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“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…

liberal ideas,” and as such amassed more, and more absolute, power than ever before. This power is definitely presented as evil to the core; the whole book is about rebellion against it, and even Winston’s eventual succumbation to the Party’s ideals and Big Brother is something the reader is supposed to be disgusted…

Orwell lived through a time period of complete totalitarianism under the control of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Traveling to Spain to report on the Spanish Civil War, Orwell saw the repercussions of what a political regime does to a society. Because of the two men in the Soviet Union, Hitler and Stalin, who created such a sense of disaster and panic throughout the country, Orwell’s hatred for political authority grows even more passionately. He uses his experiences to convey to his audience…

But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."(Orwell) The strength of his loyalty to himself, mainly his mind, was not great enough against the government's 'cure'. The Party forced Winston to abandon his belief in the validity of his past memories. One example of his new view on his…

Power is a tool used throughout the novel Thousand Splendid Suns by many characters including Rasheed, Rahman, Tariq, and the Taliban when it comes to love, education, and life in general. Bad people who prey on the weak fill the pages of a Thousand Splendid Suns. For some, this means using violence and manipulation to hold power over a few individuals. Rasheed is a perfect example of using violence and manipulations especially with his relationship with Laila. For others, like the Taliban, it's…

George Orwell’s novel 1984 is about a highly oppressive authoritarian regime that controls the actions and thoughts of the people. This novel led to the term Orwellian, which describes the government in the novel. The word Orwellian has become synonymous with authoritarian, however, Orwellian does not mean the oppressive rule of people. The word authoritarian only encompasses an oppressive government with all power, but does not encompass all the qualities in an Orwellian government. Orwellian…

such ignorance plays out in Oceania is the Proles, who live a simple life, happy with their government and ignorant of the terrible state of their society. Winston, at first, thinks that the Proles could be the secret to overthrowing to overthrowing Big Brother, as they constitute 85% of the population. However, over time, he…

1984, George Orwell, an novelist and journalist, who’s dystopian novel portrays a government that controls all aspects of people’s lives. They use a variety methods to keep their citizens in control and Winston Smith is one of the people who challenges them. Orwell’s use of repetition, imagery and symbolism to create suspense in order to capture his audience’s attention throughout the novel. First, Orwell uses repetition in order to emphasize that the telescreen still holds power over everyone.…

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984 1984, by George Orwell is a book written in 1949, set 35 years into the future, that attempted to show what life would have looked like in a world in evil and chaos. The government stayed in power by using violence and force, by rewriting history everyday, distorting the truth and brainwashing the people to venality. Many people argue that the genre of 1984 is science fiction, but…

some hope of escaping!” Kelly yelled. “By the next few day, all the slaves knew about the underground railroad. Many suggested hanging up gourds to tell everyone when it was safe to leave. The song Follow the Drinking Gourd told us to follow the big dipper, which pointed north, to freedom. We would sing: ‘If you follow the Drinking Gourd. The riverbank makes a very good…