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1984 George Orwell Research Paper

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The Will to Survive Overpowers Love, Commitment, and Trust “Survival, noun, which means the state or fact of continuing to live or exist especially in spite of difficult conditions( Merriam Webster). Survival is a very important theme in both of the books, as Marcus wants to survive and not get arrested by the DHS and Winston does not want to get caught by the Party and survive while still being with Julia. In the book 1984, by George Orwell, Winston, an Outer Party member, has troubles with the government, named the Party’s measures of controlling and surveillance on their citizens. The government watches their citizens everywhere they go. Winston meets an Inner Party member named Julia, who tells him she loves him and has the same rebellious desire to overthrow the tyrannical government as he does. They end up …show more content…

Wanting to survive has overpowered the want for love in many ways. When people understand what it means to love, or be in love, they can stop putting their own survival over the love of others.. “There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother.”( Orwell, 1984). When WInston was being tortured in the room 101, or the room of your worst fear, he was brainwashed into thinking that Big Brother is the only important thing. He was taught that Big Brother will help him to survive, and that he only needs to love Big Brother, and no one else. In Little Brother Marcus is involved with Anger, he wants to “We have cut the links between child and parent, and between man and man, and between man and woman.” No one dares trust a wife or a child or a friend any longer.(Orwell) There is never a time or place for true love. Sarah Dessen. . There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother.I won’t swear you to secrecy because what's the point? Either I can trust you or i Can't.”( Doctorow, 202 “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” ( Orwell,

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