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Orwell's definition of heroism calls for an ordinary person who fights, knowing that success is impossible, against a tyrannical social system. In my opinion, Winston Smith easily qualifies as a...
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It is certainly arguable that civilization (if that is quite the word) has reached the point described by O'Brien at several times and in several places throughout human history. O'Brien is right...
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Before meeting Julia, Winston strongly disliked women, because in his mind, they tended to be the most enthusiastic Party members: He disliked nearly all women, and especially the young and pretty...
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O'Brien plays several roles in Winston's life: collaborator, mentor, torturer and hero. The nature of their relationship clearly changes when Winston understands that O'Brien is not a rebel against...
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In 1984, Big Brother can absolutely decide what is real and what is not. In fact, to do this, all Big Brother and the Party need to do is to control the flow of information, and as we see from the...
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In 1984, paranoia is fundamental to the Party's system of control because it acts as a deterrent against breaking rules. When Winston first encounters the "dark-haired girl" (Julia), for instance,...
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Note: I have offered three quotes, but analyzed the third. Winston buys a paperweight from an old junk shop. He thinks about it as follows: Winston ... slid the coveted thing into his pocket. What...
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The Party understands that by controlling citizens's thoughts, it effectively forces them into conformity in every way: action, emotion, and thought. Thus, it is Winston Smith's job to constantly...
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In Orwell's classic novel 1984, Winston Smith lives in the dystopian, totalitarian nation of Oceania, where the government controls virtually every aspect of society and severely restricts personal...
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For the most part, their response is to redirect their anger in a way that the Party allows and encourages. This is what the "Two Minutes Hate" are all about. People who are frustrated because...
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Winston Smith is depicted as a rational, intelligent man who vehemently hates Big Brother and everything the oppressive government represents. He lives in Oceania, a dystopian world superpower...
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1984 largely hinges around the events of its last book, wherein Winston is taken into the Ministry of Love and systematically tortured and reprogrammed by O'Brien. Remember the dialogue between...
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There are several specific scenes that depict urban decay in the novel. At the beginning of the story, Winston reflects on his society and vaguely remembers when Airstrip One was named London....
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Winston fits Orwell's definition of a hero. Winston shows himself a hero, first, by embarking on the path of decency and modeling what that looks like for us. He becomes the change he wants to see....
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In George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, it can be argued that the citizens of Oceania do not choose to be ignorant, but rather are manipulated into complicity by the INGSOC Party's propaganda...
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Two important themes that George Orwell explored that are still relevant today are disinformation and surveillance. Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth. His job is to constantly rewrite...
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Gender plays a big role in the success of the Party. Relationships between men and women are vastly different than what we know them to be. Women are taught from an early age that sex is wrong,...
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Winston is similar to V in that both of them are active agents against a political regime that has consolidated all control. Winston's endeavors against Big Brother and V's work against the...
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Hate Week is another one of the methods used by the Party to direct the people's feelings of anger, frustration, and hatred towards a common enemy - in this case initially their warring enemy of...
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In my opinion, the two of them are not really in love with one another. Winston may be more in love than Julia, but they are really both just using the other to fulfill a particular need. Julia is...
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Winston holds a sort of contempt for Big Brother. When he sees posters of Big Brother, instead of being moved with respect or fear for the figure, Winston questions the existence of him. In the...
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The Two Minutes Hate is a daily ritual performed by the members of the party in the book's dystopian society. During the Two Minutes Hate, the party members watch films of people like Goldstein...
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3 is a common number for writing and speaking organization. I'm sure that you have had a teacher at some point assign a research paper. The rough overview is always 3 parts: introduction, body,...
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The concept behind 1984's powerful Party is its ability to control its citizens. They adopt a plan of fear and manipulation to do so. At the center of this plan is their technology. Telescreens...
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Naming chapters, rather than numbering them, is a personal choice for the writer. Some writers give their chapters deeply symbolic or metaphorical names, while others choose literal chapter names....
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Winston Smith has several dreams that reflect his inherent emotions and desire to live in a different world. In Winston's first dream sequence, he hears one of his comrades say, We shall meet in...
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At the beginning of the story, Winston Smith vehemently hates Julia and believes that she is a completely orthodox government spy. However, Winston's feelings immediately begin to change after she...
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In Orwell's classic novel 1984, the Two Minutes Hate is a required daily ritual that all Party members must attend to vent their hate, fear, and anxiety in a manufactured hysterical environment....
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Well, you certainly have a lot to pick from! I think just looking at the first chapter establishes the central internal and external conflict that are focussed on Winston Smith himself. Firstly, it...
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Big Brother is many things in their world. The most important thing he is is the provider of all good things to the citizens of Oceania. Of course, he might not even exist, but that is not...
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One of the aspects you will want to examine is the slogan of the party and how important it is to the novel as a whole, but in particular to your question of how the party maintains its power and...
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There is total invasion of privacy. No matter where you are in Oceania there are cameras, or people watching, listening, and reading what you do, say, and write. Even the bathroom facilities have...
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The only religion in 1984 is Big Brother and the religion espoused by the party. Even though religion is alluded to only three or four times specifically in the novel, the WHOLE novel is about...
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Relationships and intimacy are not allowed, and the Party's directives on sexual interaction serves to advance the influence of the Party.The Party does everything it can to destroy feelings of...
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For one, there are many of them. They live freely in their own area of town where they laugh and sing and talk without fear. They are able to plan a rebellion without fear of the telescreen...
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The job of the Ministry of Truth, where Winston works, is to manipulate history. Each person who works there rewrites what happens according to the Party's instructions. By controlling what...
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The 1930s and 1940s were the decades in which totalitarianism—in both its fascist and communist forms—reached its peak. These two books, one a memoir of the Holocaust and the other a dystopia, are...
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The government in 1984 demands that no tension exists between inward and outward conformity. The state insists not only on outward obedience to its laws and dictates but that its citizens' minds...
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Both Winston Smith and Victor Frankl end up imprisoned by a totalitarian state in a dehumanizing situation meant to break their spirits. Frankl ended up in Auschwitz for the "crime" of being...
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During a two-minute hate session, Winston is revulsed, as he always is, when everyone starts chanting "B-B!" for Big Brother. This mindless, hysterical chanting, with the pause between the first...
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One of the unexpected features of the Orwellian dystopia is its reactionary attitude about sexuality. At least from the example of similar futuristic societies like that in Brave New World, and...
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In George Orwell's 1984, the main character, Winston Smith, experences a number of conflicts. His main conflicts involve controlling his thoughts and feelings. Smith's world of Oceania is...
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Orwell presents Winston Smith as a kind of everyman character, making it easier for the reader to identify with him. Because Winston's such a recognizably human character in the midst of this...
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While Winston Smith does not overtly give a specific definition of love, he does express his views regarding the concept of love and what it entails. When Winston dreams about his mother, he...
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Tom Parsons, like Winston, works at the Ministry of Truth. He is described as being unquestioningly loyal to the Party and is an active participant in its social dynamics. Throughout the narrative,...
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Imagery is used by an author to create mental pictures for a reader. Imagery is specifically created using words that relate to the five senses, such as touch, taste, sound, sight, and smell...
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George Orwell's 1984 is a classic critique of a totalitarian society. More specifically, Orwell is warning his readers against the dangers of unchecked political power, which he shows will result...
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One of the fundamental and depressing truths that young people stumble upon when reading not only Orwell, but any form of dystopian fiction, is that in all cases, the oppressed vastly outnumber the...
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[Note to the student: Remember that a conclusion must not present new ideas because it is, in essence, a summation of what has been written in the essay as well as a restatement of the thesis. So,...
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Having revealed the existence of the Brotherhood, O'Brien asks Winston and Julia a long list of questions about what they are prepared to do to serve its ends and undermine the Party. The first...
