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In the following essay I will be summarizing the book “1984” by George Orwell and representing my inquiries on parts of the book that I find controversial. The book “1984” starts out with the main character Winston Smith describing the city he currently lives in, London. He lives in a dystopian communist society that is based upon the properties of something called INGSOC and three basic slogans; War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. The apparent supreme ruler of…

Dehumanization is a process that the Cambridge Dictionary defines as the deprivation of a person from their independent thought, the ability to be sympathetic, and the ability to exercise their natural rights (Cambridge English Dictionary). Within 1984, George Orwell uses the state of the country Oceania as a juxtaposition to reveal the devastating effects of authoritarian rules of government such as the totarialistic state of the Soviet Union in the 1900s under the reign of Stalin. Under the…

Collectivism vs Individualism The theme that collectivism, a political ideology, is exploited more than individualism is conveyed throughout the books, 1984 by George Orwell and Anthem by Ayn Rand; This is displayed by the dominance and control that the elite superior have over their societies. In the novel, 1984, by George Orwell, Orwell conveys dominance through the control “The Party” and “Big Brother” have in Oceania. They manipulate the population to the world they want them to live…

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell’s use of narration in his piece “Shooting an Elephant” works really well to depict the events that take place in the story, by allowing us to hear all of his thoughts and reasons to his actions, as his experiences as sub-divisional officer take place. Orwell allows us to fully understand the situation between Burma and British empire in a personal level by narrating daily events that helps us readers understand how life was, when this life…

Summary & Analysis of "Shooting an Elephant" Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, is a complex piece of literature. The writing revolved around British imperialism and a British officer, Orwell, shooting an elephant (Orwell). The physical shooting of the elephant intertwined with British imperialism metaphorically (Orwell). Shooting an Elephant is a descriptive and intelligent piece of work, one that should be given more light to it. To begin, Geroge Orwell introduced himself as a British…

In “George Orwell's Animal Farm: A Twentieth-Century Beast Fable”, Laraine Fergenson evaluates Animal Farm specifically as a fable, to explore its underlying meaning. Fergenson is an english professor emerita of the City University of New York and has written several articles about politics and literature. She opens her article proclaiming that Animal Farm was Orwell's greatest work of art and Orwell himself considered it a masterpiece. This article was written due to the volume of deliberation…

Aspirations squandered The wise Martin Luther King, Jr.’s expression on freedom is: “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”. Throughout George Orwell’s classic dystopian literary work entitled 1984, Big Brother is synonymous with lack of freedom. In the beginning, O’Brien represents a hope for freedom for Oceania’s society. Winston strongly longs for a rebellion to reform Oceania’s society in result of Big Brother’s oppressiveness. Both…

people’s perspective on the main topic. In life, politics have been a very controversial topic and everyone can agree that some types of government are not good for some countries. In the book 1984, it showed how the government operated and the author, George Orwell tried to demonstrate the power that the party had gotten and even maintained it. The central message in 1984 was quite interesting. It showed that governments have too much power and even abuse and not use their power correctly. The…

George Orwell’s 1984 depicts a futuristic society in which government and technology evolve and create a oligarchical utopian society equipt with a figurehead, Big Brother. As the top tier of a strict class system, the Inner Party uses Big Brother’s persona to enforce mechanisms used to maintain power and influence. Any distinction of an individual most likely will lead to his/her condemnation and vaporization, in which the individual is erased from official documentation and ceases to exist.…

1) An allegory can be used as a parallel to critique people or current events in a non-direct way and George Orwell does exactly that with Animal Farm. He uses the treatment of the animals and farm to mirror the minor and major flaws to mirror those in the Russian Government during and post the Russian Revolution. The setting is set at Manor Farm to represent the time during and post Russian Revolution era. Mr. Jones is that of the last tsar of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II. They both manage to be…