... an emphasis on the over use of drugs that manipulate with our emotions "Christianity without tears that is what soma is.": Mond in chapter 17. Here Mond highlights the true reasoning behind soma; it makes people content without causing the sadness and guilt of Christianity. This ... tend them, men as steady as the wheels upon their axles, sane men, and obedient men, stable in contentment.," said by Mustapha Mond in chapter 3. This is the justification for totalitarian government. The reasoning is that government, not individuals, knows best. Although this world is portrayed as a ... mo...

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... , labor is altered, which reduces any view inside one's mind. While the production of labor is being changed because of strife, and the lifestyle of citizens is being transformed. The chapter, "War is Peace," states that, "by the standards of the early twentieth century, even a member of the Inner Party lives an austere, laborious kind of life," ... exertion, especially with harsh conditions. Finally, the state of the society with one controlling power is, "natural [and] unavoidable," (192). The Theory and practice of Oligarchical Collection, "Chapter 3," shows the reader that, "war ...

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... special position in society, because he can truthfully see what really goes on in the world, before it is destroyed and reforged to favor the predictions of Big Brother. In chapter seven of the novel on page 80, Winston says, "In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it ... all his memories of him as a child, or what society was like before the Party took control, or even his family, are all foggy or non-existent. Winston states in chapter eight that "when memory failed and written records were falsified-when that happened, the claim ...

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... a lot of messages. One message is the message of "loyalty", this is shown by George Orwell when it says "Boxer was forgotten except for the ones who had known him" (Chapter 5, page 85, paragraph 2, line 4). A second message given by the author is the message of "leadership", and this is shown in the personality and speeches of Old Mayor, Napoleon, and Snowball ... . Another message is the one of "Perseverance", this is shown by the author as from chapter 6 when Napoleon decides to start building the windmill, and every animal does something to reach this goal. The only point against "Ani...

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... competition ideas within the same space. This is a commentary on the doublethink that occurs within various aspects of religion, a good example is the question as to whether God could create a stone so large even He cannot lift it, but is emphasized to show the danger and usefulness to those who wish to control the masses. The three slogans of the Party ... ...

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... Thought Police does the paperweight symbolize the end of their relationship as some one, "picked up the glass paperweight from the table and smashed it into pieces on the hearth stone. The glass paperweight symbolizes Winston and Julia's as transparent and it also foreshadows the end of their relationship....

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For some period of time, Winston has experienced how it was to be tortured. Therefore, when he has been moved to a more comfortable room where he has more space to think and freshen his mind, as the torture eases. The passage shows that Winston is "writing down the thoughts that came into his head" and the first slogan is "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY" almost without pausing this gives an expression that he rushes his mind to think in that essence. So with a continuous way of thinking he restricted his mind to think forward and not looking back and changing his mind to his old beliefs, so then he immedi...

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... like slaves" (pg 73). All-day and everyday, the animals would work like, as it said, slaves, which is really an important word and theme in the book. In chapter 7, public executions occurred which is similar and even worse than the public whippings that slaves had to endure. The executions happened for the least worthy causes, and the dogs for ... ...

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... this question to refer to the problematic subjectivity of the modern man, as being inevitably affected by the great influence and omnipresence of ideology. This extract, which is taken from chapter eight of George Orwell's Animal Farm, revolves around this issue. At this point of the narrative, The animals appear to be totally submissive to and even grateful for the leadership ... ...

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... existing society with a perfect society" (Columbia Encyclopedia/Totalitarianism). In 1984 there are posters of Big Brother posted up everywhere, so that Big Brother can be portrayed in a positive way. In chapter one as the character Winston smith is first introduced he sees a poster of Big Brother. Under the poster it says Big Brother Is Watching You. The books say that the ... ...

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... save Darnay for her. Dickens, who was fascinated with French history, especially the French Revolution, begins by criticizing the aristocrats' treatment of the poor people of France. In the seventh chapter of book two, the Monsieur the Marquis had accidentally driven his carriage over a young child, killing him. Instead of worrying about the child's welfare, the Monsieur's reaction was to worry ... ...

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... of the fear of totalitarian regimes, and his analysis of communism societies shown through simple story-telling. The novel is skillfully arranged, showing good organization skills. Even in the first chapter, one can sense the reasons why communism won't work. This is figured out by Orwell's description of the animals as they enter the barn and take their seats to listen ... ...

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... Animal Farm satire is used thoroughly throughout the book to expose the folly or vice of many characters. There are four types of satire: parody, exaggeration, reversal and analogy. In Chapter 2, paragraph 2, we can see and example of Squealer being satirized through exaggeration as he is said to be "a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble ... ...

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... born in the Savage Reservation, in New Mexico, to Linda, who had lived in the New World and was abandoned in the reservation. We first meet John in the seventh chapter of Brave New World. He is described as a young boy, dressed in Indian attire, with "straw-colored" hair, pale blue eyes, and light-colored skin. The total opposite appearance of ... ...

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... decanting process, or the process in which fetuses are raised and doctored, is quite disheartening. Based on religious reforms and modern-day picket lines, the reader may find the first chapter ominous in comparison to the remainder of the book. As controversial as the topic is, it is one that has been debated for years, and now, is being written about ... ...

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... self-control in how they are prohibited free sex. They must learn restraint through their lust and desires. It is shown how capable the Savages are when controlling themselves in chapter 13. Lenina, whom John loves and desires more than anything in the world, is proclaiming herself to John, and yet he restrains himself because they are not married. The Savages ... ...

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... save Darnay for her. Dickens, who was fascinated with French history, especially the French Revolution, begins by criticizing the aristocrats' treatment of the poor people of France. In the seventh chapter of book two, the Monsieur the Marquis had accidentally driven his carriage over a young child, killing him. Instead of worrying about the child's welfare, the Monsieur's reaction was to worry ... ...

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... picture of the human condition in the political 20th century. Orwell believes that this era marks the end of the very concepts of human freedom. When reading Majors speech in chapter 5 we slide back and forth between reading it as Marxist dogma calling for a proletariat revolution, and in terms of mistreated animals. Animal farm shows us that in many ways politics ... ...

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... the book and the writer. I told myself that it was just a book. I was curious why he hated the book so much. When I read the book to the end of second chapter, I found that it was not an ordinary book. I found out that the seller of the book was probably a communist and angry because of the criticism of communism. The book was ... ...

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... Party says or does unquestioningly. Climax The climax of the story occurs when Winston and Julia are caught and arrested by the Thought Police. This takes place in the last chapter of the second part of the novel. From the moment of their capture, their fate is doomed. They are punished for plotting against and breaking the rules imposed by the ... ...

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... Animal Farm satire is used thoroughly throughout the book to expose the folly or vice of many characters. There are four types of satire: parody, exaggeration, reversal and analogy. In Chapter 2, paragraph 2, we can see and example of Squealer being satirized through exaggeration as he is said to be "a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble ... ...

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... , and the 5th commandment finding its way to "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess" when the pigs stumble across a large supply of alcohol in the house. In the final chapter, the Seven Commandments are modified to form only one rule - "ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" (112). This rule is evident in reality, particularly when ... ...

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... , and the 5th commandment finding its way to "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess" when the pigs stumble across a large supply of alcohol in the house. In the final chapter, the Seven Commandments are modified to form only one rule - "ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" (112). This rule is evident in reality, particularly when ... ...

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... , it is possible that man can be made "unhuman". Oppression in the novel, resulting from two main themes of poverty and politics, is made quite evident from the very first chapter of "1984". From the moment that a person is born, he/she is taken control of by the Party in the first attempts to control the society as a whole. The child ... ...

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