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GCSE: George Orwell

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454 GCSE George Orwell essays

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    Animal Farm is not just about a story about animals it is about human nature and behaviour. Discuss.

    5 star(s)

    This is an excellent essay. The contextual analysis far exceeds the expectations of any GCSE student and the comparisons drawn between the events of the Russian Revolution and the events…

    • Essay length: 773 words
    • Submitted: 12/12/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 08/09/2012
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    Animal Farm

    5 star(s)

    This answer is a response to a question asking candidates to consider the reality of the Russian Revolution present in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'. This answer discusses in profound detail…

    • Essay length: 1263 words
    • Submitted: 06/12/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 15/03/2012
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    Focusing on THREE key incidents, explore the extent to which language is an effective method of control in "Animal Farm".

    5 star(s)

    The question asks candidates to discuss how George Orwell uses language as the ultimate tool for totalitarian control over the animals in 'Animal Farm'. This candidate excels as they correctly…

    • Essay length: 1066 words
    • Submitted: 22/02/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 26/02/2012
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    1984 - What does Orwell do in the opening two pages of the novel to unsettle the reader?

    5 star(s)

    This essay engages superbly with the task. There is a clear focus on Orwell's techniques, and the aspects of narrative are analysed with great clarity. I liked how there was…

    • Essay length: 676 words
    • Submitted: 08/10/2004
    • Reviewed by: (?) groat 17/04/2012
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    What do you find disturbing about George Orwell's vision?

    5 star(s)

    This is one of the rare Literature questions that does not simply ask for a comparison - it asks for a personal viewpoint from the candidate, and in this question…

    • Essay length: 1378 words
    • Submitted: 22/10/2003
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 16/02/2012
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    Explore and evaluate the ways in which Orwell presents and structures Old Majors

    4 star(s)

    The candidate here retains an excellent focus on the question. Everything they say in directly in line with what the question asks, and their is no ineffectual digression from the…

    • Essay length: 629 words
    • Submitted: 12/03/2012
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 06/04/2012
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    How does Orwell make the introduction to 1984 alarming?

    4 star(s)

    This essay engages well with the task, looking beyond the plot to the techniques Orwell uses to make the opening alarming. There is a clear awareness of how structure becomes…

    • Essay length: 657 words
    • Submitted: 19/05/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) groat 07/04/2012
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    Animal Farm - Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

    4 star(s)

    The essay response here is in receipt of a question asking candidate to show how Lord Acton's famous quote "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is reflected in the…

    • Essay length: 1007 words
    • Submitted: 21/02/2009
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 09/03/2012
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    Animal Farm: Compare and contrast Napoleon and Snowball. What methods do they use for their struggle for power?

    4 star(s)

    This answer shows all the signs of an extremely competent writer, you very frequently adopts external, independent research and incorporates it into their essay, fortifying it's knowledgability. However, in doing…

    • Essay length: 1015 words
    • Submitted: 18/05/2008
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 17/04/2012
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    How does Orwell's novel - 'Animal Farm' reflect events that happened during the russian revoloution in 1917?

    4 star(s)

    This is a response to a question asking candidates to identify the links Orwell makes between the events and characters of his novel 'Animal Farm' and the Russian Revolution. The…

    • Essay length: 924 words
    • Submitted: 29/11/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) sydneyhopcroft 06/03/2012

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