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Analysis Of 1984 By George Orwell Essay

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The Untrue Truth When one can no longer hold his/her own beliefs because of fear of the consequences for having those beliefs, then the cultivated fear is a sign that the individual is losing his/her independence in a society. In 1984, written by George Orwell, the leader of a society known as “the Party” is someone referred to as “Big Brother,” and he is in control of every aspect of one’s life. The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has the desire for that same power as Big Brother to control the population through propaganda and manipulation. President Trump causes Americans to have a sense of doubt every time he reports “news” because of how often his information is either misleading or entirely false. Both the world in 1984 and today share the occurrence of important leaders altering information and providing false information to maintain their …show more content…

However, this American idea of freedom comes at a price depending on if one is an immigrant, and where he/she is immigrating from. An article written by David Jackson from USA Today regarding Trump’s immigration views stated that “President Trump denies he is about to authorize a ‘ban’ on Muslim migration, only restrictions on entry from countries with a history of terrorism.” Trump stated in his first television interview with ABC News that he will authorize the ban for “countries that have tremendous terror…and countries that people are going to come in and cause us tremendous problems” (Jackson). As such, the restrictions Trump is enforcing are affecting those who come from a certain ethnic background, and not based on each individual’s background. Trump will do whatever it takes to maintain his credibility, because creating a ban and restrictions on immigration was what he promised while campaigning for

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People do not want the gangs, violence, and drugs Trump mentions in the United states and this statement will now associate that fear with immigrants. Clinton directly quoted past president Franklin Delano Roosevelt to stand up to the fear created by Trump “Well, a great Democratic President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, came up with the perfect rebuke to Trump more than eighty years ago, during a much more perilous time. ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear

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For example, the author tells key points, specifically which immigrants are not allowed to enter. He targets not only seven countries, but also people with “ dual citizens and even green card holders” (Cohen). The author speaks how considerably unfair the executive order is as it limits and blocks many people from entering. Americans with family from around the world realize that they would not be able to enter because either they have a dual citizenship or a green card. The green card does not make sense because they are people that have already gone through lots of challenges to have a residency.

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Lone Survivor Author: is Marcus Lutterell, no have not read any other book from this author due to the fact he only wrote one book. Genre: The lone survivor is a nonfiction book; this book explains every event and tragedy that Marcus Lutterall experienced. The type of people that I would love to see read this book are the high school kids that don’t appreciate the military, that don’t stand for the pledge. Just to show them what the men do for them just so those unworthy kids can sit in that chair.

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As Trump has said, “welcome those who embrace our way of life, but keep out immigrants and refugees who don’t go through rigorous

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He said there would be a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States. He said that he was going to build a wall along the Southern border and make the Mexicans pay for it. In 2016, then Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, made a series of outrageous claims to provoke voter reactions and attract media attention, from a U.S. and global viewpoint. Trump is a prime example of why dishonesty in politics is increasingly prevalent in current politics. Unfortunately, Trump is one of many political leaders that has used methods of dishonesty in order to serve his own political agenda by creating chaos, therefore, resulting in influencing individual’s thoughts and opinions.

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Freedom is not something that can ever be taken, rather only surrendered by an individual, thus allowing “Conformity [to be] the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth” (John F Kennedy). This truth was evident within George Orwell’s book 1984, which constantly juggled how the threshold between freedom and captivity had become so blurred. The people of Oceania were not free; but, constrained to a path of life that prevented them from thinking freely without persecution, having privacy, and obtaining true knowledge.. Once a society's ability to think for themselves is revoked their freedom goes along with it.

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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives” (James Madison). This is the situation presented in George Orwell’s 1984, where a totalitarian government, The Party, rules and oppresses the people of the fictional country of Oceania. The Party utilizes many methods of controlling the people including, taking away their privacy via constant monitoring, countless restrictions, and the most crucial device of all, the regulation of knowledge. This regulation is what keeps the people in ignorance and enables the party to easily control them due to their inadequate understanding of the situation. While the implications are so high it could be considered as barbaric, the concepts surrounding the premise are not.

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“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” (George Orwell, 234) The government of 1984 is so incredibly powerful that nothing escapes it because all actions, mental or physical are observed and recorded. The government of Oceania is an omniscient super organization where inside all, things are seen, heard, and observed by them, as if the government were a god. George Orwell in 1984 created the most effective totalitarian government the world had ever seen.

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III. George Orwell’s style is fitting to the theme and plot of 1984. The author clearly uses bleak, dull and repressing words not only to set the tone but to instill the feeling of a totalitarianism world into the readers. Orwell takes the use of dark humor, short words and phrases, and the enhancement of imagery and themes to give evidence that connect with the works theme. Orwell’s sentences are short and very straight to the point.

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Total power over another being is able to cause destruction, stripping them of their individuality. This idea is quite prevalent with totalitarian regimes who survive on extreme, total dominance over a population. Gaining power through the suffering of others, taking their freedom causing them to be inhuman. Under such power human qualities are replaced with the robotic like features instilled by the party in power. These ideas presented are in 1984 as well as the nation of North Korea.

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