The theme of Animal Farm is rebellion and revolution. ... That statement is only one of many in the book that make the reader feel encouraged to stand up and speak out for what the reader belives is wrong. ... The books tell about courage and rebellion. ...
Throughout the novel, Winston Smith's diary is a symbol that serves as an act of rebellion towards the society. This is rebellion because the government doesn't want any of the people in Oceania to have freedom to think for themselves. ... Winston had to clandestine his purchases from the telescreens because this was also an act of rebellion to purchase from the shop when it was looked down upon. ... " This quote supports the statement that themes can change the way someone might view the world. ...
Winston Smith hates this and attempts rebellion with his love, Julia, and the Brotherhood, but is simply tricked by O"Brien, an inner party member. ... There were not any pictures, but there were large bolded statements like "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU," which were used in order to show the importance of these statements and the fear that they bring. ... Orwell also uses large bolded statements to get a point across, for instance "WAR IS PEACE," is one of the ridiculous statements that the inner party wants the citizens to believe. ... The book made me feel angry for Winston because I wanted ...
This essay will explain the key terms of this statement, and then clarify the statements accuracy on describing Animal Farm in relation to its allegory, the Russian Revolution, using examples from the text. There are several key terms involved in the statement that must be explained before the statements accuracy can be ascertained. ... The statement is accurate when referring to Animal Farm as an allegory. ... This was the psychological basis - the first instance of talk about rebellion. ... The statement does clarify the truth behind Animal Farm. ...
When Orwell was once speaking of his novel 1984 he made the following statement, " I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive." ... Winston expresses his feelings on what the people around him know about the world around them, best when he writes the following statement in his journal, "until they become conscious they will never rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." In this statement Winston shows that he understands and realizes that until people see that what is going...
Abstract This article looks at how citizen journalism can have a positive effect towards combating government oppression and the means utilised to do so. I first created a picture of the communication system with our government by looking at a well-known example. This fictional example, George Orwells 1984, describes the relationship between citizens and their totalitarian government in a dystopian setting. My research shows how close this actually comes to our reality. Next I looked at the differences between pure citizen journalism and media lead citizen journalism. ...
