Edward Bellamy Looking Backward

1984, a novel by George Orwell, represents a dystopian society in which the people of Oceania are surveilled by the government almost all the time and have no freedoms. Today, citizens of the United States and other countries are watched in a similar way. Though different technological and personal ways of keeping watch on society than 1984, today’s government is also able to monitor most aspects of the people’s life. 1984 might be a dystopian society, but today’s condition seems to be moving towards that controlling state, where the citizens are surveilled by the government at all times.

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is the ultimate negative utopia. Written in 1949 as an apocalyptic vision of the future, it shows the cruelty and pure horror of living in an utterly totalitarian world where all traces of individualism are being abolished. This novel was composed to denounce Hitler?s Germany and Stalin?s Russia and to create a warning to the rest of the world. It takes the reader through a year in the life of Winston Smith as he transforms from a rebel to a fanatic of totalitarianism.

This study would closely analyze various aspects related to “Thinking Through the Past” by John Hollitz. The author attempts to bring forth certain critical factors, which are closely knitted U.S. history. It can be stated that the major challenge is to identify actual facts embedded in the past. There is a need to reflect upon particular questions and determine probable explanations. When we become skilled at historical reasoning, we are able to better acquire knowledge about the world. History texts usually encompass a practical purpose. In this study, the main aim is to focus on historical evidences associated with U.S. history. Historians are often witnessed to contradict one another. This is simply due to source of motivation, which eventually drags a historian towards a standpoint. “Thinking Through the Past” is an approach undertaken by John Hollitz in order to make students aware about specific reasons that had triggered some well-known battles of U.S. This study shall revolve around the debate, which took place over Philippines, and significance of gender in such controversy. There shall be some views highlighted given by Kristin L. Hoganson on gender concerns.

The novel I have chosen to write about that is set in a different time but is still relevant to this day is “1984” by George Orwell. Orwell effectively uses theme, characterisation, imagery and symbolism to help us appreciate the themes he runs throughout the book that have just as much relevance then as they do now. This is despite Orwells’ book being first published in 1948.

For decades, Looking Backward has been an influential novel since it focuses on the idea of social reform. The novel’s publication was in 1888 during an era when most Americans were afraid of violence associated with the working class. Another relevant aspect that disgusted a majority of individuals in public was the idea that conspicuous consumption is only for the privileged minorities in the American society. Intense demonstrations commenced following the emergence of labor unions, as well as large trusts that became a central factor in the nation’s economy. Arguably, the author managed to make the novel extraordinarily popular among the middle-class by painting a portrait of Americans who behold the possibilities of a desirable future.

The book is written in several points of view. The unique voice of all these characters make the book more interesting and important. We get to see the feelings of each character as they interact with Auggie. When you read this book you start thinking as if you were in other people's shoes. What if I were… August? Jack? Summer? Auggie’s parents? Via? Julian? What would I do? How would I act? To discuss these questions and encourage answers is a tremendous learning opportunity for students.

People have always wondered what the future will be like. Certainly Edward Bellamy did when he wrote the novel, Looking Backward (1888). Bellamy uses a man named Mr. West as the main character in this novel. He opens by telling who he is and what his social standing is. West is a young man, around the age of 30, and is fairly wealthy. At the beginning, he tells us about his fiancé, Edith, and the house he is having trouble building for her. The trouble comes from the fact that the workers keep going on strike due to financial reasons, which prolongs the completion of the house. The biggest hint to the end of the novel comes from when he tells the reader that he suffers from insomnia. West must be put

While reading the poems “Richard Cory” and “Ezra Farmer”, it is almost immediately evident which poem is an original and which is a parody. Both poems are clearly about men that are popular among those he meets, but once the reader looks beneath the surface, they notice how the diction plays an important role in relaying the theme to the audience it is presented to. In the poem “Richard Cory” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, the theme being portrayed is that people are not always as how they seem.

The past in the short story “Nineteen Thirty Seven” has a pretty significant impact on the narrator, Josephine. The past I’m referring to is when General Dios Trujillo ordered the massacre of all Haitians living in the Dominican Republic. Thousands perished at the Massacre River, which was the river that divided the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Josephine’s grandmother was killed during that massacre; however, fortunately, her mother escaped by diving into the river and flying out on the Haitian side, with blood clinging onto her, making it seem like flames. Josephine was born on that same night, and she took place of her grandmother. This influences the present because this was how she got to live in Haiti with her mother. Moreover, the massacre

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is considered a “classic” in today’s literary community. I also believe that this novel is a good book. It was an interesting story the first time I studied it, and I have found new ideas each time I have read it since. It is amazing that such a simple narrative could have so many complex ideas. Unfortunately, some do not take the same position that I do. They cast it off as a silly little novel that deserves no merit. Obviously I disagree with these critics. The Time Machine follows the criteria that I believe a good novel should have. A good novel should include an element of fantasy and should stimulate ideas in the audience that they never came to realize before.

Looking Backwards, Moving Forward 1. Over the years, nursing has changed in many aspects, but the care and compassion that nurses give to their patients hasn't. 2. The quote the author starts the profile thesis on sets the tone for the essay. She is interviewing a woman that has been in the nursing profession for a long time.

The text “The Declaration” presents a utopian world governed by a totalitarian government. Malley presents the rules of the perfect world through

The first and foremost aspect that the readers notice about the society presented in the novel is the sheer and utter disregard of the physicality of human life. There is no system and no human way available to fulfill the basic necessities of human life such as food and medical care. If one really must do something about these problems, one must earn money at the cost of one's life. And even then the solutions to one's problems are not guaranteed. In the words of James Smythe, “ It's not as if Ben saves the day and the world and frees the people from the tyranny of the awful television state they now live in” (Smythe).

The book As We Are Now, written by May Sarton, targets those concerned with the care of elderly individuals in nursing homes. In the book, Sarton artistically highlights the plethora of ongoing issues social workers face in their work as they attempt to provide quality care to the elderly population. The book is written as the memoirs of a very thoughtful elderly woman, Caroline Spenser, as she spent part of her life in a nursing home; and brings to light the lack of quality of care that elderly individuals received when living in such a facility in the 1970’s.

His book was divided into two parts. Book one is about a “reporter who describes the republic of the Utopia.” He uses this to criticize England’s social dynamic. Book two is about the actual republic of the Utopia. The island is divided into fifty-four cities, all with uniform houses, and organized communities/families.