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In what way can two plus two equal five? In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”, Orwell writes how the government has everyone believing only what they want them too. A way one can see this is through the destruction of language and how it is used to manipulate people. In the novel, we see a man who lives in dystopian future in place called Oceana, which is present day London. Everyone in this society is being run by the party which rewrites history to control the people. So one can ask…

Two Totalitarian Society In the book 1984, Orwell portrays a perfect totalitarian government. The Party forces the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which attempts to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all the words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is deemed to be illegal. This is called thoughtcrime, and it is the worst of all. These regulations are controlled by Big Brother, a figure that no one has ever seen. In fact, there is no proof that…

Elliott Larson Novel Assignment #1 - Julia and Winston In 1984 by George Orwell, we are shown how individuals with some incredible contrasting traits fall deeply dependent to each other in love. They share a common ground: they are both secret rebels of the brainwashing force that is Big brother. They unanimously hate the regime controlling their life, but their ways of rebellion against the party can differ greatly. By looking at their physical being, their ethical and moral groundings and…

Imagine a harsh and frightening dystopia where controlling governments misuse technology, revise history and use fear and manipulation to maintain order. Is this a far cry from our society today? George Orwell’s, 1984, uses a grim, negative tone and irony in appealing to the reader’s emotional capacity for sympathy, fear, and desire while posing the rhetorical questions of reality versus truth. Written in 1949, George Orwell’s political novel, 1984, gives an exaggerated account of how…

Chloe Balcom Mrs. Amato Honors English 11 September 26, 2017 1984 Discussion Questions PART 1: The opening sentence suggests that the book is taken place under military rule since the clocks go past 12. It seems like futuristic dystopian time period. Winston Smith’s name is ironic because he is not from a friendly country and is also the one who can be viewed as uncommon because he was one of the only people to rebel against Big Brother. Winston Smith is 39 years old. He…

In the book 1984, written by George Orwell, one of his main points is social control. The 1984 society is very dreadful while they watch your every move and control your life. Our society has some of the same tendencies such as watching what we do at anytime, but the society does not control what we think or say. However, our society does control some of our actions by enforcing laws. Our society and the 1984 society have a lot of similarities and differences such as total control, freedom, and…

Imagine yourself in a world where the government is not accountable for its actions. Its sole goal is to gain power, while the citizens are deprived of their freedoms, live in fear and terror of being picked up by the authorities, executed without a fair trial, where you can’t trust what is being reported in the news because it may all be propaganda. In his book, 1984, George Orwell depicts a society under totalitarian regime through the eyes of Winston Smith. Here, betrayal is a reoccurring…

In George Orwell's 1984, a Novel about a totalitarian society, Oceania, that limits what citizens are allowed think, the society’s Government, Ingsoc, standing for English Socialism, rewrites history, replacing it with lies to maintain a good image. Oceania maintains itself through 3 principles, one being IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH; this relating to the way Ingsoc prevents citizens from thinking deeply, shielding them from the outside world, taking control of records, memories, and history, and even…

She acknowledges its effect and the privilege in having it, but only questions it in specific circumstances. She could care less about the rewriting of the past or the newest developments in Newspeak. However, she could speak for hours on end about the unfair regulations regarding sexuality. On page 117, Orwell wrote, “With Julia, everything came back to her own sexuality. As soon as this was touched upon in any way she was capable of great acuteness…

Lust for Power Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the novel Shadow of the Wind once said, “Never trust anyone… especially those who you admire. These are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows.” This is shown as a truth when, in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, O’Brien strives to assert power over Winston by securing his trust to break down Winston’s resistance against the Party. To being with, O’Brien drops subtle hints to Winston that he opposes the Party. During the Two…