Essays Tagged: "Orwell"

"Down and out in Paris and London" by Orwell

on in the 1920's. He lives with them on equal terms and suffers the same hardships and tribulations.Orwell shows great compassion for the plight of the poor and feels that society is very unfair in th ... the poverty line. Through the author we get a very keen insight into this area of human experience.Orwell feels that beggars and tramps have unfair labels and stereotypes attached to them. For exampl ...

(4 pages) 52 0 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

George Orwell's Animal Farm, an allegory of Stalinism

mine the certain elements of human nature which can produce a Stalin and enable him to seize power. Orwell, does however, set his fable in familiar events of current history.Old Major, a eminent pig o ... Napoleon in sole command. The discredited Snowball can now be blamed whenever problems arise. Here Orwell is paralleling the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky with Stalin the winner.Another disting ...

(4 pages) 105 2 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Social Construction of Reality: Animal Farm by George Orwell How does this book demonstrate the social construction of reality?

In looking at Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, it is easily recognized that through wit and craft he has outlined, thr ... m, and they turn on their fellow animals, eliminating competitors through propaganda and bloodshed. Orwell states, "Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals the ...

(7 pages) 126 0 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Today's society , a 'half version' of George Orwell's novel, 1984

ratives all over keeping an eye out for cops or law enforcement, this is the Mafia's 'telescreens' (Orwell 6). Another startling similarity between the mob and 'Big Brother' is the Mafia's strange way ... een the mob and 'Big Brother' is the Mafia's strange way of making someone disappear or 'vaporize' (Orwell ). Almost unknowingly a person's identity can be changed, altered, or deleted.Authorities use ...

(2 pages) 69 1 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Animal Farm, by George Orwell. The purpose of the paper is to describe the use of allegory and satire found in Animal Farm.

Wine, Swine and Karl MarxNickie Cross 10/9/02During the time when Orwell is writing animal farm, communism is on the rise and becoming a problem in quite a few writer ... the subject in the form of a satire. In other words mocking something in hope for change. Although Orwell agreed with many of Marx's ideas, he did not agree with how the communist party was carrying ... ral public ignorant on how the leaders are abusing the law. Such as the law "all animals are equal"(Orwell 6) the pigs took that law and added "although some are more equal then others"(Orwell 8). Thi ...

(3 pages) 130 0 3.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A paper talking about the difference from the book and the novel "1984".

bed in the book.There are just a few things about the film that bug me, and I'll bet they bug other Orwell readers too. There is no real attempt to deal with what or who Big Brother is; in this film, ... way, was shot on exactly the same dates (up to the day!) and locations as imagined by author George Orwell. It stars John Hurt, my favorite British actor, in what might be his best performance ever. V ...

(14 pages) 58 0 0.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

"Animal Farm" and is about the relationship between him and Yassir Arafat, the Tyrant of palestine.

cted acts of violence break out as well as unethical decisions made by the dictator. Napoleon, from Orwell's Animal Farm, and Yassir Arafat, chairman of the PLO and twentieth-century dictator of Pales ... em with their slogan: he was better at gaining respect around the farm rather than public speeches (Orwell 63). Napoleon also formed a small group which consisted of pigs to represent the farm which h ...

(4 pages) 34 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The socail control mechanisms used in Huxkey's Brave New World verses Orwells 1984.

l Mechanisms in Brave New World in Reference to 1984The Populations in Huxley's brave new world and Orwell's 1984 have been suppressed and controlled completely. They have been sustained by totally di ... ave been suppressed and controlled completely. They have been sustained by totally different means. Orwell's world in 1984 is controlled by thought control and by language. Huxley's world is controlle ...

(7 pages) 59 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Message of George Orwell's Animal Farm

or not. The reason for this seemingly juvenile understanding stems from the fact that, even though Orwell may have intended to emit a message about Soviet history, there is also an inferred message w ... their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome"-George OrwellThis quote is not in Animal Farm. Yet, it also embodies the message of the book quite well."Tw ...

(3 pages) 73 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Personal Privacy vs. National Security" Essay deals with the Patriot Act with comparison and coments dealing with George Orwell's "1984."

rested in, where you live, and even your social security number. Sounds a bit like something out of Orwell's 1984. Seem a bit far off? Not really. President Bush approved the Patriot Act in October of ... ant violation of our rights given to us by the fourth amendment and one step closer to the world in Orwell's 1984.The strongest argument was written on an old piece of paper that is supposed to mean s ...

(2 pages) 112 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Symbolic Dystopia presented in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

the Red Scare, which gripped the nation mid-century. Similar to other anti-utopian novels, such as Orwell's 1984, Fahrenheit 451 addresses the issue of rapidly increasing technology's impact on the d ...

(9 pages) 182 1 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Defying the state? How is the concept of the individual against the state explored in the two novels 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' - George Orwell, and 'The Handmaid's Tale' - Margaret Atwood

Orwell's '1984' and Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' are both novels that can easily be seen to be set ... ess free will and some level of independence.The novels were written in completely different times. Orwell wrote 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' during the cold war period, completing the novel in 1948. He cle ... talitarian state, which could be seen reflected in Russian and East German societies at the time of Orwell's writing. Many utopian novels can be seen as political tools to help raise awareness of a ce ...

(12 pages) 67 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gattaca and Orwell's 1984 compared. False utopias and there means of control

Group A #1Although the distopias of Orwell's Oceania and Niccol's not to distant American city are in many ways similar in the sense of ... re in many ways similar in the sense of totalitarianism. The systems of control are quit different. Orwell's world seems to be an overbearing socialist police state where as, the world in Gattaca is a ... enjoy the social mobility and freedoms of modern life and to be aware of how fragile they are.Both Orwell's and Niccol's worlds are dependant upon a class or cast system to divide the powers and free ...

(2 pages) 36 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

George Orwell and William Golding; Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm, two vastly different texts, or are they?

Orwell and Golding use vastly different writing styles, but their message is the same - that mankind ... r. Yet, they seem to be much easier to arouse, harder to abolish.In his novel "Animal Farm", George Orwell portrays the animals with human-like feelings and emotions. He uses satire to demonstrate the ... he satire gives the story enough appeal to readers, but the message rings as solemn as ever. George Orwell uses little dialogue, but describes the characters and situations with great detail, paying a ...

(3 pages) 64 2 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

"George Orwell" and the Mad World: The Anti-Universe of 1984.

the dream sequences which strangely go almost unnoticed in that inverted Platonic dialogue which is Orwell's monument. It is as if the lives of the Platonic philosopher-kings were viewed from the poin ... y convincing that man that he is insane. "Is it possible that a whole society can be insane?" asked Orwell in one of his essays, speaking of Hitler's Germany.Orwell's 1984 is about religion reversed, ...

(15 pages) 97 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

1984 in today's society

me have been extremely wrong and some have been frighteningly close to what reality has become. The Orwell's world of 1984 was really far away from what it really had become, but still some features o ... e, but still some features of the 1984's nightmare nevertheless came true. It never was exactly how Orwell imagined it, but still there are some similarities. Here some of them.Big BrotherBig Brother ...

(4 pages) 65 0 4.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How Effectively does Orwell Introduce the reader to the New Society of 1984, in Chapter One of Novel? George Orwell 1984

Orwell begins describing where Winston, who is the main character in the book, lives and what it is ... in an inadequately named block of flats called Victory Mansions. It is a run down tower block that Orwell describes using adjectives and metaphors that appeal to the senses, like "the hallway smelt o ... hors that appeal to the senses, like "the hallway smelt of cabbage and old rag mats." Straight away Orwell introduces the leader of the totalitarianism state, Big Brother, he does this by pointing out ...

(3 pages) 14 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Evaluations on how the story appeal to us and Orwell's awakening at Puddle

In Orwell's A Hanging, the foremost thing he accomplished with the reader was the mood of the story. By ... ry. By his detailed descriptions of the setting, it bought out a gravely connotation; this was what Orwell awakened from, death, and sadness."A sodden morning of the rains. A sickly light, like yellow ... yone. This story spoke of the final trip of Hindu prisoner through the medium of hanging and Orwell's awakening at the puddle. This story basically divided itself into four parts; the walk, the ...

(3 pages) 17 0 4.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Orwell's Analysis of the Government's Use of Power

OutlineI. IntroductionA. Orwell's life as it relates to his works.B. The danger of a totalitarian government.II. Freedom of m ... of naïve working classSociety letting the government getaway with its abuseB. Significance of Orwell's novel in modern dayGeorge Orwell was the alias of Eric Blair, the author of 1984 and Animal ... s novel in modern dayGeorge Orwell was the alias of Eric Blair, the author of 1984 and Animal Farm. Orwell was a political writer whose novels and essays criticized the political oppression taking pla ...

(9 pages) 135 0 3.5 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Orwell's Analysis of the Government's use of Power to Control and Manipulate Society for Its Own Purpose

OutlineI. IntroductionA. Orwell's life as it relates to his works.B. The danger of a totalitarian government.II. Freedom of m ... naïve working class2. Society letting the government getaway with its abuseB. Significance of Orwell's novel in modern dayGeorge Orwell was the alias of Eric Blair, the author of 1984 and Animal ... s novel in modern dayGeorge Orwell was the alias of Eric Blair, the author of 1984 and Animal Farm. Orwell was a political writer whose novels and essays criticized the political oppression taking pla ...

(9 pages) 86 0 4.6 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers