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

that instead of continued efforts toward gender equality, the social "pendulum" might actually carry society backward in regards t...

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

there. This is further evidenced by another critic who indicates how, ""George Orwell actually was indeed a policeman in Burma in ...

Acquiescing to pressure from his father to also become a member of the Imperial Service, Orwell joined Burmas Imperial Police in 1...

This paper addresses various literary works relating to human behavior and society. The author discusses George Orwell's work Sho...

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 "...

In this five page paper the writer explores two of George Orwell's most popular books. Common themes are discussed in relation to...

While this fact does not indicate that the author of Genesis intentionally used the word "yom" to indicate the passage of billions...

through a symbolic manner, as it involves language. He notes, "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a g...

moved out of reach. His journeys across the surface of England are overwhelmed by the difficultly of achieving pastoral consolatio...

the exchange of information as well as a press that is free to investigate, and even criticize, its government. These freedoms are...

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

freedom for the sake of wealth and power. As mentioned, many see this work as a novel that encourages true socialist societies. ...

The ruler was seen as Gods representative on earth and his use of absolute power was justified by his receiving the right to rule ...

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....

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

In eight pages the ways in which British imperialism is featured in George Orwell's debut novel are examined in tersm of oppressio...

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 five pages the transformation of George Orwell's novel from text to film is discussed and compared with other books such as Wat...

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

entities take liberties and make rules that do not abide by the clear-cut convictions of a democratic system of administration. ...

member of the Thought Police, and his role is to discover individuals going against the society and bring them out. Mr. Carringto...

Blair family was not very wealthy - Orwell later described them ironically as lower-upper-middle class" and "They owned no propert...

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