... enjoyable. A Totalitarian society is a good example of such a society, because although it provides control for the people, it can deny them a great deal of freedom to express there individuality. The fictional society in 1984 also is a metaphor for a Totalitarian society. Communication, personal beliefs, and individual loyalty to the government are all controlled by the inner party which governs the people of ... to the rise to power of someone called "Big Brother". No true reader could ever pass off Winston's experience with indifference. You have to have sympathy for a man, even if f...

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... the poem "came" "did not speak" " I was not " in lines 2,5, and 8 (Niemöller) and the monotonous repetition of them, shows absence of character, personality, and creativity. All these elements are manifestation of total domination because by the lack of them prove isolation which is an essential in total domination. As Arendt says, "The ... camps are meant () to exterminate people and degrade human beings () eliminating () spontaneity itself as an expression of human behavior and of transforming the human personality into a mere thing" (124). Thus, this image particularly presents a cle...

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... keeps the population unaware, consequently making it easier for the Party to control each citizen. A second example of censorship in the novel is the Newspeak dictionary. The Newspeak dictionary is a fictional language used in 1984. It is a controlled language created by the totalitarian government as a tool to limit freedom of thought, and other concepts that pose a danger to the government such ... ...

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... masses' fervent adherence to his regime. Through his narrative, Orwell emphasizes the similarities between the animal farm and Russia in the 20 century to unveil the duplicity of both the fictional leader Napoleon and the historical leader Stalin. They both opted for propagating a certain ideology to protect their authority from any public deviation and resistance. Historically, the leaders of the Bolshevik ... ...

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... through the characters of Winston and Julia as well as through the structure of the Three Parties. He uses irony to give the reader a better understanding of who, in his fictional world, holds the power. The main theme of "1984" is power and Orwell digs deeply into the exploitation, struggles and abuses committed by those who possess it. In the novel ... ...

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... may not seem blatantly obvious at first glance of reading Brave New World, but after closer studies you can see that many things he wrote that may have seemed completely fictional are not to far from the truth in today's society. Considering the fact that the first copies of Brave New World were printed in 1932 it makes Huxley's brave predictions ... ...

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... anything overly pleasant. (Barnder, Laurence) 1984 is written in the first person point of view, partly narrated by the main characters internal dialogue. The great party leader, "Big Brother" is a fictional character who is somewhat more opposing than "Ford", the leader in A Brave New World. The main character fears Big Brother but is very much aware of his surroundings in the ... ...

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... was that Winston loves Big Brother, which was the resolution. Winston is a middle-aged man at the age of 39, but is kind of small and weak. Winston has a good personality, but inside he hates Big Brother and he fears being caught by the thought police. Julia is a young woman and a rebel like Winston is. She is very sneaky also like ... to convert them. Winston again has a deep fear of the thought police and thinks he will die because of his thoughts. At the end of the book his feelings and personality totally change by him saying he loves Big Brother at the end. The author's purpose for...

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... a non-party member would mean that you are not controlled by the system and have more freedom. This allows for more freedom of thought, different characteristics and basically a more complex personality. • Big Bro • Goldstein • Rutherford • Jones • Aaronson • Martin • Comrade Ogilvy Big Brother, Big brother is a character that is lurking behind the scenes and at ... dangerous life that the Goldstein followers lead. " It struck him that the man's whole life was playing a part, and that he felt it to be dangerous to drop his assumed personality even for a moment" PAGE 141 Mi...

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... birth are no longer used; instead, the scientific technique of the Bokanovsky Process creates offspring. The conformity and lack of individualism as a result of this process leads to a lack of personality; however, this conformity is a necessary part of greater stability in the brave new world. In 1984, these tools of governmental power are utilized in Oceania as well. Orwell portrays, "By ... (57). The use of public institutions in order to raise children allows for a universal upbringing. In turn, rebels that disrupt the strength of the government are able to be extinguished. Personal...

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... takes on a profound, if often unspoken, importance in the novel. Marriage is the ultimate goal; courtship constitutes the real working-out of love. Courtship becomes a sort of forge of a person's personality, and each courtship becomes a microcosm for different sorts of love (or different ways to abuse love as a means to social advancement). Of course we can also relate marriage to happiness ... ...

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... and control over society. Big Brother himself most likely no longer exists, or perhaps he did not even exist in the first place, but rather his persona and cult of personality were created by the Inner Party as a way of personifying The Party and reinforcing its beliefs regarding a strict, unbreakable hierarchy, which Big Brother immovably heads. On the opposite end of ... ...

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... of a general social disease that stems from the sensation that we have very little control over our lives. (Lifton) Mind control implies the forced shaping of a person's attitudes, beliefs and personality. It works gradually by increasing control over individuals through various activities such as excessive repetition of activities, intense humiliation, or sleep deprivation. There are eight psychological themes which are predominant ... ...

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... ensuring that the all the characters in the book could easily be identified with their Russian revolution counterpart. While reading the book, one should easily be able tell the parallel personality for each character because of George Orwell's very accurate descriptions of the characters. As a result, a great deal of characterization is visible in most parts of the book, as he is ... ...

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... how Linda reconciles with John after hurting him when she "suddenly put her arms round him and kissed him again and again" (107). All of these emotions contribute to someone's personality and help him or her to grow as a feeling person. Since the industrial revolution, human kind has placed great emphasis on technological change. The Savage society teaches us that pre ... ...

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