... ; women wait. Austen suggests that most females were like Charlotte Lucas who could not think beyond fortune and social status of a potential husband or like Jane who let the potential husband dictate the status of their relationship, this is a restriction on personal happiness by the shackles of society. If a female ... of love and fortune, and if unlucky, like Charlotte, a marriage without love and happiness. From an optimistic view, even if Jane hadn't been so lucky, if all of the three females followed Elizabeth's example of learning, would they have all ended up happily ... readers...

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... Brother, the telescreens, which monitored every move you made, and his diary he secretly wrote his dislike of Big Brother in. In the 2nd chapter he finds himself overwhelmed by the oppression the Party that he starts to confine his sexual fantasies in the Golden Land a dream of his ... to OBrien, a mysterious and powerful member of the Inner Party, whom Winston believes is also a member of the Brotherhood, the legendary Anti- Party rebels. Chapter 3 he starts to have more dreams of the dark haired girl, Julia, in the Golden Land and of his mother on a sinking ship who has ... At that in...

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... 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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... the primary source of creating and manipulating humans in Brave New World. The next quote "Bokanovsky's Process is one of the major instruments of social stability!" (Huxley, Chapter 1) is an illustration of how the government visualizes and trusts the genetically-altered reproducing methods to maintain stability in the society. In 1984, birth control was achieved by making ... example, the government was able to establish a rule one day and the next day they can convince the people that they never established it. "2 + 2 = 5- (Orwell, Book 2 Chapter 4) is a demonstration of how the gove...

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... often without realizing the effects it is having. In doing so much of the western world take these tools for granted and don't realize the capabilities before them. The second chapter will look at the two prominent variations in citizen journalism. Firstly I will look at how companies like CNN and the BBC utilize citizen produced media. They either offer it as ... over the years, modern technologies have simplified the process and encouraged us to participate in the world around us (Jenkins H, 2006: 243). What is Modern Citizen Journalism In the last chapter I spoke a lot about citizen ...

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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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... is a clear point in the novel about youth, it would be that it is important not to overreact to these new forms of youth culture. By the last chapter of A Clockwork Orange, the symbolic Chapter 21, Alex has grown out of his old ways, in his own time. He admits "Perhaps I was getting too old for the sort of jeezny I had been ... ...

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... help cause the dystopia that arises on the farm. First, Boxer, the strong cart-horse, is a clear indication of the animals" lack of awareness of what is really happening. In chapter seven, Squealer says that Snowball has been hiding out in Pinchfield farm, but Boxer refuses to believe him recalling that he fought bravely in the Battle of the Cowshed. When ... even doubt might stall, if not stop, Napoleon's bid for sole power. Secondly, the animals" low intelligence prevents them from opposing or even questioning the pigs. At the end of chapter eight, the animals see Squealer, a broken l...

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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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... it is the Proles that could relatively easily overthrow their heavily outnumbered rulers due to their sheer numbers (this is noted by Winston who claims on the first line of chapter seven 'if there is hope, it lies in the Proles'2). But without any structure, leadership or social awareness these Proles cannot put their potential to use. The term &apos ... ...

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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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... to take true shape as he saw that the under classes of this time period were only represented through their strivings to improve the lot of their children. The next chapter of Eric's life began when he visited and worked among the poor and oppressed in England itself and his political views took full shape. His first book that showed his ... ...

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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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... Flies) all write detailed stories in which the main character is the only character that is realistic in their thoughts, feelings and beliefs. In "Lord of the Flies", the opening chapter introduces us to the characters and the conflict and poses a question: If people were dropped on a distant island that offered plenty of food and no dangerous conditions, would the experience ... ...

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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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