Essays on 1984

Irony is a literary term that has three subcategories and is commonly used in writing. The three types of irony are dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. In ​1984 ​by George Orwell, all three subcategories of irony are used to highlight the injustice that...

1984, by George Orwell, and V for Vendetta, directed by James McTeigue, explore the human experience through the motif of conformity and the ways in which governments influence the individual and collective experience of citizens. Conformity is the act of changing attitudes, beliefs and behaviours...

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Nineteen eighty-four (1984 ) is a Dystopia story – what could be regarded as the worst possible life,a political satire novel written by George Orwell. The story is...

In our society we are being watched by everyone because of the usage of many new and sophisticated rules and laws and “FOR OUR SAFETY” but it is actually not for our safety because they are watching every movement and every word we speak. So...

Sitting on my flax linen grey couch, I opened 1984. The book I am burdened to read. Sigh, “It’s going to be just like all the other dystopian novels I’ve read,” I thought. People joining a pact, living underground, and robots ruling the world. After...

To answer the question; ‘what does it mean to be human?’, we look to literature. Authors use a range of literary techniques in order to communicate the human experience, offering the reader further insight into what it truly means to be human. George Orwell conveys the...

Literature has seen some of the most tyrannical characters of all time. The exploration of “totalitarian mindsets has been examined since the writing of Shakespeare’s powerful villains. Subsequently, both H.G Well’s “The War of the Worlds” and George Orwell’s “1984” present the influences power can...

Many people have had suspicions about technology giving confidential information to the government. Surveillance has been a controversial issue for a long time and still to this day, many people have not been able to have the privacy of their own and are controlled. In...

“The term “personal identity” means different things to different people. Psychologists use it to refer to a person’s self-image — to one’s beliefs about the sort of person one is and how one differs from others.” (Olson). Identity relates to self, person, individual: how you...

We influence the past as much as the past influences us. The present influences our memories of the past as much as they remain alive in our present. Past and present are two different realities that interwine with each other and their relationship is often...