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1984 book Essay Examples

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Comparison between 1984 by George Orwell and The Battle For Your Mind by Dick Stuphen (391 words, 1 pages)

George Orwell wrote 1984 in a time of growing technology, and as he saw it, growing governmental power. Orwell predicted that the government was going to use, and perhaps had already begun, to use brainwashing techniques, to control populations. Orwell wrote 1984, filling it with methods of brainwashing. Modernly, Dick ... Read More

An Essay on George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (2155 words, 3 pages)

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four has been challenged on such grounds as profanity, immorality, and obscenity. It has been charged with being Communistic, containing sex references, and being depressing. Some of these charges are absurd, and though some have a grain of truth when items are taken out of context, on ... Read More

A Paper on Totalitarianism in George Orwell’s 1984 (736 words, 1 pages)

1984 The year 1984 has come and gone, but 1984's message has stood the test of time and continues to evoke thought in this day and age. George Orwell wrote 1984 as a political statement against totalitarianism. The novel reveals a horrifying picture of life in a communist society in ... Read More

E-books (896 words, 2 pages)

Many revolutionary inventions tend to be replaced by more practical and innovative ideas for example, VHS tapes were replaced by DVDs, music cassettes were replaced by music compact discs, just as printed books are soon to be phased out by their digital counterparts. If printed books are to be phased ... Read More

Comparison between the North Korean Government and the INGSOC in 1984 (248 words, 1 pages)

In 1984 George Orwell creates a government called INGSOC witch suppresses their people. North Korea is run by Kim Jong Un and he suppresses his people in the same way INGSOC suppresses theirs. In the book 1984, George Orwell created a compelling government that is every similar to the North ... Read More

1984 Predicts the Loss of Privacy in the Shadows of Big Brother (480 words, 2 pages)

In the world, there is no privacy. Everywhere, you go there are eyes watching you without you knowing it. Its everywhere and yet people like us have no control over it. Big brother as the book describe as a great leader, which is a ruler who protect and watching over ... Read More

Symbolic Female Stereotypes in 1984 (438 words, 2 pages)

1984, a novel by George Orwell, contains a myriad of hidden themes about the current society, as long as the reader has the determination to read between the lines and pick out the important information. One of the plethora of hidden information, is the details of the stereotypical role of ... Read More

Reality and Deception in Hamlet and 1984 (2038 words, 8 pages)

A person can concoct or counterfeit identity that does notcorrelate to things as they really are''(Bednar, 1). In Hamlet, 1984,and in our modern society many situations are shown in which appearanceshide reality. In each of these sources it is easy to decipher thereality of the situation although it may not ... Read More

The Motif of Conformity in the Novel 1984 by George Orwell (727 words, 3 pages)

According to Merriam Websters dictionary, Conformity is the action in accordance of prevailing social standards, attitudes, practice, etc. In the novel 1984, which was written by George Orwell in 1949, conformity was the absolute and it ruled the lives of all the individuals and was valued as the right thing ... Read More

The Pleasure Principle in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell (847 words, 3 pages)

Wanting joy and avoiding harm are the two main segments of The Pleasure Principle. It is used by governments in books to sustain a totalitarian society, respectfully in 1984 and Brave New World. In 1984 their happiness and sorrow is determined on whether or not the citizens listen to the ... Read More

The Air of Hatred in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (767 words, 3 pages)

1984 is a very good book but it is also different. Its about a society that is nothing like ours and its almost hard to grasp but when you get into it you cant put it down. The society is nothing like ours. They have a two minutes hate every ... Read More

A Comparison of Metropolis by Fritz Lang and 1984 by George Orwell (1171 words, 3 pages)

FinalFor the most part of the 20th Century, fear of fascism was strongly perpetuated throughout the world and instigated unprecedented anxiety among society. Deteriorating social conditions decreased morale as the globe was plagued by near consecutive wars. As society transitioned into eras of pre World War II unease and Cold ... Read More

A Social Perspective on the Restrictions of Evolution in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (587 words, 1 pages)

Adapting to new situations in life is essentialEvolution is often looked upon as a purely physical process. People seem to think that this naturally occurring force is unstoppable, and only produces positive traits and characteristics for its beneficiary. While in most animals, this may be the case, for humans, the ... Read More

An Analysis of Totalitarian Tactics in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (1266 words, 4 pages)

Totalitarian Party Tactics in 1984Winston Smiths interactions with the past reveal key totalitarian strategies employed by the Party to control its citizens by keeping the past hopelessly indiscernible. The Party, distorting the past to immobilize its rousing effects on Winston, essentially controls time itself. Initially, Winston, mobilized by a hunch ... Read More

The Use and Abuse of Power in 1984, a Dystopian Novel by George Orwell (1004 words, 3 pages)

Power, Used and AbusedControl can easily be depicted as a thirst for power. Once that power is abused, chaos ensues, corrupting people all around or belittling them. In the novel 1984, George Orwell shows the power of a dystopian society by creating a totalitarian government that removes the three qualities ... Read More

The Lack of Solution to Orwelian Oppression in 1984 and Equilibrium (1215 words, 5 pages)

Is there a solution to orwellian oppression?There is no solution to orwellian oppression. In 1984 there are multiple aspects of their daily life that could have benefited humanity but inevitably led to the oppression of a nation. Our progression to the future holds the self evident truth that orwellian oppression ... Read More

A Review of The Book Thief, a Book by Markus Zusak (916 words, 3 pages)

The Book ThiefI chose to read The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak because of the great reviews I had heard about it. The Book Thief, narrated by Death, tells the story of a ten year old girl Liesel living in Nazi Germany who arrives at the home of her ... Read More

The Issue of the Inevitable Discovery Doctrine in the 1984 Nix vs. Williams Case (578 words, 2 pages)

The 1984 Nix vs. Williams was a court case that introduced the inevitable discovery rule, which suggests that if evidence is inevitably discovered, the manner in which it was obtained is not significant. This case impacts the rights contained in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which prohibits illegal ... Read More

The Concept of Invasion of Privacy in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (1314 words, 5 pages)

Although many of the technologies and social aspects of George Orwells 1984 are outdated, concepts and ideas put forward in it surrounding the need for our privacy to be protected remain as relevant as ever to our current political and social landscape. Privacy is considered, for the most part, to ... Read More

Effective Fear in a Futuristic Society in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (2397 words, 6 pages)

Effective Fear through PlausibilityThe dystopian scene is a writing style with the express purpose to terrify the reader with a fictitiously horrible world of extreme and radical social stigmas and often times an opinionated look at some sort of political perspective. Perhaps it is a world gone awry due to ... Read More

Vulnerability in the Face of Social Collapse in 1984 by George Orwell and Metropolis by Fritz Lang (970 words, 3 pages)

By utilising foundational fixtures of their worlds, George Orwell's mid-Twentieth Century novel 1984 and Fritz Lang's early-Twentieth Century film Metropolis warp what is known to impart uncomfortable truths. In light of the Cold War's utilitarianism and the Weimar Republic's economic downfall, both Orwell and Lang position the reader in a ... Read More

How Accurate is the Future of 1984 by George Orwell (890 words, 4 pages)

When George Orwells novel 1984 was published, everyone took it for what it was a futuristic story about a dystopia. Nobody expected it to come true. But today, we see parts of Orwells predictions are appearing as reality. People are communicating less and less, and in a much less sophisticated ... Read More

The Trust of the American People in the Presidency Change from 1917 to 1984 (854 words, 2 pages)

How far did the peoples trust in the presidency change from 1917-1984.The American people during the 20th Century were governed by very different presidents. Their leadership styles were different as well as their personalities and politics. Their time in power alongside their approach to communicate with the public affected the ... Read More

The Opposite of an Utopia in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (883 words, 4 pages)

The future. Many believe that the future will be a time of enlightenment, of enhanced technology, and of peace. George Orwell believed differently. The question that he would have you ask is this- What would the future be like if it was quite the opposite of an utopia? 1984 is ... Read More

The Use of Fear, Hunger, and the Removal of Privacy in Oceania in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (966 words, 3 pages)

As humans, we can distinguish good from bad, bad from good, and also feel pity for the ones that have fallen. Humans have the ability to think and have emotional feelings and that is what makes a human being human. This though, is sadly taken away by the dystopian governing ... Read More

The Lack of Constitutional Rights in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (999 words, 3 pages)

The novel 1984 by George Orwell delineates a totalitarian government. The world, Oceania, in which the citizens live in has no freedom. There is also not much privacy. Big Brother is the leader in the society even though no one has seen him. The novel is written as a prediction ... Read More

The Power and Control of the Party in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (547 words, 2 pages)

Power of The Party in 1984In 1984, by George Orwell, the corrupt governing power, known as the Party, has immense power over its people. They use people to do horrible work, and give very little in return. They deplete the education and vocabulary of the people, potentially to the point ... Read More

Why E-Books Are Improvements Over Physical Books (540 words, 1 pages)

Physical Books Vs E-Books Every single day technology advances in new and spectacular ways. Just look at things such as tvs and phones you can definitely tell how fast technology is blooming. For a long time people have used books as a medium for reading and they still do to ... Read More

Rebellion Against Authority in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (651 words, 2 pages)

Disobeying Authority The human race has an undeviating need to have power over others. In todays society, the United States holds a representative democracy type control. All three branches of government have members that are elected for the people, by the people, so that these members are who represent the ... Read More

The Role of Technology in 1984, a Novel by George Orwell (1068 words, 3 pages)

Technology Will it Pave or Prevent a Society like 1984? Part of our basic human rights is the right to privacy. Theres no reason that anyone besides ourselves should know of everything we do, see, and speak. For years, the society of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, has ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013