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George Orwell’s protagonist in 1984, Winston Smith, is just one of many in an era of modern antiheroes. He represents all that is undeniably average in a world wrecked with an oppressive government and a constant state of war. However, this plays to his advantage by making connecting and empathizing with him easier. His rebellious nature ensures an ability to be endowed with the bravery to defy and push the limits of the Party’s authority. Typically, heroes are meant to possess powerful or…

Humanity is what allows a person to be more than just a human; it is what gives you individuality and makes you different from everyone else. Compassion, desire, drive, sympathy, kindness, love and much more are all characteristics which make up humanity. How much or how little of each characteristic you posses is what makes you who you are. In our world, we are lucky enough to be able to have our humanity and to never have known what it feels like to be deprived of such things. Unfortunately,…

“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.” This quote by Bob Dylan, relates strongly with George Orwell’s novel 1984. Winston Smith, the main character, in 1984, tells the novel through third person limited point of view. The story begins with Winston Smith describing his constant surveillance by BIG BROTHER and throughout the novel the reader witnesses Winston’s struggles against the government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. As the reader comes to understand…

Big brother is a power that forced fear and protection over all of Oceania. The party which is the inner works behind big brother helps keep everybody in a straight line and not stray away from what the party says is so. Big brother has been made the face of fear and tyranny and has enforced a lot of unfair laws on the people of Oceania. Some people think that in 1984 big brothers surveillance is as advanced as some of our technological appliances today. In today's modern world of technology I…

Rand writes this quote in order to tell the readers that our society is corrupt and oblivious to manipulation by larger or famous companies and people. In this quote, Rand uses various forms of figurative language, such as symbolism, and hyperbole, in order to show her purpose of writing the quote. For example, Wynand is portrayed as an authoritarian and power-seeking figure, saying that “he had staged the event crudely...would have chosen had he wished to be married in public.” Showing his…

Have you ever really enjoyed watching the news on TV or reading the newspaper? All that news is not always that important to what you think it is. Yes, it is justifiable that thinking critically about the news has never been more important because the news could be erroneous, anyone could post on social media, and all news is not the same. To begin with, I think that we should think more critically about the news because news can be erroneous. According to the article, "Fact Check", in 1948…

„One American citizen will effectively choose the next President“ - the scenario in which the main characters, alcoholic unemployed factor worker Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner) and his bright and idealistic daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll), find themselves in in Joshua Michael Stern's new movie is at first difficult to accept. If one is able to look past this, „Swing Vote“ delivers some satirical moments as well as heartwarming scenes – though it can't really decide if it's aiming to be a family…

In a totalitarian society where love, compassion, and intimacy are not permitted- two people manage to find each other. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, Winston and Julia are an unlikely match who would likely be incompatible in a normal, “free”society. While they are united in their passionate hatred for their society’s government (known as “the party”), they are complete opposites in their vision to overthrow or rebellion of it. Winston has a different view on the party than other people, he…

“War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” The three slogans of Big Brother and the Party in George Orwell’s well renowned book, 1984. Utopia by definition in the dictionary means an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The book was written by Orwell because he dreamed that he saw a future where the world was a negative utopia. This novel is set in the year 1984, or that is what the main character, Winston, believes because so many facts about life…

In George Orwell’s 1984, authority and its place in society is a prominent theme throughout the whole of the book -- in fact, one could say it is the theme of 1984. It is, in general, anti-authority. Winston Smith opposes authority at nearly a molecular level until he has it literally beat out of him. Julia is not rebellious in the same bone-deep way as Winston, but she is subversive nonetheless -- a “rebel from the waist downwards,” as Winston puts it. The entire book is a treatise on the ill…