Thought Police

George Orwell’s novel, 1984, and Thomas C. Foster’s novel, How To Read Literature Like A Professor, have several comparisons. Winston Smith, thirty-nine year old worker for the Ministry of Truth, is stuck in a totalitarian environment that he strongly disagrees with. However it is wise for him to keep his feelings to himself because “Big Brother is always watching.” 1984 relates widely to chapter thirteen, It’s All Political , of How To Read Literature Like A Professor. 1984 is a novel with…

In the book 1984 George Orwell shows how life would be with a government that is physically controlling. One way that the government is physically controlling is have the citizens of Oceania to participate in mandatory exercise. Winston wakes up to a noise and he know right away what time it is. He gets up and gets in front of the T.v. and he hears “Thirty to forty group! Take your places, please. Thirties to forties!’ Winston sprang to attention in front of the telescreen, upon which the image…

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 just the kind of society that George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, depicts. Orwell uses the themes of psychological manipulation, physical control, and the manipulation of information and history, that utterly dehumanize the citizens…

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…

distinguishes itself because the novel’s protagonist, Winston Smith, ultimately fails to free himself from the Party’s authoritarian rule. Winston’s aversion to his lifestyle leads him to defy the government by engaging in a sexual affair and committing Thought Crimes. After the Party catches him rebelling, Winston endures abuse that transforms him into a loyal Party member. Unlike most governments in dystopian fiction, the Party is able to prevent insurgency by rewriting the past, limiting…

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…

loved. Winston’s choice not to betray Julia could have made him a martyr. The martyr who could have inspired a revolution amongst the proles. In the end no matter how hard the Party attempted to control people, or break down their spirts free thought still existed. Maybe it was that freewill, the desire to not have every facet of your life controlled that could ultimately lead to rebellion. However, any hope of a rebellion died with Winston being broken. I believe “God” was let intentionally…

Imagine a world in which everything is controlled by the government and babies are predestined for a certain life with no choice. This is the picture that Aldous Huxley paints in his dystopian novel, Brave New World. The novel takes place in the World State in the year A.F. 632. In the World State, babies are artificially manipulated and conditioned for certain roles or jobs. I would not want to live in the brave new world described in the novel because of the lack of freedom and the cruel use…

Anggita Dwi Primasiwi Nicke Yunita Moecharam, M.A. Exploring Fiction 24th of November 2016 An Essay of The Mandarin Exam by Farrukh Dondhy “The Mandarin Exam” is a short story, in which, Farrukh Dhondy, the author, illustrates the true nature of free will of human being. In the name of free will, Spiggy, the main character, recklessly starts a conflict between him against the society by not taking the English exam. In fact, at the time Spiggy decides to leave the exam, he has been influenced by…