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    1984 Rhetorical Analysis

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    told Winston, “‘You knew this, Winston,’ said O’Brien. ‘Don’t deceive yourself. You did know it--you always known it.’ Yes, he saw now, he had always known it” that he will get caught and knew the consequences of getting caught for thoughtcrime by agreeing to ‘rebel’ against Big Brother; which leads to Winston brainwash (Orwell 239). In 1984, it takes place in Oceania (a small country) during the 1980s, and in the Ministry of Love where O’Brien and Winston were placed inside to help Winston. Involved

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    1984 If one were to look at Winston Smith as a human being, “hero” would not be the first word that comes to mind. He seems to be too old and disabled -- with his coughing fits and varicose ulcer -- to be of any good to society. He seems to be pessimistic and always unsatisfied. It does not seem like he is helping anybody, and he does not end up saving the world in any way. Nevertheless, the reader finds himself rooting for Winston because he is the “right” in a “wrong” society. The intended audience

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    What evidence is there to suggest that Winston and Julia’s relationship is genuinely based on love? Why do you think they are in a relationship? Winston hated Julia the first moment he laid eyes on her. He believed that the reason he hated her was 'because of the atmosphere of hockey-fields and cold baths and community hikes and general clean mindedness which she managed to carry about her. He disliked nearly all women.’ But Winston thought there was something more dangerous about Julia than

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    Weinbaum's Analysis

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    This limited appreciation for alien forms of life continues through Jarvis’s recollection of his encounter with the pushcart creatures. Jarvis is initially struck by how different the creatures are from himself. He says, “Man, talk about fantastic beings! It looked rather like a barrel trotting along on four legs with four other arms or tentacles. It had no head, just body and members and a row of eyes completely around it. The top end of the barrel-body was a diaphragm stretched as tight as a drum

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    1984 Chapter 1-3 Summary

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    In April, 1984, Winston Smith returns to his apartment in Victory Mansions. Winston is an insignificant official in the Party, the totalitarian political regime that rules Oceania (this used to be England). In his apartment, an instrument called a telescreen spreads propaganda, and allows the Thought Police to monitor the actions of citizens. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth, where he alters historical records to match the Party’s official version of past events. Winston pulls out a small diary

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    7. One specific trait that Winston takes credit to is his rebelliousness. Winston hates the Party so much that he will do anything to bring it down, and he does that by testing how far the Party will go. He commits several crimes throughout the novel, from having an illegal relationship with Julia, to secretly becoming apart of the anti-Party Brotherhood, and to writing awful things about Big Brother in his diary. Winston is sure that the Thought Police will capture him immediately after he writes

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    through the characterization of O’Brien who at first is presented as a fellow rebel and a member of the Brotherhood but is revealed to be a zealous member of the Inner Party. The conflicting ideas posed through this character reflect the inability for Winston to trust what he knows. During Winston’s first acknowledgement of the other man he mentions his “coarse brutality” as well as his “delicacy of gesture.” These contrasting descriptions form the first images of ambiguity surrounding this character.

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    Winston Smith, a worker for the Outer Party is dissatisfied with how his life is going. He decides to take up measures to rebel against the government by writing in a diary and even committing the sin of “thoughtcrime”. During the novel, he encounters Julia, another woman who wants to help stop The Party. Together they fall into love, or at least what they perceived as love, and met in secret contemplating the fact that they could be taken prisoner any day. They do get taken prisoner and are betrayed

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    Speaker: The speaker of this piece would be the main character Winston Smith. According to the text it states, “‘Would you believe, he said, ‘that till this moment I didn’t know what color your eyes were’” (Orwell, 119). By analyzing the quote above, one could see that Winston is the speaker. Winston Smith is a 39 year old man who works as a record editor at the Ministry of Truth. He makes his points because he hates how the party lies to society and manipulates their minds. Based on the text states

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    Theme Of Loyalty In 1984

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    In the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, the main character Winston and his female companion, Julia demonstrate the motif of Loyalty throughout the novel. Loyalty is defined as the demonstration of constant support to a person or an organization. The motif of Loyalty is represented in the novel by Winston and Julia’s treachery against the Party, along with their betrayal of one another. In the beginning of the novel, Winston purchases a notebook, pen, and ink from Mr. Charrington’s shop. This purchase

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