Essay Prompt: At the start of George Orwell’s dystopia novel‚ Animal Farm‚ the animals set out to establish a perfect community‚ a “society of animals set free from hunger and the whip‚ all equal‚ each working according to his capacity‚ the strong protecting the weak.” However‚ by the end of the novel‚ we see that a very different society is actually formed. A cruel dictatorship rules: no animal can speak his mind; all animals work in hunger‚ pain‚ and gross inequality. In a brief two-page essay
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Evils of Imperialism In life people are often faced with making difficult decisions that are influenced by other people’s opinions. In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting An Elephant”‚ he declares‚ “imperialism was an evil thing”(2). Imperialism forces people to go against their better judgment for the sake of being ridiculed. In Orwell’s thesis he states‚ “ I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. He becomes a sort of hollow‚ posing dummy
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equality if Napoleon is just as bad as the people? In his novel Orwell has a message spoken throughout Animal Farm that says whenever and wherever animals want to be free there’s always someone higher that is bigger and has more power. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses dictatorship‚ individuality and hardship to reveal how the animals lost their freedom and equality. Throughout Animal Farm the author uses dictatorship to describe the ways of the pigs being at the top and having leadership but the animals
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in Chief‚ George Washington‚ knew something needed to be done. The British had handed the Americans a number of defeats. They lost New York to the British at the Battle of Long Island in the summer‚ so the American morale was low and many deserted the army. Some even wondered if the bounty for enlisting in the army was worth it. They were hungry‚ cold‚ weak‚ and many were sick. They were finding it hard to continue the battle. ‘We are in desperate need of supplies!” ordered George Washington
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In George Orwell’s satirical novella Animal Farm‚ all of the animals living on the farm prove to be either fearless leaders or their dedicated followers. However‚ an exception is Boxer‚ a cart-horse who possesses a few traits of both. Boxer serves as a leader in the book by trying to inspire others to be as hard-working and driven as he. The other animals on the farm look up to him because of “his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work” (Orwell 5). Also‚ when Squealer‚ a propaganda-spreading
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The threat to individual freedom posed by growing governmental influence in all areas of life and the immense power of the media are issues that concern us to this day. Orwell’s examination of propaganda also remains relevant in our age of "spin". Many labelled 1984 a prophetic novel. It outlined many characteristics of Cold War society‚ such as the impact of national security concerns on people’s lives. Winston Smith’s pursuit of justice and love and his ultimate betrayal mirror the experiences
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Throughout Orwell’s literary career‚ he avidly stood against totalitarian and imperialistic forms of government. His two most famous works (1984 and Animal Farm) both exemplify this point‚ but at the same time weaken it. These two works were written in protest of those governments‚ but in a fictional back ground. In Orwell’s essay Shooting an Elephant‚ he uses a personal experience to more clearly emphasize the impact of imperialism at the sociological and psychological level‚ in conjunction with
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From the instant one reads the novel “1984”‚ one sees the difference and shocking comparison of Oceania and our world. The protagonist is Winston Smith‚ his character and willingness to find out the history of Oceania is what drives the story. The Party is also one of the main characters in the story in which they oppress Oceania in a totalitarian way. But Oceania isn’t any different then other countries in our world; Big Brother was actually used as a scare tactic to make the people more dedicated
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Humanity helps us to gain new insights‚ understand the world we live in‚ and explore our clarity of the future. It’s an extremely important aspect of everyday life‚ so what would happen if humanity was completely controlled by one entity? 1984 is a novel that warns people about a life without any control over humanity. Power‚ control‚ surveillance and manipulation are all emulated throughout 1984 by Big Brother and the Party principles. Orwell advances his message of complete control over and manipulation
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The redirection of passion is used to fuel complete love for Big Brother. The Party scorns emotional and physical intimacy. They ingrain chastity and abstinence into the minds of children and discourage personal commitment and relationships. When Winston describes his sexual relations with his wife‚ Katherine‚ he mentions that they have a “frigid little ceremony” and that “She hated it‚ but nothing would make her stop doing it” because it is “[her] duty to the Party” (139). Big Brother’s promotion
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