Essays on George Orwell

In the novel 1984, George Orwell illustrates a dystopian future in which a communist party has taken over. Orwell names this party as “Big Brother” and this organization is in charge of monitoring and watching over every person in the community in order to ensure…

In the passage Orwell uses his tone,use Gandi’s words against him, and pathos for the argument for choosing human imperfection over sainthood. Throughout the passage Orwell is talking about how humans choose imperfection over sainthood because it is the way humans are we were not…

Chapter three begins with Winston dreaming of his mother. His mother was a “tall statuesque woman” who had disappeared when Winston was ten or eleven years old. His father was similar to his mother, he was also hard to remember. Winston remembered that he’d always…

Mrs. Daniels: The reason I am writing to you is to suggest a book that the class may read during the curriculum. The book I am suggesting for our class to read during our time in the curriculum is Animal Farm by George Orwell. We…

In comparison with both novels, 1984 by George Orwell and The Giver by Lois Lowry are two works of dystopian literature that serve the purpose to convey a message to young adult readers. These stories serve both as a warning as well as a lesson…

Andrew Lansley once said “Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behavior, and they are classic excuses.” We often find ourselves caught in the midst of what we know is right and what others expect of us, which can sometimes lead us down…

Totalitarianism is a form of government where the state has no limits to its power and strives to control the lives of its inhabitants, like pawns on a chessboard. The inhabitants have no civil or human rights and are often tortured or killed for a…

In the Novel “1984” by George Orwell, the story “Once Upon a time” by Nadine Gordimer, and the story “The Children’s Story by James Clavell the theme throughout all is fear. “Once Upon a time” by Nadine Gordimer starts off a little cloudy by her…

George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a novel set in a theoretical future in which London is currently arranged in ‘Oceania’, a state led by a totalitarian regime which seems to be led by the elusive figure of Big Brother. The general public is variously leveled…

Through the Interactive oral, I deepened my understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of 1984 by George Orwell. By discussing the themes of physical control and psychological manipulation, we gained an insight into Orwell’s warning about totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is an official ideology to find…