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Technology in 1984
1984
Technology
Technology was used in ‘1984’ for nefarious purposes at worst, or, at best, as a way of suppressing dissent. Television as a Propaganda Machine Television, as it is known today, was utilized in ‘1984’ as a propaganda machine to subdue the masses. It was the medium that could best display what was good about Big…
Animal Farm: a Thesis
Animal Farm
Thesis: Napoleon is not a democratic leader, he is a dictator. George Orwell, the author of Animal Farm, wrote this novel to discuss the role of a non-democratic leader. In the novel, Napoleon, a pig, is the leader. However, Napoleon uses his power to frighten and to control the animals. For this reason he creates…
Alienation in 1984
1984
In 1984 In the novel 1984 by George Orwell there are many causes which lead to Winston Smith’s alienation. Winston lives in the dystopian society known as Oceania, which is controlled by the “Party” and a dictator named “Big Brother. ” “Big Brother” watches over and controls the thoughts and actions of the citizens in…
Gattaca and 1984 Comparitive Study
1984
Study
How has the comparative study of 1984 and Gattaca offered insights into ideas of control and freedom. Control and freedom are both heavily universal aspects to the societies of the late 1900s. The ideas of control and freedom are presented in Nineteen Eighty Four written by George Orwell and “Gattaca” a film by Andrew Niccols….
Propaganda in 1984
1984
In Oceania, rumors, myths, ideas and false information controls the minds of the citizens. The Party uses propaganda as a powerful weapon against the citizens. There are many types of propaganda used. Propaganda is brainwash. The citizens of Oceania are brainwashed to think that the Party is really there to help them, to make them…
Animal Farm – Character Analysis- Boxer the Horse
Animal Farm
Character Analysis
Empathy can be defined as the ability to mentally and emotionally identify oneself with a person or object. When we read novels, we often find ourselves relating to certain characters due to their similar experiences and emotions. This allows us to better understand and empathize with them. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the character Boxer…
Animal farm Symbolizes The Russian Revolution
Animal Farm
Russian Revolution
Symbolism
“Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make decisions for yourselves. But sometime you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, then…
1984 Human Drives Desire for Power
1984
Prompt 2005 B: One of the strongest human drives seems to be a desire for power. Write an essay in which you discuss how a character in a novel or a drama struggles to free himself or herself from the power of others or seeks to gain power over others. Be sure to demonstrate in…
Comparative: Leadership Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Leadership
Lord Of The Flies
Comparative essay: Leadership in Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm Essay question: You are required to write a comparative essay. You should compare one aspect of the texts such as theme, conflict, character or relationship. The texts are ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘Animal Farm’. The two books, Lord of the Flies and Animal…
Animal Farm Answers
Animal Farm
His role throughout the story is to lead Animal Farm. He serves as an example that you can’t eliminate corruption by electing individuals and that it is power itself that corrupts. Compare the lives of the animals when they live under Jones and under Napoleon. In what ways has Napoleon proven himself a similar tyrant?…
| born | June 25, 1903, Motihari, India |
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| died | January 21, 1950, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom |
| description | Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, biting social criticism, total opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. |
| books | Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949, Animal Farm 1945, Homage to Catalonia 1938 |
| education | Eton College (1917–1921), Wellington College (1917–1917) |
| movies | 1984, Animal Farm 1954, Nineteen Eighty-Four 1954 |
| quotations | “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” “Who controls the past controls the future. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” “War is peace.,People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. |
| information | Short biography of George OrwellGeorge Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, on 25 June 1903. His father, Richard Walmesley Blair, worked for the opium department of the Indian Civil Service. His mother, Ida Mabel Blair (née Limouzin), brought him up in England. He was the grandson of two Anglican missionaries in China in the 1850s.In 1904, Orwell moved with his mother and sister to Henley, a town in Oxfordshire. His father joined them there later. Orwell was educated at a number of schools, including St Cyprian’s, a preparatory school in Eastbourne, Sussex. He later went to Eton, where he was a King’s Scholar.After leaving Eton, Orwell joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He served there for five years, from 1922 to 1927. During this time, he started writing for publications such as the Burma Daily News and The Spectator.In 1928, Orwell returned to England and began working as a journalist. He also started writing his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London, about his experiences of poverty and homelessness. The book was published in 1933.In 1936, Orwell went to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. He was wounded and had to return to England. He wrote about his experiences in the war in the book Homage to Catalonia, published in 1938.In 1939, Orwell married Eileen O’Shaughnessy. The couple had a son, Richard Horatio Orwell, who was born in 1940. Orwell and his family moved to a farm on the island of Jura, off the coast of Scotland, in 1946.Orwell’s most famous book, Nineteen Eighty-Four, was published in 1949. The book is about a society where the government controls everything and the people are kept under strict control.Orwell died of tuberculosis on 21 January 1950. He was only 46 years old. General Essay Structure for this Topic
Important informationFull name: Eric Arthur Blair Essays: Shooting an Elephant, Politics and the English Language, Why I Write, A Hanging |
