both had different opinions on what a hero was. Everybody has their own to say about what a hero really is in this life but what is a hero really? Some people say it’s someone who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements or qualities. A brave person who defies the system just as Winston Smith did in the story but a hero can be just a plain old person that doesn’t have
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forms of communication‚ such as advertisements and the newspaper‚ are written to draw attention to and explain a subject. Other forms can be written to express feelings or thoughts on a day-to-day basis. George Orwell wrote Politics and the English Language‚ which criticizes the English language. Orwell used this book to express his feelings about language‚ and he included ways to improve the English language‚ including both speaking and writing. Writing has become a huge part of society today from
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