In his novel "1984", George Orwell creates a society where all decency, integrity, individuality, and consciousness has been destroyed and abolished from existence in order to obtain a "so-called" utopia. Therefore, according to Orwell, utopia in this sense means "a society in which the relationships between individuals and the state are perfectly adjusted for." Torture and brainwashing is what Orwell believes are the ideal methods for achieving this perfect society or utopia. ... Oppression in the novel, resulting from two main themes of poverty and politics, is made quite evident from the ...

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The dystopian theme, "society is divided into castes or groups with specialized functions" is supported well by the novel "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. ... All-day and everyday, the animals would work like, as it said, slaves, which is really an important word and theme in the book. ... Utopia is impossible to achieve when there are slaves, and the fear that the higher social class of the pigs imposed on the other animals contributes to the utopian vision truly being a dystopia. ... The book shows that in a society divided into social classes and without equality, utopia can'...

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The theme of totalitarianism is a prominent theme in this 20th century novel. 1984 by George Orwell features a futuristic dictatorship where humanity is controlled by the government. ... The Party alters the past to deceive its citizens and allow them a sense of utopia. ...

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"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely"; and this is clearly proved in Orwell's short novel. "Animal Farm" is a simple fable with great symbolic value. As Orwell explained himself: "it is the history of a revolution that went wrong". The novel can be seen as the historical analysis...

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In Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, the authors portray a controlling government in order to exemplify the theme of the sacrifice of freedom in order to achieve a stable society. ... Thus, they must be censored from the people, illustrating the theme of personal freedoms as a sacrifice to durability. ... The authors suggest that a true utopia can only be achieved in society through a balance of these personal freedoms and stability. ...

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In a complex work such as 1984, there are numerous structural relationships upon which the author bases his central themes and ideas. ... The Party's altering of the past in order to deceive its citizens and create in them a sense of utopia is designed to reveal the conflict between truth and the mutability of truth. Obviously the most important theme of the novel centers around the evils of totalitarianism. ...

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Sometimes very advanced societies overlook the necessities of the individual. In the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley creates two distinct societies: the Savages and the Fordians. The Fordians are technologically sophisticated, unlike the Savages. However, it is obvious that, overall, the Savages...

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