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In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, you can see the usage of characterization throughout the whole book. Characterization is the development or representation of who a character is or how a character may act. There is also direct characterization which falls under characterization. Direct characterization is when the author tells you about the character. […]

In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, many different types of physical and emotional settings are used. Physical setting is when the time, date, location, physical feature(s), adjective, or the weather is being explained. An example of a physical setting would be, “The weather was baking hot. In the labyrinthine Ministry, the windowless, air-conditioned rooms […]

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Propaganda is described as information that is wrongly outputted to make others believe in differently. Specifically, it is used to promote or publicize a specific political point of view. For example, in the second world war, the government would intrigue families of all incomes to buy war bonds to support the army economically. However, they’d […]

The political spectrum is described as a system to classify different types of political positions and or parties.  It is used as a way for people to express how they feel in a political way. Classically, anything to do with the left side of the political spectrum is to do with freedom, equality, rights, and […]

Winston Smith is a man who corresponds to the INGSOC society. Winston lives in near-future London in the novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” and he has thoughts that he is afraid to express to anyone. Being terrified in such a horrific world is not permitted, and Winston is. He is the main character in the story, describing […]

Why Did George Orwell write  1984? George Orwell began to write the novel “1984” after the second world war. This novel was written as a warning of a horrible vision of society, considering what may happen in the future and what should be feared. He wrote the book with the idea of London so that […]