YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An Examination of George Orwell
Essays 61 - 90
could have happened when the intentions were so noble. In other words, this novel/fable is a "must read" for anyone trying to unde...
Blair family was not very wealthy - Orwell later described them ironically as lower-upper-middle class" and "They owned no propert...
One year the warrior was followed secretly and observed, so the villagers could find out what happened to him (Larkin, 2005). It t...
and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...
because of the impact they have on personal freedoms. Some proclaim, in fact that such provisions are simply another excuse for "...
In this five page paper the writer explores two of George Orwell's most popular books. Common themes are discussed in relation to...
This paper consists of seven pages and examines the heroism of the novel in a consideration of protagonist Randle McMurphy with a ...
Critical thinking has become even more important in today's society of opinion masquerading as news. This paper analyzes contempor...
entities take liberties and make rules that do not abide by the clear-cut convictions of a democratic system of administration. ...
member of the Thought Police, and his role is to discover individuals going against the society and bring them out. Mr. Carringto...
In five pages the transformation of George Orwell's novel from text to film is discussed and compared with other books such as Wat...
freedom for the sake of wealth and power. As mentioned, many see this work as a novel that encourages true socialist societies. ...
so now that it seems to be coming true. With newspapers disappearing and media companies merging into fewer and fewer giant corpor...
People, in theory at least, travel about at their leisure and enjoy what seems to be certain freedoms. On closer inspection, howe...
This essay contrasts the use of psychological manipulation in "The Truman Show," directed by Peter Weir, and George Orwell's 1984....
This paper addresses various literary works relating to human behavior and society. The author discusses George Orwell's work Sho...
This 5 page essay explores George Orwell's futuristic book 1984 and contrasts it with Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 4 sources ...
be a journey towards finding himself once again. Now, this is not to say that he will ever become what he once was, for this is im...
In this novel it seems that the people with the power, the government, or later the Party, were those with the wealth and design. ...
moved out of reach. His journeys across the surface of England are overwhelmed by the difficultly of achieving pastoral consolatio...
through a symbolic manner, as it involves language. He notes, "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a g...
The ruler was seen as Gods representative on earth and his use of absolute power was justified by his receiving the right to rule ...
the exchange of information as well as a press that is free to investigate, and even criticize, its government. These freedoms are...
atmosphere of oppression and dread that is remarkable in literature. But 1984 seems to go beyond the panopticon, which seems almos...
can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...
there. This is further evidenced by another critic who indicates how, ""George Orwell actually was indeed a policeman in Burma in ...
of consumerism - the perpetual wanting of more and more materialistic tangibles until there is nothing left to appreciate - reside...
He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Partys purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, a...
from the beginning, that this society does not encourage, or even allow, people to seek the truth. Ironically he works for the Min...
is aimed at supporting particular policy themes that will emerge and where emerging from the political arena. It appears th...