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    secondhand store in the Prole district. Mr. Charrington shares Winton’s interest in the past, he also supports Winston’s rebellion against the Party and his relationship with Julia, Winston’s lover. Mr. Charrington rents Winston a room without telescreens; therefore he can carry out his plans to meet Julia. When Winston and Julia get caught, there is a voice behind the print of the ST. Clement’s Church that says, “You are the dead.” The Thought Police surround the house, and Mr. Charrington…

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    and propaganda symbolize a few of the many dystopian traits portrayed throughout the nation of Eurasia. These traits are specifically depict to demonstrate the dystopian society. Within each and every home of the citizens one way telescreens are provided. The telescreens are high tech surveillance, in which they are observed at all times of the day, sustaining no acts of privacy. Surveillance is not the only trait, the citizens do not have the freedom to express their feelings anyhow they…

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    intense and the group starts thinking as a whole expressing anger and hate, the symptoms of this results in them not being able to control anger and to conform to the group also the actions seem to spread to everyone that were I the room with the telescreen when they all started saying b-b…b-b…b-b as described in the book, Winston’s response…

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    darkness symbolizes Big Brother’s regime and light represents the freedom to discuss ideas without fear. However, Winston’s thoughts are interrupted by the perpetual intellectual oppression acted out by Big Brother. “But with the voice from the telescreen nagging…

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    The technology present are in some ways similar to the technology we have today. As stated in “ The telescreen works both ways. It's an announcement system as well as a surveillance network”( Orwell, page 3). This shows one way of “Big Brothers” spying methods. These telescreens are seen everywhere in the community of oceania. It's like a two way mirror, they see you but you can't see them. “Inside the flat a fruity voice was reading out…

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    The definition of an individual is a characteristic that distinguishes a person from others of the same kind. In 1984, by George Orwell, there is a lack of individuality in the citizens due to the control of the government. Since individuality would go against all of Orwell’s branches of ministry within the government, steps are taken to avoid it. Although there are singularity that arise within the community, it is fear that puts citizens back into what the government wants. Orwell creates…

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    The struggle to achieve happiness is a common theme in literature as it is relatable to all readers. In the novels 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the characters Winston Smith and Bernard Marx struggle against government control in their attempt to achieve happiness. In both novels, the advances in technology and changes to social order aid the governments to form a totalitarian regime that limits human rights and make way to full control over the humans. Ultimately…

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    In the novel, telescreens monitor the actions of the Oceanic people. In chapter one, Winston thought, “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away” (Orwell 5). The people of Oceania are micro managed by the Party monitoring their every action. This is a…

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    and monitor its citizens to prevent rebellion and terrorist attack. Surveillance is a big key to their success, they use many methods to spy on its citizens. A major Surveillance tool they use is the Telescreen. The Telescreen is both a television and security camera with a microphone. The telescreen transmit both ways it receive propaganda from the government and send live footage of its citizens home. This is to prevent their citizens from rebellion. The way that Winston can think of…

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    today's world and in 1984. Being listened to through hidden microphones, telescreens, Siri, and Alexa are…

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