Nineteen Eighty-Four

willingly rebels, whereas Lenina is an unintentional non-conformist, though neither character’s rebellion deliberately and selflessly challenges conventions . In ‘Brave New World’, to conform to convention is to be promiscuous, whereas in ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ to conform is to be chaste, so for Lenina and Julia rebellion takes a somewhat different form . Female sexual promiscuity is encouraged in the World State to suppress strong emotional bonds created by monogamous relationships which…

George Orwell has created a dystopian story set in London, Oceania 1984, called Nineteen Eighty Four. Inside 1984, it depicts a society, with an oppressive control dominating society, refining and manipulating the past and putting them under constant surveillance. They are driven to fully submit under the authority of Big Brother. The party put the population under constant surveillance and brainwash them by sending messages and propaganda blaring through Telescreens. These telescreens cause…

dystopian vision of life in a society based on inequality and conformity and are heavily influenced by their respective contexts to help the composers shape their visions of the future. George Orwell’s satirical presentation of power in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is far more bleak and shows the extreme physical and psychological control of the masses and is able to present a pessimistic future for humanity to a great extent. However, Fritz Lang only reflects this pessimistic perspective of…

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are two well acclaimed novels (Goodreads) displaying the theme of censorship in literature. Both are dystopian novels written in the postmodern era (Oxford), thus portray many themes from World War II such as nuclear war, war poverty,, and totalitarianism. They follow the journeys of the protagonists as they realize the corruption of the society they live in, and attempt to resolve it. Although both protagonists arrive at…

According to a 1997 survey published by Waterstone’s, his two most famous works --the political satire Animal Farm and the dystopia Nineteen Eighty-Four -- are ranked second and third, respectively, as the greatest English- Language books of the last century. Within these great works he has coined a many phrases and words such as my favorite, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more…

Animal Farm is a fable about animals who rebel against the cruelties of their farmer, drive out their human masters, and run the farm themselves—with ambitions to create an “‘animalist’ republic” in which “all animals are equal” (“George,” Contemporary, “George,” St. James). Despite the farm animals overcoming difficulties through equality and cooperation, the the pigs, who assume more power under the leadership of Napoleon, manipulate the other animals (“George,” St. James). Gradually, the…

George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is heavily influenced by the totalitarian governments present during the World War 2 era and serves as a warning to the world about the restriction of individualism that might occur if this type of government took over. Orwell, living in the 1940’s, was a witness to many totalitarian governments across the world and realized their danger. Orwell’s message, or “warning” can be seen through the character Winston Smith and the rise and fall of his…

course it is easy to tell most novels differ in many ways, you`re still able to find the details necessary to find many comparisons. You can compare it in so many ways especially between the books of Lord of The Flies by William Golding and Nineteen eighty four by George Orwell. Both of these fine reads are highly comparable. Since these books pose many similarities and differences, this essay will elaborate on the specific themes common between the two novels. Themes like, loss of innocence,…

Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty­ Four predicts, a perpetual war is uprising. In the Torture articles, the United States of America built a detention center in Caimanera, Cuba called Guantanamo Bay that is used to detain extraordinarily dangerous people who are suspected to be terrorists. The concentration camp interrogate prisoners in an optimal setting by using several torture and cross-examining techniques, and prosecute prisoners for atrocities. This has been on a daily occurrence. Nineteen…

Fahrenheit 451 is a powerful scientific fiction novel analyzing the effects of the loss of books and free thought in a society that Bradbury has created where books are banned and destroyed. Fahrenheit 451 is regarded as Bradbury’s most notable work and well known piece of literature. The Washington Post regards Fahrenheit 451 as "A chilling work about a dystopian society” (1). Fahrenheit 451 is significantly different from Bradbury’s other similar fictional works as he regards Fahrenheit 451 as…