George Orwell’s second novel, Burmese Days, one of his first major works tells the fictional story of John Flory, set in the waning days of colonialism in Burma. One of the pinnacle novels on colonialism, Orwell critiques the various forms of colonialism, the militaristic, economic and cultural imperialism he saw during his time in Burma ...
I had this book on my shelf for months before I finally turned the pages. It was actually meant to be passed on from one friend to another. I was somehow too busy and never gotten around to passing it to its rightful owner. For months, the book just stared at me (via the eye ...
Animal Farm, published in 1956 and written by George Orwell, famous author of other works such as 1984 and Such, Such Were the Joys, is a satirical humorous book depicting an alternate world in which an totalitarian animal society is constructed and led by a tyrannical, curly-tailed dictator. In the setting of an animal farm, ...
From the ancient civilization of Greece to modern day America, books have been written to be cherished for generations to come. The authors who write these books have a purpose. For some, it may be entertainment, but for others, it may be a piece of advice. These books influence today’s society, either hinting at good ...
In his essay, “Politics and the English Language”, George Orwell presents a theory of the use of language that is supported not only by his career of work, but also by the historical use of language in order to manipulate an audience, and at times, an entire nation. As Orwell often did, he used language ...
NOTE: These quote analyses are written for an audience who has read no further than this part of the story. QUOTE #1 “His pen had slid voluptuously over the smooth paper, printing in large neat capitals – DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER DOWN WITH ...
George Orwell, perhaps one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, wrote Animal Farm to personify the failures of Stalin’s communism. In this book, Stalin clearly represents the character Napoleon, a pig who ceases power from Snowball’s true principles to bring about his own version of a utopia, which is not a utopia at ...
In the novel “1984”, author George Orwell employs the use of symbolism to further support the themes developed throughout the novel. Orwell wrote 1984 as a political warning to warn the future about the dangers of totalitarianism. To communicate his warning, Orwell uses the idea of themes, which in turns utilizes overpowering symbols to give ...
Winston, the main character in 1984, distinguishes himself as a rebel member of Oceania (one of the three battling superstates in this time period). He refuses to accept the ideals of the government, “doublethink,” and the sovereignty of Big Brother. Winston refuses to allow the Party to stifle his individuality or his ability to reason ...
George Orwell writes of his experience in British-ruled India in the early Twentieth Century. At the time, he was a young, inexperienced soldier stationed there to help protect the Queen’s interests. While he was there, he had to do something that had made some ethical conflicts within him. Judging by the way he wrote…it still ...
