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In 5 pages the totalitarian state is examined within the context of novel contained within Orwell's futuristic novel, 'Ignorance i...

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

because of the impact they have on personal freedoms. Some proclaim, in fact that such provisions are simply another excuse for "...

which he attended from 1917-1921 (Merriman). In 1922, Blair went to Burma, apparently following his fathers inspiration, and join...

In this novel it seems that the people with the power, the government, or later the Party, were those with the wealth and design. ...

atmosphere of oppression and dread that is remarkable in literature. But 1984 seems to go beyond the panopticon, which seems almos...

can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...

so now that it seems to be coming true. With newspapers disappearing and media companies merging into fewer and fewer giant corpor...

People, in theory at least, travel about at their leisure and enjoy what seems to be certain freedoms. On closer inspection, howe...

This essay contrasts the use of psychological manipulation in "The Truman Show," directed by Peter Weir, and George Orwell's 1984....

everyone gets the aggressive tendencies out of their system in a controlled fashion) the Ministry of Truth is really full of decei...

This paper consists of seven pages and examines the heroism of the novel in a consideration of protagonist Randle McMurphy with a ...

have been a jewess was sitting up in the bow with a little boy of about three in her arms? (Orwell, 1949, p. 10); the little life ...

Critical thinking has become even more important in today's society of opinion masquerading as news. This paper analyzes contempor...

In six pages this paper discusses how the time period influenced George Orwell's writing as reflected in the novel 1984. There is...

This 5 page essay explores George Orwell's futuristic book 1984 and contrasts it with Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 4 sources ...

In a paper consisting of 7 pages these texts are compared in terms of their egalitarian philosophies and considers whether or not ...

13 years past 1984, did any of Orwells other warnings for society come to pass? I think that in one way, we are very close to that...

and the technology in Star Trek has evolved, its primary premise has not. The fundamental concept holds that peace must be mainta...

obstacles, which suggests that this department is, at best, a "work in progress" (Lehrer, 2004, p. 71). The various bureaus that c...

has been solicited by the government in return for security. The US has seen a fear that associated with Islam, it has suited the ...

like if the controlling powers in existence truly had all the power possible. As one author summarizes, "Orwell foresaw a world in...

In these instances, states Erikson, if the mistrust is severe enough the child will give up ever having his needs met and may inte...

why he wrote the story with the thesis being that Orwell wrote the story to warn of the serious communist threat. 1984 "George ...

however, an easy demonstration to make. Indeed, drugs in our schools have resulted in the formation of its own subculture and tha...

He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Partys purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, a...

from the beginning, that this society does not encourage, or even allow, people to seek the truth. Ironically he works for the Min...

spent together is cut short when OBrien, a coworker of Smiths betrays the two and reveals that he is working with the Ministry of ...

not have a voice, but it is also true that there are provisions for the people to participate in government. For Aristotle (1996...

presence of Big Brother, the Thoughtpolice, Newspeak and other concepts work together to create an atmosphere of oppression and dr...