... protector of society. The worship of Big Brother in the Two Minutes Hate is similar to a religious session. These distortions of religion, for the purpose of conformity in society, impede on personal liberties through a lack of freedom of religion. In addition to the distortion of religion, both novels also display a form of social conditioning and artificial insemination in order to ... and individualism are large sacrifices for stability, illustrated by these techniques of artificial insemination and social conditioning. Furthermore, both of these dystopian treatises portray a society...

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... as it provides false information. Torture is also a topic that has been spoken about many times recently and is in many works of literature. In George Orwell's timeless classic 1984, the Ministry of Love catches Winston and O'Brian administers many forms of torture which are routine and ... people and use torture to brainwash them. Darius Rejali believes that the main purpose of torture is to bring out false information. Rejali notes that "the three models of torture correspond roughly to the two main purposes of government torture: to intimidate, and to coerce false ... Phosphenes" 2). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... was able to control the very actions of its people by the use of telescreens. Telescreens were in every room of every home and on the streets. These screens allowed for the government to constantly watch and hear every sound or move someone made and, indeed, every movement was ... were anything but a victory. Winston explained that, "The Victory Gin tastes like nitric acid and after swallowing, one had the sensation of being hit on the back of the head with a rubber club" The Victory Cigarettes had very little tobacco, and, if held upright, the tobacco would simply fall ... how the de...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School