Social Differences In The Awakening By Kate Chopin And The Road

“Looking at the situation of women some centuries ago, one can hardly deny that women had permanently been discriminated: Neither were they allowed to take part in political life, nor did they get a proper education or were granted any kind of selfhood. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, wives were still regarded as the objects of others rather than as the free subjects of their own fates” (Fox-Genovese 35). The limitations and beliefs forced on Edna are only because of her gender. During the Victorian Era the society believed that women were just fit to be mothers and wife.

1984 is a forecast of an anti-utopian world. Oceania, where the book is set, is led by the socialist leader, Big Brother. In this state, all thoughts and actions are monitored through

Orwell’s novel of 1984 depicts a dystopian society in which people are brainwashed with propaganda and bound to the chains of a strong dictatorship, also known as the Inner Party. Humanity has been filled with lies, as not a single person knows the truth that lies beneath the dictatorship. History is constantly being rewritten to mask their true identity. Any skeptical thoughts may make you disappear."Big Brother" is constantly observing you along with a telescreen watching every facial expression and recording any abnormal body language. However, two citizens called Winston and Julia rebel against "Big Brother's" totalitarian rule which triggers an astonishing warning towards future generations. Orwell is warning future generations of a society

1984, by George Orwell, is a novel that is ultimately about a totalitarian form of government and it's negative aspects that it imposes on society. The readers clearly see that George Orwell opposes this form of government because it limits not only freedoms, but the idea of freedom itself. The idea of pure freedom is shattered as we see the protagonist's mission to overthrow Big Brother fail. Big Brother may have not even been real. However, the fear that this imaginery person/ organization imposed on society was real. Winston Smith, the protagonist, feels like the only person who sees what Big Brother is doing to society- watching thier every movements, limiting their freedoms, lying through the news, and distracting people from

1984 by George Orwell is a novel set in a dystopian near-future London, the chief city of Airstrip One, Oceania. The people in Oceania are under the control of the Party. Big Brother, or BB, is the face of the Party and the leader of this great power that rules over Oceania. He is a dominant figure who acts as a trustworthy entity for the people he governs, but ironically is their worst enemy in many ways. His posters, captioned “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU”, can be seen everywhere in the streets of London. These posters give the reader a physical description of what one can imagine Big Brother to look like. He is a man of about forty-five with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features that make him look scary but leader-like. Most people in this society are unaware of how they are brainwashed and controlled by the Party. Big Brother controls Oceania with various carefully designed techniques, some of which are: keeping the Outer Party in control with the 24-hour surveillance, Reality Control and by controlling the proles -- by keeping them ignorant and luring them through privileges.

Questioning Women’s Equal Rights led to an uproar during the 1800’s, within the literary world the re-establishment of such era was exposed, through Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899). The protagonist, Edna Pointillier was beared in mind as selfish: as she“rejected domesticity in favor of her own fulfillment”(Walker 5). In the course of identifying a white middle-class woman, “the United States, disseminated through novels, religious writings, and advice books.” Proclaimg to be a true woman, “she must be confined to the home, devoted to husband, and children,” and deliberately avoid employment and the sphere of politics (Smith-Rosenberg). Shockingly, the empowerment of middle-class women grew, as reform movements and campaigns resisting

1984, written warningly by George Orwell, pseudonym of Eric Blair, involves main character Winston Smith, a member of the “Party,” strongly resembling communism, in a nation named Oceania. The Party is referred to as “Big Brother” throughout the entire book due to the governments over-bearing control- no free thought, relationships, or expression of individuality is allowed, excessive spying- Big Brother watches everyone via “telescreens,” a device planted in every room, including bathroom stalls, and spying on your thoughts which creates a new crime known as thoughtcrime, and even rewrites history- erasing any recollection of the past and controlling the language so far that no part of vocabulary includes rebellion or anti-governmental ideas. Winston then becomes fed up with the oppression he’s faced

Shortly after world war two George Orwell obviously wanted us to know what could have really happened if the government gets too powerful over its citizens. So he wrote the novel 1984 to show us what life would've been like in a totalitarian state. In the beginning of the novel Winston the main character of the story saw a poster that had a face on it and on the bottom of it said, “Big Brother is watching you.” Already by that first citation you could guess it was one of those stories where people live in a dystopian, brink of human rights. I’ve read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which is very similar to this novel. They both could relate to the telescreens, limited knowledge, and human rights being taken away and privacy being invaded.

The novel 1984 by George Orwell is an eye opening novel which showed how Big Brother had full control over his citizens. He created a sense of fear into the minds of the manipulated. Protagonist Winston Smith went through a series of challenges for trying to go against Big Brother due to the fact that they used physical force and psychologically manipulated their citizens to gain authority against their citizens.

In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Edna Pontellier’s suicide is an assertion of her independence and contributes to Chopin’s message that to be independent one must choose between personal desires and societal expectations. Chopin conveys this message through Edna’s reasons for committing suicide and how doing so leads her to total independence.

“These programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power (Snowden).” 1984 by George Orwell is about a “utopian,” totalitarian ruled world called Oceania. Fully surveillanced by the political party INGSOC to keep control of their citizens influences so they can not overthrow them. They call their party leader Big Brother who they have been forced to completely adore.

Freedom is the easily the most known of American values. Freedom is a main theme in the novel but is especially exemplified through Edna. In the beginning of the story Edna does not have much freedom, because she is constricted by the expectations to be the perfect wife and mother. Mademoiselle Reisz is a very free character and an important influence to Edna’s “awakening”. She does not have the intimidation of being a wife or mother to inhibit her freedom. Edna’s friend, Adèle Ratignolle, is the ideal woman of this time; she stays in the perfect mold while Edna begins to change her views. The one who truly brings out Edna’s freedom is

The novel 1984 by George Orwell is a wide opening novel which showed how Big Brother had full control over his citizens. He created a sense of fear into the minds of the manipulated. Protagonist Winston Smith went through a series of challenges for try to go against Big Brother due to the fact that they used physical force and psychologically manipulated their citizens to gain authority against their citizens,

The book 1984 was written by George Orwell in 1949 and deals with a man named Winston, the main character, who lives in London under the control of a government run by The Party. Big Brother is the head of The Party and everyone is told to love him and follow under his leadership. There are very strict rules everyone must obey because the all powerful Party will erase those who disobey from history. “Big Brother is watching you” is a quote repeated over and over in 1984. The Party is very strict and always keeps a close eye on their citizens.

In 1984, Big Brother is a supreme leader who watches over those who live in Oceania. He is looked upon as an important figure and the citizens. They are under constant surveillance and cannot have their own independent thoughts or ideas. In every room there is a telescreen mounted on the wall with Big Brother observing the people. Winston describes, “the telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard” (Orwell book 1 chapter 1). If any citizens disagreed with the government or spoke poorly about the regulations, the thought police would come take them away. The thought police control the society and are in charge of making sure everyone agrees with Big Brother and the government. The people are thankful because this results in no arguments and the illusion of peace. This eerie concept is masked in the propaganda of a friendly face watching over you. They are told, “big brother is always watching you” (Orwell 3). This gives a more familial feel to the government, normalizing the system and making it harder to resist. This utopia uses the language of brotherly protection and truth to make everyone feel protected. 1984 is a dystopian society full of propaganda, misery, and manipulation. Although to the blind eye it may look as if it is a utopia, on