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1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and set in the year 1984. George Orwell drops his readers into the nightmarish world of Oceania, where the events of the protagonist - Winston, are witnessed. Winston, whom feels out of place in a world where one’s every movement and facial expression is scrutinized, begins to take part in a “rebellion’’ of sorts against the party and their leader, Big Brother. The critically acclaimed novel is so popular among a widespread amount of readers…

The two texts 1984 by George Orwell and “Fake News” by Michael Lynch both discuss fake news and falsified information both including and excluding government affairs and what implications it could have on the people of a society or country. However 1984 is a science fiction text whereas “Fake News” is a non-fiction text that focuses on real world issues similar to those discussed in 1984. However, both texts raises the same question of why do we put so much trust into the government and fake…

1. INTRODUCTION THE CONCEPT OF DYSTOPIA: Dystopia (Greek word dys meaning bad and topos meaning place) or alternatively, cacotopia,1 can be defined as an imagined world in which the society is oppressed and an illusion of a perfect society is maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral or totalitarian control.2 It is a word coined by British philosopher John Stuart Mill. In the dystopian society freedom of thought, action and association (as propounded by Mill) are…

'1984' forms the title for a 1949 novel by George Orwell. The novel, set in the province of Oceania depicts dystopia in theme and is packed witch culturally significant predictive lessons to the current and future generation. Dystopias pose the worst-case scenarios to everyday life, therefore, criticizing current trends, societal norms, and political systems. '1984' is set in a futuristic environment. '1984' depicts a world with endless war, vigilant surveillance, and opportunistic political…

Rajiv Goswami Writing II Rebellion, Freud, and Sex In 1984 In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell’s use of language helps convey the qualities of a bildungsroman, showcased by a narrator’s rise in self-confidence in the face of the Party. The Party’s repression propagandized as a utopia is what the narrator, Winston, resolves to fight. The narrator’s resistance to the erosion of his individuality by said state is developed by Orwell as a main motif. Winston is initially shown to be…

Neil Postman, a contemporary critic, contrast George Orwell’s vision of the future with Aldous Huxley vision of the future. In other to do this Postman uses the ideas expressed in 1984 by Orwell and Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Postman believes that Huxley’s vision is more relevant today than Orwell's vision is. Huxley believed that people will love their oppression, and Orwell believes that society will be overcomed by an externally imposed oppression. Huxley displays this through the novel…

A more effective tactic invented by the Party is doublethink; it resides in the minds of every citizen and party member, influencing every action and decision unconsciously and destroying one’s ability to understand the truth of their reality. Doublethink is an insidious tactic the Party designed to betray the thoughts of the individual. The Party convinces the citizens of Oceania to accept all ideas originate from the Party, and they use the ever-present threat of survival to bring the…

Paragraph 1 - Derrick & Gobind Introduce your Novel / Plot synopsis Briefly recapitulate the important details of the economic model of your story as identified in subtask 2. The “Hunger Games” is a story about a government body (the Capitol) that forces two people who live in each of the twelve districts to fight to the death against each other. They do this for entertainment purposes and to keep the people who live in the districts under control of the government. The people who live in the…

1984 built upon a negative utopian picture ruled by a rocky totalitarian government with a main male protagonist, Winston. In the novel “1984”, by George Orwell, not only winston but also the whole party look down upon the proles as insignificant, like animals. While in reality the party is the most animalistic.. In the novel, the party have only limited telescreens and spies in the proles because they’re deemed as unimportant. The proles therefore are presented with the secular dish called…

Avrial Turner Professor Jeremy Proctor Twentieth Century Fiction 1 October 2015 Essay One: Heroes Carl Jung was the first to recognize that there are universal patterns in the whole of literature regardless of culture or period of time. Since his first hypothesis, many have come along and refined it such as Joseph Campbell who applied the theory to mythological stories identifying many archetypes of plot and character development. One of these archetypes is the hero archetype and the…