... anticommunist literature around the World War II period. When Orwell was once speaking of his novel 1984 he made the following statement, " I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive." Orwell did not live to see this theory of his come true, however over the years more and more events happen to ... his journal, "until they become conscious they will never rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." In this statement Winston shows that he understands and realizes that un...

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... is a theme that shows Orwell's intent to criticize the communist governments as he saw it spreading throughout Russia. He uses the farm as a symbol of this government system. The animals never really grasped the idea that their leader was gaining complete control. Orwell states, "Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over ... was overthrowing a democratic. This annihilated the entire theme because a theme should be a continuing idea that the viewer/reader extracts from their interpretation of events- not a statement illuminated by the narrator. Corruption by power is a theme in conjunction to t...

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... like iron". This helps to show Winston's changes in character, he moves through the unsure rebellious man, to one who is more hopeful of change and then back to submitting to the party. Orwell prefers to use descriptions that are specific and naturalistic, "It was a bright cold ... narrator, whom one could assume is Orwell's own voice, provides an analytical and dispassionate argument and statement on Winston's plight as a civilian in a totalitarian society. Despite this, the overall tone of the book is informal and conversational; this puts a reader at ease and allows them to believe ....

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... . Fahrenheit 451 is a clear reaction to the McCarthy era in which it was written; the near future book burning society is a logical projection of the world of 1950's middle class America. A key theme of dystopia has always been oppression and rebellion. The oppressors are almost always much more powerful than the rebels. Consequently, dystopian tales often become studies in survival. In Neuromancer (William Gibson ... society whilst completely ignoring the root of the problem, a concept that is extremely relevant to modern day society. Something that The Drowned World and A Clockwork Ora...

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