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1984 by George Orwell

Introduction

In 1984 by George Orwell, the lead character Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth based in London the main city of Airstrip One. Big Brother gazes from every poster and the Thought Police uncovers all acts of betrayal. When Winston Smith develops feelings for Julia, he experiences changes in his deadening and dull life as he opens up to new and optimistic possibilities. Despite police helicopters hovering and circling overhead, Julia and Winston start to question the motives of the Party and get drawn towards conspiracy. 1984 is the frightening story of a possible ...

The word ‘Philosophy’ originated from the words ‘Philo’ and ‘Sophia’ meaning love and wisdom. Philosophy is concerned with all inquiries, pursuit and practices of wisdom. It specifically entails a systematic human study of their perceptions, thinking and reasoning. One might say that a man/woman without a philosophy is a man/woman without a direction. This is because people live in accordance to the digestion of what they perceive their environments. This paper will take an analytic view of the effects of philosophical beliefs to human life. Discussion will base on the character analysis in the ‘narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass’ by Frederick Douglass, ‘ ...

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Winston Smith – hero or not?

George Orwell’s dystopian nightmare, Nineteen-Eighty Four, published in 1948 was become a part of global culture with its pessimistic portrayal of a future England, now known as Airstrip One (a tiny part of huge world power called Oceania), under a the totalitarian rule of the Party – which masquerades behind a mask of socialist and communist rhetoric, but, in reality, is simply a state designed to maintain power in the hands of an élite. Orwell had seen at first-hand the machinations of the Russian Communist Party when he took part in the Spanish Civil War and had written Animal Farm, ...

George Orwell’s book, ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,' most of the times published as ‘1984’ is a fascinating book. Published in 1949, the book talks about how the ‘Inner Party’ elite persecute individualism. In addition, independent thinking, described by the writer as ‘thoughtcrimes’ is also depicted. The leads character is called Winston Smith. Winston Smith is a man who works for what the writer calls ‘the Ministry of Truth.' The name that he uses for this Ministry is ‘Minitrue.' Tyranny is a theme that is also explored by the writer (NovelGuide).
Psychology is defined as ‘the scientific study of human behavior and ...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet features one of the most complex, interesting and tragic cast of characters ever depicted on the stage and in Western literature. However, of particular interest are the women of the play - depicted solely by Hamlet's mother Gertrude and love interest Ophelia. In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the dystopian future of "The Party" is seen through the eyes of Winston Smith and his lover, the seemingly-prim Julia. Far from the stereotypical damsels in distress, these characters are strong, complex and multifaceted. In this paper, we will examine these characters in detail to show just how interesting these ...