1. George Orwell's Novel 1984
This fictional example, George Orwells 1984, describes the relationship between citizens and their totalitarian government in a dystopian setting. ... In this article, I want to start with a look at the power of citizen journalism against oppression starting with George Orwell's novel 1984. ... Orwell coined doublespeak in 1984 but it is now commonplace in modern media, especially during the second Bush administration. ... Now with smart TVs fitted with cameras, are we that far from the idea Orwell composed in 1984? ... (Lewis P, 2011: 5) Another concept, which was suggested by Orwell ...
("Orwell- 2) The book was published as, Down and Out in Paris and London, in 1933 by the House of Gollancz. Eric Blair was now officially known in the world as George Orwell. ... In 1943 he began to write Animal Farm, and the next year Orwell and his wife adopted a son. ... In 1946 he attempted to settle in the Scottish island of Jura, where he stated his last book, 1984. ... ("Orwell-2) Eric Blair died in January 1950 of a tuberculosis hemorrhage, having just finished 1984. ...
The social issues that George Orwell and Thomas More wrote about in 1984 and Utopia respectively, are indicative of their perspective of the leadership in the world at that given time. 1984 deals with the social ramifications of communism, in the post World War Two world, in a very critical manner. A futuristic novel, written in 1949, 1984 predicts the effect of communism on Oceanic society in the year 1984. Starkly contrasting the dystopia of 1984, is More's Utopia. ... For all of the attention directed in his direction, one would expect that Big Brother was a major character in 1984. .....
The social issues that George Orwell and Thomas More wrote about in 1984 and Utopia respectively, are indicative of their perspective of the leadership in the world at that given time. 1984 deals with the social ramifications of communism, in the post World War Two world, in a very critical manner. A futuristic novel, written in 1949, 1984 predicts the effect of communism on Oceanic society in the year 1984. Starkly contrasting the dystopia of 1984, is More's Utopia. ... For all of the attention directed in his direction, one would expect that Big Brother was a major character in 1984. .....
Hundreds of other persons faced accusations of witchcraft and dozens more languished in jail without trials. 1984 is about Winston Smith who lived in London which was a part of the country Oceania. ... The book was written partly in third person, and partly in first person seen through the main character's eyes The extract from the Novel 1984 is centered on where Winston's brutal torture begins. ... Orwell's use of the simile "like a baby" gives the readers the ability to imagine the situation there and then where someone in need of protection, caring, and love holds onto...
Like advanced apes (Planet of the Apes), upper class humans (George Orwell's 1984, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World) or maybe artificially intelligent robots (The Matrix and Terminator Series). ... The book, 1984, was written in 1948. ... However, apes and upper class humans, is one thing (though the 1984 rebellion failed and it doesn't look like where getting back earth in Planet of the Apes either). ...