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Block # 3
8/22/14
AP EngLangComp: Atkins
One of the readings that I want to reflect on is the novel done by George Orwell and his predictions of political views of what it would be like in the future if government power stayed the same. Coincidently his novel "1984" was written just shortly after the war had just ended in 1948 with Soviets ruling half of Europe. In this novel Orwell portrayed that men and women are controlled by their Big Brother in their public and private life; Big Brother in some ways represents Stalin: portray and seen everywhere like a God, whoever disobey him are either tortured or killed until they approve of Big Brother. The author addresses how easily the government can control our future from erasing and manipulating our past to influence our daily lives. Throughout the novel Orwell's use of satire was strongly portray in many ironic and intriguing methods criticizing Stalinism.
English: Big Brother Orwell "1984" in Donetsk, Ukr...
English: Big Brother is watching you! CCTV near Ch...
Orwell's former home at 77 Parliament Hill, Hampst...The author recites this slogan throughout the novel quoting, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength (pg. 6)," This quote ironically depict how war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength when actually its not. Orwell introduce this quote early in the novel to show the readers how living in a state of constant propaganda weakens the strength of the individuals' minds and how it established fear into the society such as the Party's power to make their subjects believe illogical reasoning that 2+2=5. This national slogan in some way makes sense; war is peace because having a common enemy keeps the people of Oceania united, freedom is slavery because a man who is independent is doomed to fail, and slavery is freedom because the incapability of the people to...