Analysis of Room 101
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Compare similarities and differences in two fictional stories; "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells and extracts from "1984" by George Orwell and Winston's experiences in the "Room 101".
English coursework- "The Red Room" by H.G Wells and extracts from "1984" This essay has been written to compare similarities and differences in two fictional stories; "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells and extracts from "1984" by George Orwell and Winston's experiences in the "Room 101". Both of these stories have both distinct similarities and differences in writing style. The main similarities between the two are easily identifiable. For example, they are both set in a room, as the title implies- The Red Room. The Room in the short story is similar in a unique way to "Room 101", as they are both associated and fixated on pain or suffering of some kind. In the Red Room the story is based on an unfortunate woman, who met a tragic end due to her husband's attempt to frighten her. Also, anyone who enters the room usually ends up dead, or injured - as happens in the story. In Room 101, the room is meant to be so petrifying, no one dare enter. It is strongly associated with fear and, as the text implies with this quote "This place was many metres underground, as deep down as it was possible to go." the room ties in with hell. Room 101's mention has an enormous morale dropping effect on anyone who is told to go there. People's reactions are astonishing; one man was so persistent in not going he asked the guards to kill his family in front of him, rather then him face Room 101. He was
You are a journalist for The Times, writing book reviews in London in 1949. You are one of the very few people who have read Nineteen Eighty-Four. Write your review of the novel.
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shocking literary techniques - George Orwell's 1984
George Orwell - 1984 George Orwell's book 1984, is his nightmarish vision of the future in England. He has used many ways to grip the reader and make a vision in the reader's mind of what is happening in the novel. In the novel '1984', the author, George Orwell employs a range of different techniques such as similes and metaphors to unnerve and keep the reader in anticipation, forcing them to read on. Orwell opens the rest of the chapter by introducing the society to the reader, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU" , this gives an idea that whinston is totally evicted from freedom. From the opening pages of 1984, it is enevitible that whinston is going to see death sometime in the book. Orwell has introduced 'thought crime' to the reader, "Thought crime does not entail death, thought crime is death". Whinston has done this by writing I his diary in the opening pages. These opening pages, display a picture in the readers mind of the society that whinston is stuck in. The opening chapter of Orwells novel, introduces the bleak and depressing setting to the reader. He displays the setting as very dark and frightening and he constantly raises the matter throughout the chapter. Orwell displays this decayed setting, like a dystopia. He also portrays the landscape as grimey and a distate, " his work place, towered vast and white above the grimey landscape." This is the constant effect
1984 summary 2
984 PART 2 - Chapter 1 - Winston again sees the girl from the Fiction Dep. this time at work. She has one arm in a sling and, as they pass, she falls. - He is surprised to find how much he sympathises with her, and even more surprised when she takes advantage of his concern to secretly pass him piece of paper. - Wonders anxiously whether the message could be from the Thought Police or perhaps from the Brotherhood, a conspiracy to overthrow the Party [rumours that this "Brotherhood actually exists] - After several minutes he reads the note and is stunned to find the message "I love you" (p.113) Chapter 2 - - Winston and Julia, meet up as planned in the countryside. He realises that the place is very like his imagined ideal of the Golden Country. - Julia proves to be a rebel against the Party, but a very different kind to Winston. She has no thought of changing society & finds it easy to conform outwardly. - But she greatly enjoys pleasure, particularly sexual fulfilment & she has learned how to elude the Party's restrictions in order to achieve it. - Winston is delighted to learn that she has had many lovers because it shows that the system is more corrupt than he had realised. Then they make love. - To Winston this lovemaking is a political act because it asserts that physical desire is more important than obedience to the Party. Chapter 3 - - Winston & Julia
Brave new world and 1984.
Brave new world and 1984 Generaly Orwell and Huxley share the vue. Every ot them two is convinced that the society is indangered by the dominating trends of the modern world. "Brave New World" written by Aldous Huxley describes us the future of the modern industrialized society and the moral values which prevail. The picture we see shows us the society after a disastrous Nine Years War and the ensuing economic depression, controlled by a cantralized power structure which mantains order though mass conditioning. All inhabitants are brainwashed to be happy, and whenever they have problem they get soma, a synthatic drug. The only vestiges are enclosed in the "Savage Reservation". So the idea of this book tries to show us a world of artificial happiness and freedom. Orwell's "1984", which is often compared with Huxley's idea, presents a totalitarien and perfect regime in the future. The people have no possibilities to live in peace and quit and are forced to be part of the system. So this book describes what could happen if the totalitarian regime of Stalin would would come over Europe, or maybe the whole world. The people are forced to live according to three slogans. Every infingement of the slogans is punished by the responsible ministries. This horror is made possible by the total control of individuals in every different situation of life and the control of their
Is George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four a grim prediction of the future
Is George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four a grim prediction of the future Nineteen Eighty-Four was written between the years of 1945 and 1948. Orwell got the title from switching the last two numbers of the publication date. In Orwell's criticism of a perfect society, his book became known as one of the greatest anti-utopian novels of all time. The book's message is so powerful that some say it went so far as to prevent the sinister future from realizing itself. Although the book starts out as the story of a neurotic, paranoid man, it quickly turns into a protest against a quasi-utopian society and a totalitarian government. The book appears to be a satire at the start, similar to books such as "Gulliver's Travels", or Huxley's "Brave New World", but all too quickly the reader will "discover, quite unpleasantly, that it is not a satire at all." Nineteen Eighty-four is not simply a criticism of what Orwell saw happening in his national government with the coming of English Socialism, but a warning of the consequences of contemporary governmental practices, and what they where threatening to bring about. Perhaps the book seems so bleak because the events in the book are a somewhat logical projection from current conditions and historical environment that Orwell observed in 1948. Perhaps people would be more comftorble with the book if they could rule
1984 Summary
984 -George Orwell SUNDAY, NOV 14, 1993 Summary Chapter 1 and 2 We are introduced to Winston Smith the main character of the story. Works at Ministry of truth. Ministry of truth is one of four government buildings in destroyed London, the main city of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania. Year is 1984 and three contries are at war, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. Oceania is run by the party whose leader is Big Brother. Winston is sick of his life in the ruined city and decides to keep a diary. This is against the law in Oceania. He felt his feelings begin to hate Emmanuel Goldstein, leader of the enemy party. He also spots O'Brien, a party leader whose eyes he see's a bit of political sympthy. See's young girl who he dislikes. He feels it is only a matter of time before his though crimes are detected. A knock at the door he thinks is police. Mrs. Parsons, his neighbor is at the door and asked him to unclog a sink. He does it but smells sweat all over the apartment. Mrs. Parsons is a follower of party doctrine and a fellow employee at the ministry. The children are members of Spies, a youth that encourages spying and telling on traitors, including parents. Winston is revolted. He returns home and writes a couple more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his hands and
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984 vs. Brave New World In Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World, the authoritative figures strive for freedom, peace, and stability for all, to develop a utopian society. The Utopian society strives for a perfect state of well-being for all persons in the community, and over-emphasizes this factor, where no person is exposed to the reality of the world. As each novel progresses we see that neither society possesses family values nor attempts to practice them. Neither are passionate nor creative in factors such as love, language, history and literature. Our society today, in general, is unsure about the future: The nightmare of total organization has emerged from the safe, remote future and is now awaiting us, just around the next corner. It follows inexorably from having so many people. This quotes represents Watts' fear for the future; George Orwell and Aldous Huxley both explore the future state of civilization in their novels. They both warn us of the dangers of a totalitarian society. Both books express a utopian ideal, examine characters that are forced into this state and are compelled to dealing with this society and all the rules involved. The impracticality of the utopian ideal is explored in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World. Both authors suggest that a lack of familial bonds, the repression of human individuality,
1984 summary 1
984 - PART 1 ~ chapter 1: - Winston Smith returns from work at the Ministry of Truth to his flat in Victory Mansions, London, passing a poster of the Party leader bearing the slogan "Big Brother is watching you" (p.3). - Other indications of the state's far-reaching power are evident, such as the Party uniform which Winston wears and the compulsory "telescreen" in his flat. - The device not only broadcasts propaganda, but is also used by the "Thought Police" to monitor viewers' activities. - Britain (aka: Airstrip One and is province of a superstate called Oceania) is involved in war with superstate of Eurasia and allied to Eastasia. - In the past the allegiance has sometimes been the other way round, but this is never admitted. - MINISTRY OF PEACE: responsible for running war - MINISTRY OF TRUTH (where Winston works): controls news, education and cultural activities. - MINISTRY OF PLENTY: economic affairs - MINISTRY OF LOVE: law and order - Winston struggles to recall whether life in London was different from this in his childhood, but he is unable to remember. - Cannot even be sure of the date- supposedly 4 April 1984 - since so much information given by the state is false. - Winston's living room has slightly unusual design which enables him to move out of sight of the screen. - Placing himself in an alcove, he takes out a beautiful old book which he has