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Even Human Nature Will Succumb to the will of The Party Imagine living in a world where people were unable to think for themselves, form meaningful relationships and are completely restrained from having freedom, love and self awareness. A society where people are constantly being watched and are endlessly looking over their shoulders waiting to be accused, and eventually killed, for committing crimes against their leaders not necessarily limited to their actions but also their thoughts; this is…

In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the protagonist Winston Smith is comparable to Edna Pontellier of The Awakening in the way that he also possesses “That outward existence which conforms, the inward life that questions.” Though living in a society where outward conformity is a must-have in order to survive, Winston is one to secretly question the oppressive norms which have been set into the culture. The tension created by these conflicting characteristics and the rebellion that…

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, people are living in the nation of Oceania, where their thinking and behavior are completely control by the ruling political party. Warning signs are posted everywhere in the nation with the words "Big Brother is watching you" (3), private houses are also equipped with electric eye and a microphone, even a cough cannot escape the eye of the Thought Police. Even writing a diary to record their ideas can cause one to be arrested and sentenced to death. This kind…

Winston lives in what used to be London, England and it is nothing even close to what it used to be. It went from a great and beautiful city to a dirty bomb site filled with dust and huge piles of rubble. The community is now filled with rotting houses where the sides are shored up with wood, the windows are covered with cardboard, and the roofs are covered in iron. All the houses had these crazy garden walls that saged in all directions. Passed all the bomb sites, rotting houses, and rubble…

1984 George Orwell Stephenie Burston 6th Period March 8, 2017 The author of the novel is George Orwell, and the title of the novel is 1984. The setting of the novel is London, England known as “Airstrip One”, the temporal setting or time period was 1984. The author uses foreshadowing to tell his story. The setting is important to the story the physical and temporal settings. The physical setting is important because they predict what is going to happen specifically in London. But the temporal…

In the book 1984, the Party is like a giant fish eating their young ones after they’re born. Winston, a man who lives in Oceania, was a person who didn’t believe in his governments beliefs. He and his girlfriend, Julia, went to go join the Brotherhood in the fight against the party. But later in the book, the two were found in a place on top of Charrington’s shop and taken to the ministry of love. When they got there they were tortured and had their bodies re-shaped and brainwashed to believe in…

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos” (Henry Louis ‘H.L.’ Mencken). When someone starts to questions things about the government or about what they say they start to think more and more for themselves. Once someone starts thinking for themselves the government losses the control they have on them. The government is able to get people think they are thinking for themselves or…

Any government has absolutely no right to spy on their own citizens. Whether is the United States, or the totalitarian government of 1984, Spying on innocent citizens should not be permitted. the act of spying is limited by law, threatens democracy, and illegally obtained evidence can be used to incriminate someone unfairly. It has been 230 years since the United States constitution was signed, yet the government still follows the law of the land. The right of privacy was established when…

Social class theory strongly applies to the book 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 centers around a society that has an extremely oppressive government. A social class lense, which evaluates the distribution of power through the characters and what happens as a result of this, is highly applicable to this book. In 1984 the Party has complete control over the residents of Oceania and uses heavy monitoring, torture, and brainwashing tactics to remain in control. By closely monitoring all citizens, the…

In George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel 1984, rebellious Winston views the totalitarian government of Oceania as constantly removing society’s freedom and mentally enslaving them to maintain control. Throughout his difficult conflict between himself and the government, he seeks out many other rebels and experiences an illegal love affair, yet he becomes paranoid of the cruel government arresting him for his crimes. Initially, Orwell portrays Winston as a secretly rebellious ministry worker. At…