... . The extremes used assist in providing the negative attitude towards the Party and showing Orwell's concern of elites having too much power. The author also uses imagery to give the reader an idea of the extent of the government's power through its intensity. However, Orwell does provide ... Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows" (pg.84). The author writes this novel through the protagonist Winston Smith therefore making Winston's opinions of great importance and giving Winston the power of thought. Orwell ... thought about the cons...

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... . Authors of political satire use sarcasm to ridicule practices that they see as incorrect, prompting the reader to be dissuaded towards the ideology of the author. The accompaniment to sarcasm is typically wit. It is an author's ability to compose terse, clever, and often amusing statements. By pointedly and intelligently defining an aspect of human nature, the writer supplies his audience with ... of political satire are related in the form of extended metaphors. Certain characters represent political figures or ideals throughout the entirety of a composition. This strategy is a device...

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... that no society, as perfect as it may seem, has absolutely stability. If we take notice, we will see that the author describes a word similar to ours, but the surprising thing is that this  novel was written in 1932. The author describes a process very similar to the in-vitro fertilization, drugs such as oral contraceptives, and devices to helicopters. Perhaps we could ... ...

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... most usually used to refer to a fictional (often near-future) society where current social trends are taken to nightmarish extremes. [ ] Often, the difference between a Utopia and a Dystopia is in the author's point of view. [ ] Dystopias are frequently written as warnings, or as satires, showing current trends extrapolated to a nightmarish conclusion. [ ] A dystopia is all too closely connected to current-day society." This ... idea of the difference between utopia and dystopia being the author's point of view is very interesting; the implication is that one person's idea of perfection...

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... express the rhetorical argument of war affecting human labor. Affecting the lives of humanity and labor works, war influences the thought-process and consciousness of the masses. Moreover, Emmanuel Goldstein, author of The Theory of Practice Oligarchical Collectivism, believes that, "the essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor," ... ...

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... the expenses of war, and also ensures that no one can become powerful enough to even think about challenging the authority of the Party. The third example of how the author develops ideas about the significance of our memories is the effect that the manipulation of the past will have on the future of Oceania. Throughout the novel, Winston seems obsessed ... ...

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... and a totalitarian system systematically restricts ideas, and with Newspeak. Orwell's invention of Newspeak contains no word for freedom because in Oceania freedom cannot exist. Through the use of language the author conveys the message that a government which utilizes the means to narrow the ability of thought, and conjecture will have control of its citizens. In the 11th edition of Newspeak contrary ... ...

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... inevitable lust for vengeance. She becomes a revolutionary in hopes of obliterating injustice of the hierarchy, only to fall into the appealing but volatile arms of corruption. Throughout the novel, the author does not justify only elucidates Defarges' motives for such ruthlessness. The blood-thirst elicited by Madame Defarge is derived from the desire of vengeance, first formed at witnessing a cruel murder ... ...

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... opinion is hidden in the symbolism of the story, and his attitude towards various characters. Out of all the characters in 'Animal farm', Benjamin the donkey comes closest to the author's voice. Sceptical of change, quite and knowledgeable, understanding the changes and their consequences. He seems to hold the same opinions about revolution as Orwell - even though Benjamin fails to speak ... ...

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