George Orwell's & Quo Analysis

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The passage made it clear that George was confused whether the stimuli from nursery were real or not since his reactions contradicted one another; therefore, it revealed how virtual reality had distorted his ability to distinguish between virtual reality (or illusion?) and his reality. As George noticed himself perspiring, he expressed a discomfort by stating “Lets get out of this sun, he said. This is a little too real. But I don’t see anything wrong.” This indicates that the nursery’s stimuli were perceived as real. On the other hand, the phrase “too real” indicates that the nursery created a confusion in George’s perception. Since he interpreted the virtual stimulus as a real sensation of perspiration, it indicates that he was unable to

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