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    1984 by George Orwell

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    effects of totalitarianism are explored in George Orwell’s “1984” when his nightmare vision of the future is created through a tyrannical government‚ controlling the past‚ future and everything else. The effects of totalitarianism are explored in George Orwell’s “1984” when the concept of hope is portrayed as both sustaining and misleading. Orwell utilises symbolism‚ setting‚ tone and metaphors to convey the variances of hope. Through these techniques‚ Orwell successfully exposes the two-sided nature

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    Many texts styles from different composers around the world create similar themes and morals throughout their forms of text. ‘The Matrix’ (1999)‚ directed by the Wachowski Brothers‚ and the allegory ‘Animal Farm’ (first published in 1945)‚ written by George Orwell‚ both convey the same themes and morals. The values presented by both Orwell and the Wachowski Brothers are abuse of power‚ lack of privacy and manipulation of people by the use of propaganda. The use of power can be taken for granted;

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    Animal Farm Satire

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    of Animal Farm?”asked the teacher. “A fairy tale!” one student shouted. Another student yelled‚ “A fable!” “No‚ you buffoons! It’s a satire!” argued another. “I think it’s an allegory!” exclaimed the final student. Since the release of George Orwell’s famous book Animal Farm‚ people have struggled to decide the genre of the story. Throughout the book‚ Orwell uses different elements like talking animals from fables‚ universal truths from fairy tales‚ criticism on a certain individuals from satires

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    1984 By George Orwell

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    Zoo Animals Have you ever wondered what it’s like being watched every hour of everyday? Being watched all the time can change people’s personalities because they are worried that whatever they do wrong will be caught on camera and they could be in trouble. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ and the article Day Dreaming Students are Caught on Camera by New York Times‚ people’s privacy has been taken away as they are being watched all of the time. In the novel 1984‚ Big Brother‚ an organization run

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    Animal Farm

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    Animal Farm - Karl Marx Is based on the work of the German Philosopher Karl Marx Karl Marx was a German Philospher Ms F Grech - Form 3 “The worker becomes all the poorer the more wealth he produces‚ the more his production increases in power and range...” 1 Animal Farm - Karl Marx “The worker becomes an ever cheaper commodity the more commodities he creates...” What does this mean? A useful or valuable thing Karl Marx was talking about Capitalism

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    Marxiam in Animal Farm

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    Animal Farm by George Orwell Background information for George Orwell’s Animal Farm Animal Farm is a satirical novella (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell‚ ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. They run the farm themselves‚ only to have it degenerate into a brutal tyranny of its own. The book was written during World War II and published in 1945‚ although it was not widely successful until the late 1950s

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    Animal Farm Analysis

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    Point of View In Animal FarmGeorge Orwell shows why the animals find the disappearance of the milk to be a mystery by using third person omniscient to create dramatic irony. Although the animals agree that “all animals are equal” (Orwell 16)‚ Napoleon and the pigs believe “with their superior knowledge it is natural that they should assume leadership” (Orwell 17). Napoleon convinces the other animals that he strives for equality of all animals when he really only strives for his own

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    1984 By George Orwell

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    The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell. This book represents the society in Oceania through the character name Winston‚ who is an outer party that works in the Ministry of Truth. In Oceania‚ people are surveilled by the Big Brother and have no freedom. This seems to appear in today’s society by how we are watched by the government through social media or even on computers. There are many similarities to be found include Social Media‚ Privacy‚ and the Mutability. Nowadays technology is a big

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    carry out orders by authority. George Orwell ’s "A Hanging" is a descriptive essay about capital punishment. The setting of this essay is placed in an early twentieth-century prison in Burma‚ a country ruled by the British Empire. Considering that George Orwell was an imperial police officer in Burma‚ it is highly probable that this essay is related to his own experience. The essay‚ presented through the eyes of the narrator‚ examines primitive human nature. Orwell develops his essay through characters

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    “ruler” of Animal Farm‚ the farm “government” was in dictatorship. As stated on page 1‚ “Mr. Jones‚ of the Manor Farm‚ had locked the hen-houses for the night‚ but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side‚ he lurched across the yard‚ kicked off his boots at the back door‚ drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery‚ and made his way up to bed‚ where Mrs. Jones was already snoring.” This is different from totalitarian

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