Eradication of Emotions by Unsolicited Control Governments today have immense power over individuals. Often times, political parties use this power to deprive qualities that define humans as a species from a population. In the fictional novel, 1984 by George Orwell (1949), the Party goes to extreme lengths to torture and brainwash their citizens to achieve utopian concepts. In Terry Gilliam’s film, Brazil (1985) the authorities operate behind the shadows, using technology to manipulate the masses and to eliminate
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allow them control over themselves and those around them. George Orwell’s novel 1984 and the poem Auschwitz-Birkenau by Patrick Simpson explore the ability fear has to control thought and action and the way in which individuals have the ability to achieve control over themselves and those within their context if they overcome this fear. 1984 presents to us a futuristic, dystopian society under what is an extreme communist rule. George Orwell explores the way in which fear can control the movement
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George Orwell’s ideas about the advancement of technology and predictions cannot go unnoticed and under appreciated. His prediction of technology ruling a country’s behavior may be accurate in the near future because much of his technology closely resembles today’s technology. His illustration of the telescreen and microphones had kept Oceania on their heels. A telescreen is a device in which it is used by Oceania’s government (Big Brother) to provide propaganda and detecting conspiracy. This perceiving
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Why He Did This? The story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell indicates the weakness of human nature. Orwell cannot obey the original thought deep inside his mind, but did what the public expects him to do. He is always a negative thinker who lacks of confidence. He never considered himself an important person. When there comes the chance that he can prove he is somehow useful, therefore he pulled the trigger and shot the elephant. However, in his sub consciousness he does not want to do
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“Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love” (John Le Carre). In George Orwell’s 1984, the theme of betrayal is evident throughout the novel’s plot and is a main contribution to the overall mood of loneliness and alienation. The progression of betrayal in 1984 begins with Winston being incapable to fit in with the Party’s thoughtless nature and ends with Winston’s final act of self-betrayal. Winston and his equally rebellious partner, Julia, realize their inescapable
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Animal Farm, written by George Orwell is a similarity to the Russian Revolution. George Orwell wrote this book to show how the Russian Revolution was like, but in an animal's perspective. Animal Farm shows how absolute power leads to injustices to others; hence, power needs to be balanced. Boxer being naive and listening to Napoleon got him into trouble when he was sick. Making Boxer the naive one of the group made every situation bad for all of the animals. “Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer
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Amrhein, Lexie SR “Shooting an Elephant” Background Eric Arthur Blair is the real name of the author in “Shooting an Elephant.” George Orwell was Blair’s pen name. He was born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari, India and died January 21st, 1950 in London, United Kingdom. His role models include Charles Dickens and Aldous Huxley. The British novelist and essayist also became a teacher at Hawthorns High School in Hayes, West
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Animal Farm Animal Farm, a satirical book by George Orwell, compares the life of farm animals to the lives of people living under fascist regimes. Many of the animals, who are characters in the book, directly parallel individuals or groups in fascist Italy and Germany or in the communist Soviet Union. Following the example of the real world, the animals wish to change the negative conditions of their lives, but instead create a new, even worse regime lead by the very animals who they trusted. This
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The two poems, “For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza, Age 15” (p. 572) and “Why I Could Not Accept your Invitation” (p. 573), written by Naomi Shihab Nye, can be interpreted as updated examples of George Orwell’s points in “Politics and the English Language” (p. 529) because both poems serve to open up several of Orwells points made about language. In the poem, “For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza, Age 15,” Nye talks about how the death of a 15 year old, by the name of Mohammed, is downplayed by the people’s justification
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The totalitarianistic control that the Ingsoc government exercises over its citizens relies on the alteration of historical documents, terror, and brainwashing. In 1984, by George Orwell, the entire plot revolves around Winston and Julia’s actions to defy the Ingsoc government and attempt to enlighten the citizens and retake their freedom. The main opposition they face is is Big Brother’s influence over the citizens and themselves. Big Brother employs brainwashing tactics such as constantly stating
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