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At what point does one limit who they betray for freedom “The reward for betrayal is freedom.” This is a quote that fits well in George Orwell’s 1984. Throughout the book, the government plays a strict rule in the citizens’ lives. They convince the people that they are living the dream society when in reality there is no freedom of individuality. They convince the people that the only proper way to be a good citizen is by turning in all actions of people that share their own personal thoughts…

Cassidy Bulger In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, there is a significant change in the tone between Part 1 and Part 2. As protagonist Winston Smith learns more about Big Brother and how he can join a rebellion against it, the tone of the novel begins to become more positive. In Part 1, the tone could be considered miserable, bleak, and hopeless. But as the audience reads into Part 2, there is a shift; and the novel begins to gain a rebellious, strong, and hopeful tone. The shifts in the…

As people grow up there are many factors that shape these people to become who they are. A common factor in identity formation is society because this is where a person learns the rules that society has put forth for everyone to follow. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, Winston Smith is an outcast of his society because he does not want to follow the rules of the Party. He attempts rebellion against the Party with a girl named Julia, but they are captured and taught the rules. Winston’s attempt to…

17: In what ways does the concept of "freedom of choice" inform your reading in any two works you have studied? Thesis Statement: In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell, the concept of freedom of choice is informative as it enables readers to consider the restrictions of a dystopian society, thus allowing greater understanding of the main characters, Offred and Winston. 1. Topic Sentence: In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, readers can clearly see the…

23: Compare the use of contrast as a literary device in any of the two or three works you have studied. Thesis Statement: In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell, contrast allows readers to observe a clear representation of two opposite characters or situations and identify the main differences, thus enhancing the major theme of oppression in both dystopian societies. Contrast is used to identify the differences between two subjects. 1. Topic Sentence: In The…

of the Afrikaners, those who ancestry derives from England after South Africa’s colonization (“South African Racial Formations”). The Population Registration Act enacted in South Africa in 1950 further solidified this racial segregation by creating four distinct classifications of South Africans: White, Asian, Colored, and Native (“South African Racial Formations”). This law became the epitome of the Afrikaners push to preserve “Afrikanerdom,” or the belief that white-supremacy must uphold…

Deceit in Trump’s and Big Brother’s Rule New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik effectively connects Donald Trump’s deceitful tendencies to the misleading tendencies of the totalitarian regime in George Orwell’s “1984”. Consequently, the motives of a government’s machinations can potentially become controversial. Gopnik suggests the intentions of Trump and Big Brother are both motivated to advance their own power by twisting reality to what they believe would benefit themselves. In 1984, “The party…

“the only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the Party” (Orwell 65). This quote demonstrates that there is never any real feelings, the citizens only have sex for the Party. The citizens are also on constant surveillance twenty four seven. Each member of society is required to have telescreens within their home. These telescreens are place in a spot that can see every inch of where they live. The telescreens insure that no one is committing a Thought or face crime, “the…

If we were stranded on an island by ourself, as a baby without anyone to learn from, what would we learn? Most likely very little. Much like when John Donne, a famous philosopher says: “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”. What can be taken away from both the question and quote is exactly this - humans were meant to be together. This way we can learn ‘common sense’, important lessons, and morals from others and go on to reshare them.…

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, although written more than eighty years ago, reflects the misconducts of the present day United States government. By taking inspiration from the issues in the world that he knew, Huxley was able to create a dystopian society, called the World State, where disease and poverty did not exist. Despite the lack of unemployment and crime, the citizens of the World State were unacquainted with natural human emotions and instincts. The World State manipulated its…