1984, George Orwell, New American Library a division of Penguin Putnam inc., New York, New York, Copyright 1949, 272 pages, fiction. ... The book is divided into chapters, which tie into each other by continuing on previous chapters and advancing the plot. These chapters make up three books (book one, book two, and book three). Each book is a different section of the plot. ... The book was not difficult to read or understand because Orwell did not use too complicating vocabulary or an incredibly complex plot. ...

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1984, George Orwell, New American Library a division of Penguin Putnam inc., New York, New York, Copyright 1949, 272 pages, fiction. ... The book is divided into chapters, which tie into each other by continuing on previous chapters and advancing the plot. These chapters make up three books (book one, book two, and book three). Each book is a different section of the plot. ... The book was not difficult to read or understand because Orwell did not use too complicating vocabulary or an incredibly complex plot. ...

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1984 Book Review 1) Summary George Orwell's 1984 was a good book. ... There they met O"Brien who lied to them and they faced their worst fears in room 101 and denied each other and learned to accept Big Brother happily and to shun each other. 2) Critique Overall I thought 1984 that 1984 was a great book. ... That is just what Orwell painted 1984 to be. ... The amount of information in the book was huge. There was almost too much. 1984 kept going into side plots in the beginning as if Orwell had not yet choose a direction (i.e. prole prostitute). ...

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Orwell deliberately keeps the plot in 1984 simple, without any narrative twists or shocking surprises until the very end. ... The plot is not merely a boy meets girl story, but helps to pull the characters through the story. For Orwell's purposes, the plot need not be too complex, for it might detract from his message. ... In 1984, Orwell manipulates his setting so that once the reader has finished the book, he carries Orwell's ideas and feelings about totalitarianism into life. ... Orwell's style captivates the reader into the reality of the world in 1984. ...

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Almost the entire last 1/3 of the book is dedicated to the dialogue between these two characters. Julia- The third and final main character of the book, She is an attractive young female who works with Winston at the Ministry of Truth. ... They fall in love, but never marry because of existing laws in 1984. ... Plot 1984 is a complicated story of a man named Winston Smith in a Post War England now known as Oceania, which includes most of Europe if Socialism had won. ... The society in 1984 revolves around 3 "super states" which are Eurasia, Eastasia, and Oceania. ...

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1984's Themes Could the world in 1984 ever really exist? ... Three major themes of the novel are danger or totalitarianism, language as a mind control, and control of history which tied together the plot and messages in 1984. ... Upon opening 1984, Orwell's first readers, English people during the late 1940s, would have immediately recognized themselves. Having just emerged from WWII, Londoners would have intimately related to the deprivation and destruction portrayed in 1984. ... In many ways, Orwell's novel reads like a history book; 1984 warns readers that the Ocean...

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George Orwell's book 1984 takes place in London and the surrounding countryside, during the spring and early summer of the year 1984. However, the world is very different than the way 1984 really existed. ... There are three major empires in the world, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia (pg 153). 1984 is a story composed of three major parts, labeled "Book One,"" "Book Two,"" and "Book Three,"" respectively. ... Book Two is the happiest point in 1984, and it shows with the setting. ... The plot pattern in 1984 can be broken down into five significant events, which represent the conflic...

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Introduction to the Book: In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character, Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London. ... Form, Structure and Plot: 1984 is organized much like any other novel with chapters, but is split into three separate parts called books within this novel. ... Also, to add to the structure of the plot, Orwell describes Winston's dreams he has of the Party in detail to help describe certain points of the plot. ... Characters: Of course the main character in 1984 is thirty nine year old Winston Smith. ... Setting: This bo...

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1984's main character is Winston Smith, a man who doubts the ethics of the over powering tyrannical government that rules Oceania, one of three superstates in the world of 1984. ... Here is where Orwell introduces the whole philosophy behind this book. Orwell also brings terror into the story when he writes about what is really behind Big Brother; Oceania's government sends a representative into the plot. ... Orwell ends the book with Big Brother arresting Winston. ... The very last line in the book is Winston saying, "I love Big Brother." ...

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1984 was published by George Orwell in 1949, the exact year the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. ... He in turn devoted his energy to writing such novels as Animal Farm as well as 1984. ... In the first chapter it is April 4th 1984, Mr. ... I feel that this book was very well written, and has become a favorite book of mine after reading it. Although I would not normally read a book of this nature, it has an interesting plot, and a realistic feel. ...

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Each of these novels also had a movie adaptation made; perhaps they were The Hunger Games and Divergent of their time. 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 have a lot more in common than just their publication dates; the background, characters, and plot are closely intertwined, although they have some differences. 1984 by George Orwell explores the idea of a controlling, rigid, totalitarian government which is referred to as The Party and headed by Big Brother. ... Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, is a lowly Outer Party member. ... In 1984 there is no real equivalent to Granger and the "book people...

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George Orwell: 1984 Today Im going to talk about George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Now about the book: 1984 is a nightmare picture of life in totalitarian England as it might be in the next generation. ... The structure of 1984 is a very simple one. ... Part Two contains the plot. ... Like Huxley's "Brave New World", "1984" is a vision of the future as a nightmare. ...

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For example, a pair of books are 1984 by George Orwell and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. ... The two books have their own and separate characters and plot points, but both books are criticizing the people and society. ... Orwell's warning about the future comes in the form of 1984. In the book, Winston Smith is a member of the totalitarian regime known as "The Party.... In 1984, Winston starts reading books, though illegal, this act still keeps that book from ever disappearing from existence since he can remember it. ...

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Written in 1949, the story is set in 1984, 35 years into the future. ... Rutherford One of the prominent members of the party who is accused of plotting against the Ingsoc. ... They are punished for plotting against and breaking the rules imposed by the Party. ... PLOT (Synopsis) The novel 1984 is a story about Winston Smith, a member of the Party that is ruling over the state of Oceania. ...

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The goal of this paper is to analyze the book 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 is about life with no personal freedoms. ... O'Brien gives them a subversive book to read. ... These are the same reasons why Orwell wrote 1984. ... Julia is considered a sexual deviant in the oppressed world of 1984. ... Throughout the book it can be seen that looks can be deceiving. ...

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One of those problems is More split the book into two parts for no apperent reason.And also some of the book has nothing to do with utopia such as the argument with the cradinal.Those sections should not be included in the book since I cant really find a reason why they are in the book in the first place.Their is nothing ealse to say about the book that needs to be changed. The book was written very well. ... His views where considered very radical at the time that he had the book published so I give him kudos for that.The book was really good it made myself reflect on the goverment.I compare...

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The plot traces the struggles of the main character, Winston Smith, as he attempts to rebel against the tyrannically insatiable Party, rulers of the superstate Oceania. ... The concept of language as a confining tool is an exceptionally important message of the book, and this is used to its full potential in the official language of Oceania, Newspeak. ... In 1984, Ingsoc has mastered the theory behind communication with Newspeak, "the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year." ... The themes of the novel 1984 are many, as the satirical parable serves a moralistic rol...

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1984 Reflection 3: Pages 200-298 In 1984, Orwell begins with three paradoxes: war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength. Throughout the novel, he clarifies and alters the meanings of these paradoxes as the plot advances. While these paradoxes are used to introduce the concept of doublethink in the beginning, they finish with many meanings which make sense in context to the dystopian society of 1984. ... In Goldstein's (or rather the Party members') book, he states that proletarians "can be granted intellectual liberty because they have no intellect" (210...

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These questions haunt readers of George Orwell's "1984- from the beginning to the end of the novel. ... From the moment readers meet Winston Smith, and hear the tone at which Orwell wrote, they know this isn't a book for people who need a happy ending. These two themes " despotism and doom "tie together the plot and messages in 1984. ... Orwell describes the political history and psychological underpinnings in Goldstein's book, extracted at length in Part Two, IX. ... The concepts of free enterprise and individual freedom no longer exist in 1984. ...

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Orwell uses his novel to foreshadow and predict the state of world affairs following World War 2 leading up to 1984, the year in which the book is set, and the effects unchecked, rampant capitalism has had on the world, leading it to develop into three global super-states where knowledge and information are heavily regulated and supreme power is held by the select few as opposed to the many. ... This essay is trying to carry out a predominantly Marxist reading of the book, since there are several points in which it is worth making comparisons. Given the socio-political and economical nature of...

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Winston Smith, the protagonist of the classic, 1984, is an exclusive individual with various traits and tendencies. Similar to the plot of the book, his mental presence and emotions have been constantly juggled, creating a character whose true identity is yet to be discovered. ... Winston's opinion on the female masculinity has been evident from the beginning sectors of the book; he despises them. ... The hope of overthrowing the Party and the possible likeliness of success serves as a major source of courage throughout the first two parts of the book. ... In many segments of the book, W...

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The ban on the book is almost ironic when approached in the same light as the actual book itself. ... It could almost be considered a younger minded version of the classic novel, "1984- by George Orwell, where an other-worldly attempt of societal control leads one individual to question and fight the totalitarian system. ... Sandy Lane Avery, a parent who was involved in a drive to have the book removed, said she objected to the book's explicit details. ... In the book, Jonas is upset when he discovers infanticide (Lowry 149). ... None of the events are, which is exactly the plot in the...

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Therefore Burgess" future report is a quite depressing novel, related to dystopian classics like "1984" and "Brave New World". ... "A Clockwork Orange" confronts us with an anonymous, totalitarian country, as well as in "1984". ... "A Clockwork Orange" is also comparable to "1984" and, e.g., "Brave New World" in terms of perceiving science and technology. ... Winston, the hero of "1984", rebels against the state by secretly loving a girl in a land where love is forbidden. ... Zamyatin, who was one of the most important revolutional authors of the early Soviet Union, wrote this book because o...

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They mostly have a very poor plot (or none at all) and the emphasis is put onto the rather comic and pathetic characters. Kurt Vonnegut also very often uses science fiction and comic book formulas (quick action, short dialogues etc.), which usually puts his books onto bookstore shelves marked "sci-fi". ... From the opening line, "Call me Jonah," to the end of the book when Bokonon tells Jonah to make a gesture to the gods, Vonnegut uses Herman Melville's Moby Dick as a symbol of fate. ... In fact, one of the book's funniest scenes (at least as far as low humor is concerned) is Jonah&...

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