SEARCH RESULTS

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

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...

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

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

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 ...

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

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...

its own borders, but the economic benefits were dispelled by the inefficient disbursement. Basically, the government of the Sovie...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of consumerism - the perpetual wanting of more and more materialistic tangibles until there is nothing left to appreciate - reside...

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...

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...

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

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

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

the Western world is something that be contained by the adroit and vigilant application of counter-force at a series of constantly...

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