1984 by George Orwell.
984. By George Orwell 984 is a futuristic novel by George Orwell about how life would be under "Big Brother". Northern stage, a local acting group, performed it. He based the play on how he thought life would be like in 1984 and how it would be ruled. He thought everyone would be the same, act the same and have to be dressed the same emotions towards each other were forbidden. Northern stage went to Moscow produce parts of film this was played on the big screens to make the play more realistic and to give the viewer a better understanding of the play. Winston is a hero, he does not fit in and you can see the difference from the start. He tries to go against Big Brother. Big Brother watches their every move there is no privacy. Winston dreamt of better places. Dreaming is band He meets Julia his love and turns her against Big Brother too! They are found out and they are tortured until they learn to love big brother and will follow its ways. 2 + 2 = 5 = I love big brother. 2 + 2 = 4 = I hate big brother. This shows that they are not allowed their own opinion. The set of the play was simple but effective. There were two large white screens, which stayed on the whole time. This was very good it meant that they did not have to change the set very much in between scenes. They changed positions for different scenes. They were plain white so your attention wasn't on them they
In what ways are 'The Handmaids Tale' and 'Nineteen Eighty-four' Warnings to the societies in which they were written?
Luke Hopson Coursework Essay In what ways are 'The Handmaids Tale' and 'Nineteen Eighty-four' Warnings to the societies in which they were written? The first warning I noticed was the loss of freedom and rights in both novels. For example in '1984' Winston Smith is always surrounded by 'telescreens' watching his every move and fears the day the 'thought police' will come knocking on his door. Children were hired as spies and would report straight to the 'thought police' if they sensed anything untoward. The Parsons children who lived next door to Winston even reported their father for saying 'God' in his sleep. This has strong links with a regime in Nazi Germany called 'Hitler Youth' where the same sort of thing would go on. It is warning the societies about how they will be dictated and isolated, not able to do anything without being watched. Likewise in Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaids Tale' freedom is restricted. This fact is proven with a quote from the novel that reads "Freedom to and freedom from." It was then made clear by Atwood that in the days of when the book was written it was 'freedom to', whereas in the society of Gilead it had become 'freedom from'. This again is a warning to the readers of what their society could turn into. Whilst researching contextual information I came across a view of 'Jill
This extract from 1984 by George Orwell highlights Winstons physical and mental pain, brought upon by the Party, as Winston partakes in the Physical Jerks,
This extract from ‘1984’ by George Orwell highlights Winston’s physical and mental pain, brought upon by the Party, as Winston partakes in the ‘Physical Jerks’, a set of daily stretches. Orwell successfully evokes sympathy in the reader throughout this extract by: his use of graphic description of physical pain; his representation of the Party as a definite, ever-watching and cruel power; his depiction of Winston’s thoughts of regret and frustration; and his intense portrayal of Winston’s feelings of humiliation and being belittled. In the extract, Orwell vividly describes Winston performing the ‘Physical Jerks’, which are a daily, compulsory series of stretches and movements, performed in the morning by Party members. The name itself, especially the word “Jerks” connotes a sense of the movements being strict, sharp and painful. This creates a theme of discomfort, and this theme exists throughout the extract, and even throughout the book. The reader is compelled to feel sympathy towards Winston; his situation being one where pain is guaranteed, and inescapable. Winston feels “shooting pains all the way from his heels to his buttocks” as a result of these exercises, pain being a physical sensation known to all. The word “shooting” emphasises and indicates the intensity of Winston’s pain. Orwell’s association of the “Physical Jerks” with
Physical Jerks Extract "1984". How does Orwell make you strongly sympathise with Winston at this moment in the novel?
English Essay: How does Orwell make you strongly sympathise with Winston at this moment in the novel? In this extract from George Orwell’s ‘1984’, Winston is suffering under the rath of Big Brother, a dictator seeking to now take full control of the minds of its citizens. George Orwell forces the reader to sympathise with Winston in this extract through the way in which Winston is utterly humiliated during Big Brother’s morning exercises by an instructress, through the physical ‘torture’ he suffers as a result from this, and also from the deep shame he feels as he reminisces his past regrets during the exercise. To begin this essay on George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’, the extract under question firstly focuses on the unbearable physical pain Winston endures during his compulsory morning exercise. Winston is 39 years old, he is thin, frail, and has a varicose ulcer above his left ankle, meaning he struggles to carry out simple exercises such as, in this case, touching his toes without experiencing serious pain. “…which sent shooting pains all the way from his heels to his buttocks and often ended by bringing on another coughing fit.”, is the quotation in which displays unequivocally the pain Winston endures throughout this exercise. The reader from this is forced to strongly sympathise with Winston as he is the protagonist and naturally the reader tends
How does Orwell strikingly convey the relationship between Winston and Julia at this moment in the novel? (Part 2 Chapter 3)
How does Orwell strikingly convey the relationship between Winston and Julia at this moment in the novel? In this extract, Orwell discusses Winston’s and Julia’s cautious actions in order to meet each other, after their initial affair at the forest. Orwell strikingly conveys the relationship between Winston and Julia through the use of literary devices to depict their love for each other, and their cautiousness in meeting each other showing Julia’s influence over Winston’s life. Orwell shows the relationship between Julia and Winston as one that is completely fueled by lust, which allows them to oppose the Party. This can be seen when Orwell mentions that they had “succeeded in making love”. The use of the verb “succeeded” conveys how desperate their need for “making love” was, that they considered it a victory, as emphasized by the verb “succeeded”. Moreover, Orwell also states that Winston was kissing a “live warm face”. This is important as it shows that their relationship was a way to escape the monotonic and cold environment of the Party, as it is conveyed by the verb “live” and adjective “warm”, thus showing the presence of life and liveliness, as opposed to the cold, lifeless environment of the Party. This is further proven when Winston discovers that both of their faces were “thickly coated with plaster”, thus showing the
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four Essay George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, is situated in Oceania which is controlled by Big Brother who is the leader of the Party. It is a totalitarian state where thoughts are illegal. Winston is the main character of the book and despises the Party completely. He soon falls in love with Julia who also hates the Party. But will their hatred against the society they reside in be strong enough to abolish the totalitarian system in Oceania? These two characters contradict each other in several different ways such as they are complete opposites in appearance, they have contrastive thoughts, and they revolt against Big Brother extremely differently. The first item we can note effortlessly when we read the novel is the physical difference between Winston and Julia. In the first chapter we have a vivid description of Winston when enters the Victory Mansions. "The flat was seven flights up, and Winston, who was thirty-nine and had varicose ulcer above his right ankle, went slowly, resting several times on the way" (Page 3). From this fragment we can conclude that he seems to have health problems, we also learn about his age. Later on we also receive the knowledge that he has a constant cough, he has a thin body and is frail. The obvious differences between Winston and Julia are that Julia is young, energetic, healthy, beautiful and confident. After the
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Catherine Birkbeck 11s Nineteen Eighty-Four What is the name of your book? The name of the book is 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' Who is the author of your book? The author of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' is George Orwell. Can you give some information about '1984'? Nineteen Eighty-Four is the terrifying prophecy for mankind through a scientifically proven servile state and the extermination of political freedom by thought crime and an ideologically basic language of Newspeak in which thoughtcrime is death. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' is the year in which it happens. The world is divided into three great powers Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Each of these powers is at war with the other. Oceania is principally the combination of the Americas and the British Empire. Throughout Oceania, 'The Party' rules by the agency of four ministries, whose power is absolute. The Ministry of Peace which deals with war, the Ministry of Love which deals with Law and Order, the Ministry of Plenty which deals with scarcities, and the Ministry of Truth which deals with propaganda. These authorities keep a check on every action, word, gesture or thought through the use of telescreens and microphones. These record every movement and sound, which is later scrutinised by the Ministry of Love. The indoctrination of Oceania's citizens has been the result of fifty or more years of propaganda, which is very similar
What is the truth
What is the truth? How can we define truth when we don't even know the interpretations of what truth is? What I found very interesting was this quote "Half of a truth is not the Truth". I believe that when we tell the truth we never tell 100% of the truth. We might be embarrassed about the whole truth or maybe we just don't want to tell how we handled the situation so we remove our part or change our part from the truth. Telling the truth is hard, we never know how the opposite side will react on the truth. It makes us insecure to tell the truth, we don't want to be in a position where we can be questioned. And do we really want to hear the truth, as Jack Nicholson said in the movie A Few Good Men " Can you handle the truth" Can we really handle the truth, do we want to know the truth? Sometimes we do even though the truth can be hurtful. For me telling the truth is quite simple when I know for certain that it's the truth I'm telling and not something I've heard from another person. Ex. Once one of my friends told me about this really cute guy she had met, how wonderful he is etc. And another friend also came to me and told me about this new guy she had met, I knew the name of the guy because my first friend told me, so I asked my other friend and she told me the same name. Then I knew that the guy was the same, so I told my friends about the situation. Because I knew for