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Animal Farm is a fairy tale story written by George Orwell and focuses on a group of animals living on an English farm around the turn of the 20th century. The story begins with Old Major, an elderly pig, speaking to his fellow animals about his dream of animalism. He calls for animal freedom and equality, but above all else the end of humanity’s dominion over farm animals everywhere. When Old Major passes away, the animals of the farm take it upon themselves to begin preparing for revolution.…

Born with the name Eric Blair, the 1984 and Animal Farm author is more commonly known as George Orwell. This pseudonym allowed him to safely write critiques, essays, and novels that explicitly state his view of the world around him and his abhorrence towards totalitarianism. The time he spent serving in the Spanish Civil War deepened this hatred. While fighting he saw democratic socialism twist into totalitarian socialism. This new form of socialism scared Orwell because it crushed the idea of…

The dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell is a glimpse into the future if our society is not careful. This book illustrates a totalitarian government, and how this world could end up if we transfer everything especially documents to computers. This book is similar to a 1995 movie titled “The Net” that was directed by Irwin Winkler. In this movie a hacker named Angela Bennett discovers that her identity had been changed. She discovered her name was changed while she was on vacation to Ruth Marx.…

“1984” by George Orwell (McDougal Littell 1998) features stories of Winston Smith’s life while living under a totalitarian government, a system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority. The government in the book was obsessed with watching over each citizen’s every move, to make sure no one was going against their ways. From the huge posters that presented the face of a man with the text “Big Brother is Watching You,” to the telescreens in every home and public place, all the…

By the 1780s, the government was fragile and not secured. Therefore, it was the first priority to gain people’s trust and created a stable government. George Washington, gained huge good reputation throughout the Americans by leading them won the war. He was hailed as the hero of the revolution. Washington was elected to be the America president by unanimous vote in 1789. Although all the people respected him as a hero, he still remained humble. The president Washington created an image, which…

There are various characters who do not emerge at all in George Orwell’s 1984. Despite this, they still manage to affect the development and actions of the Oceania population in addition to the theme. Big Brother, the reputed ruler of the superstate Oceania, does not physically exist in the novel and there is no evidence for his mere existence. Nevertheless, the mention of his name will send the members of the Party into a state of euphoria. There are people who are exceptions to his influence,…

To start with, 1984 written by George Orwell has been one of my favorite reads since I have been in school thus far. The book really emphasized many different themes that had to do with power, mind control and the control of a government. Much like the world we are living in now, Winston Smith lives his life day to day, working and staying out of trouble. The world that Orwell places Winston Smith in seems to be more extreme than the world that we live in today, although there are many…

George Orwell wrote 1984 to show the world what would happen if the government had absolute control and watch over its citizens. Orwell uses Winston to help portray this message. The atmosphere is an important part of this story. Orwell uses imagery and suspense to create the overall atmosphere. Orwell shows that the main atmosphere in 1984 is oppression. Thoughtcrime is death. “Not that he recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible” (27). Orwell did…

George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland Virginia. Washington was the first to become president of the United States of America from (1789-1797) he was the leader, general and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution he was what was called the gorilla leader . Washington came from a wealth family in North America where his father Augustine Washington was a determined man who Grew tobacco, built mills, had land and slaves. When George Washington…

George McGovern never had a chance of becoming President in 1972. The moment he entered the race his campaign was already dead—McGovern was a zombie. Throughout his presidential campaign McGovern was declared the candidate of “amnesty, abortion, and acid”. However, McGovern was not merely a zombie he was a leftist politician who championed peace, and economic equality. During this time, the New Left which was composed of leftist student political activists was on the rise. Thus, it is important…