1984 Dialectical Journal

Chapter 8: Paul watched the Russian prisoners. Their voices reminded him of cozy homes. Paul was touched by some of the prisoner's brotherhood. He shared bits of his cigarettes with the prisoners. Later, Paul’s dad and sister visited him before he head to the front again.

Sexual repression theme: this is Winston's dream- the only safe place for independent thought. Citizens of Oceania are not allowed to have sexual pleasure; only reproduction of more Party members. He is rebelling- which is against the law and he can be caught by the thought police for having these thoughts.

O’Brien tortures Winston, making him doubt himself and his ability to remember changes in the party then eventually breaking him. Firstly O’Brien shows to Winston that he could harm him and make him suffer for as long as he wanted by simply turning a lever, then he tells him he is ‘mentally deranged’ and that he is curing him by making him suffer. After O’Brien makes Winston suffer for days or weeks or even months or years he takes him to room 101. Here Winston is exposed to his biggest fear. Rats. This is where all the inmates at the Ministry of Love were finally broken.

Paragraph 1 tone : He seems nervous about this trip He says ,“We’ve all been up since midnight, starting our predive checks after a couple of restless hours of sleep, and the whole team is running on adrenaline. These are the roughest conditions I’ve dived in so far on the expedition” The way he says that they’ve been up the whole night doing checks without sleep and how this is one of the roughest conditions he has dived in so far just gives the sense of nervousness if he will make the challenge.

Orwell develops the psychological fear of a human mind created from the image of the Party. Introducing the dilemma of the Winston – a character who wishes to escape the confinement in the society where he lives in; also trying the pursue his own individuality of thought. The dominance of the Party holds every individual to be in a continuous state of obedience. However, Orwell focuses on Winston’s

There are some differences between the two novels based mainly on the form of control used to mold society to the ideals put forth from the leaders of the society. Orwell focuses on the use of the media, fear and hate to control the masses while Huxley depicts the use of conditioning, sex and soma (drugs). The novel 1984 is rift with hate and violence. This is especially seen through the unending war between the three worldpowers and the use of the Two Minute Hate to bring the people to a state of frenzy. The telescreens are never allowed to be turned off and the people are constantly watched and can be punished for even a thoughtcrime. In contrast, Brave New World focuses on making people happy with their assigned place in life. They are conditioned from decanting through childhood with the prejudice and social values determined by the ten world leaders. This keeps everyone focused on shallow things like physical pleasure without looking for a deeper meaning in life. If everyone is already happy then there is no need to change the system because no one will ever have a cause to rebel. Both societies use a different form of control with the main difference lying in the use of punishment or reward as the stimulus.

Kayla- The morning of April 19, 1775 , Britain’s General Gage would send out squadrons of British soldiers stationed in Boston .

“Would it be scarier if I told you that I would kill you or just hurt you really bad?”

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(Sybil walks into the living room and sees a bouquet of flowers and a card. She is by herself.)

You will not believe what's happened this month. Before I proceed with my usual banter, I would like to greet you and follow through with the formalities in our monthly letters. How are you and Pa? What are you up to during this time of despair? Anyways, on with my stories. This month I encountered one of my biggest personal achievements yet; I single handedly went into a German Aerodrome and was able to rid of three of their planes and fly back to our base intact. I know you and Pa always tell me that I should know that these are people that we are fighting against. But sometimes it is so hard to view these Germans as people. It's the pain and anguish that they cause us that fuels the hatred that's depicted in most slurs and the overall attitude

As analyzed by social critic Neil Postman, Huxley's vision of the future, portrayed in the novel Brave New World, holds far more relevance to present day society than that of Orwell's classic 1984.  Huxley's vision was simple:  it was a vision of a trivial society, drowned in a sea of pleasure and ignorant of knowledge and pain, slightly resembling the world of today.  In society today, knowledge is no longer appreciated as it has been in past cultures, in turn causing a deficiency in intelligence and will to learn.  Also, as envisioned by Huxley, mind altering substances are becoming of greater availability

on the next day nobody mentioned him” (Orwell 122). Orwell didn't want people to do certain things or they would be killed and not exist ever again. Orwell shows that society is brainwashed to fear the government and tried to follow his every rule because they didn't want to get executed. When Winston writes in his diary “ Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four” (Orwell 69). He feels like that is the only reality in being able to resist the party’s

To begin, an insight into the dystopian genre assists the reader in understanding the many themes found in these novels. Starting with 1984, George Orwell uses themes which revolve around the dystopian genre such as dangers of totalitarianism, and psychological manipulation. When Winston assumes that O’Brien is on his side, he writes in his diary that “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows” (Orwell, 84). With knowledge of the dystopian genre, the themes of psychological manipulation and dangers of totalitarianism are present in this quotation because it shows how the government has the power to control the thoughts and actions of its people, thus displaying the world as being undesirable and frightening. In Winston’s world, freedom is a distortion which allows readers to feel how dangerous a totalitarian society is.

They both showcase monstrous governments that are able to shelter people from facts, and history. However, the government of 1984 uses torture, and does not allow for people to have any privacy, whereas Brave New World worships big business, and allows erotic behavior to be commonplace. Although both books had very different predictions, both of Orwell’s and Huxley’s dystopias seem to have some of their warnings alive and well in modern society, with the sacrifice of privacy in The Patriot Act, and the continued leniency towards large businesses in capitalist countries. These two novels will always live on, and will remain immortal classics, so long as we all live in little pieces of their horrific