Big Brother Australia

Imagine a world in which everything is controlled by the government and babies are predestined for a certain life with no choice. This is the picture that Aldous Huxley paints in his dystopian novel, Brave New World. The novel takes place in the World State in the year A.F. 632. In the World State, babies are artificially manipulated and conditioned for certain roles or jobs. I would not want to live in the brave new world described in the novel because of the lack of freedom and the cruel use…

A Psychological Analysis of Ghulam Mustafa Khar on the Basis of “My Feudal Lord” Research Objective My Feudal Lord is an autobiography of Tehmina Durrani highlighting her marriage with the famous political figure of Pakistan Ghulam Mustafa Khar also known as the “Lion of Punjab”. She openly talks about the fourteen years of emotional and physical abuse she endured in this marriage on the hands of Mustafa Khar . The political leader who may otherwise seem very charming and charismatic to the…

Anggita Dwi Primasiwi Nicke Yunita Moecharam, M.A. Exploring Fiction 24th of November 2016 An Essay of The Mandarin Exam by Farrukh Dondhy “The Mandarin Exam” is a short story, in which, Farrukh Dhondy, the author, illustrates the true nature of free will of human being. In the name of free will, Spiggy, the main character, recklessly starts a conflict between him against the society by not taking the English exam. In fact, at the time Spiggy decides to leave the exam, he has been influenced by…

In this book, the audience is introduced to a man named Winston Smith, a middle-aged man who lives in Airstrip One, a city in the huge country named Oceania. The government that is in control, is called the Party, which is led by one man named Big Brother. All around the whole country…

people know, every key stroke on every device, including smartphones, computers, and even voice calls on phones, is recorded. In today's world, the only secrets are in people's heads. This is very similar to Winston, as he has many secrets, but Big Brother is always watching. Every television is tapped, every work station has a camera, and…

such as Stalin and Hitler, to symbolize “Big Brother” in this novel. Big Brother is one of the main characters in the novel who controls The Party and the people of Oceania. Orwell uses himself many ways as a basis for the main character Winston. Winston is against Big Brother and The Party, but acts as a civilized follower of The Party by following the daily routine along with his fellow…

Philosophy is the perpetual vortex of thought and the true substance of nightmares for many college students. A subject so grandiose, it attempts to define indefinable words like evil, morality, and love. Yet, philosophy leaves its own imprint on each human being, and each thing that human creates. John Gardner’s Grendel, a reimagining of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, features fundamental philosophical ideas running through its core. In Grendel, Gardner explores topics such as nihilism, atheism,…

totalitarianism of the government in Oceania. In Oceania the Party rules everything in the daily lives of the citizens. It is clear throughout the whole novel that the power that the Party has is unlimited. The leader of the Party, known only by the name Big Brother, can be found everywhere almost as a way to remind the people of who has all the power in their society. They constantly monitor their citizens and watch the main character, Winston, through telescreens. Even the history and the…

Winston has overall in the novel is, institutional. The reason being, Winston does not agree with big brother and the overall government that is sectioned off into parties where he lives. An example of his righteous feelings towards Big Brother is from a line in the novel saying, “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” (19 Orwell). In that specific quote, Winston is writing in his notebook timid that Big Brother…

After skyping with Ron Galella in class and proceeding to watch the documentary Smash His Camera at home, I have a clear understanding of why many people have viewed and currently view his practices of photojournalism as creepy and a form of legal stalking. Individuals who become the subject matter of the paparazzi are faced with the dilemma of whether or not their privacy is infringed upon. For example, Galella would pay doormen to tell him where a certain celebrity was heading. Once, Galella…