The Lives Of Others Analysis

Wiesler is then told point blank that the point of the surveillance is to help minister Hempf “get rid of his rival.” This revelation prompts Wiesler to his first act of defiance in the film, as he questions this action and asks his superior if this is what they signed up for. Although it is a minor act of defiance, given how quiet and dutiful Wiesler is shown to be, directly questioning a course of action is a major change for him. Wiesler begins to become disgusted with the obvious abuse of the system by the minister Hempf and Grubitz (Wiesler’s direct superior) who cares for nothing but getting a promotion. This blossoms into further acts of defiance as Wiesler encourages Sieland to reject Hempf’s advances. And later on, Wiesler actively helps Dreyman avoid imprisonment by hiding the typewriter he used to write the article on East Germany’s suicide rate.

This essay will be about my reading and writing life. Believe it or not both these topics have had a big impact in life. Ever since I was 13 years old I turned to books and journals to help me get through another day in the places that the state had placed me in. I had a hard life but if it wasn’t for reading, and journaling then I wouldn’t have been able to remain sane.

In comparison with the two stories and being under the government and the “World Society,” having to understand of them two and how they relate of how the society not having the freedom, being controlled by their own future. The people or the society, are afraid to prevail fear to take action and willing to do it without exception.

“No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.” Bob Dylan said this probably not knowing its profound connection with George Orwell’s novel “1984”, but the as well could be in “1984”. Orwell depicts a totalitarian dystopian world where there is no freedom and citizens are being brainwashed constantly. Without any sense of individual fairness, people work for the party just like the gear wheels in a machine. In order to achieve this, the politicians in “1984” suppress people’s thinking and eliminate their freedom by creating fear through propaganda, strict laws and incessant surveillances.

In 1983 Aharon Appelfeld published a work of fiction titled Tzili that closely resembled his own personal Holocaust experiences. This work of fiction revolves around a maturing teen who is alone and on the run during the Holocaust. In Tzili, Appelfeld brings to life his characters, which include Tzili, Katrina, Mark, and Linda. Throughout this literary analysis Appelfelds’ memoir Story of a Life will be used to access the parallels that exist between Appelfeld’s own personal experience and his fictional work Tzili.

The story begins on day 264 of Helmuth’s prisonment by the Nazis. In a cold prison cell he thinks about his past while waiting to find out if he has a future or if he will be put to death. In the cell he has many flashbacks. In his cell, Helmuth remembers his mother Mutti, and older half brothers, Hans and Gerhard. He also looks back on his grandparents who care for him and his brothers.

In a dystopian society, there is no such thing as “freedom.” The basic rights that human beings are born with are non-existent. Life for the citizens is made unjust, unfair, selfless, and cruel in order to satisfy the needs of the corporate control, also known as the party inside of the novel. In 1984, the depicted world where the party members lives are attracted to the government in every way possible is portrayed , just as a gear would turn a wheel. The strong government power implants lies and false beliefs inside the minds of citizens, making them brainwashed and unable to contain any other substance. In every case their is always a protagonist, or two, itching to escape the tight grip of the mental and physical hold that is placed upon them by the controller. Inside of the powerful novel 1984, propaganda, rigorous laws, and surveillance characterizes the society.

Minority and sexual minorities understand the oppressive nature of majority groups. However, double minorities like Black gay men often suffer under virulent conditions such as the politics of Blackness, religious conservatism, homophobia, financial hardship, homelessness, lack of support systems, and isolation. Due to this Black gay men seek out comfort in spaces where other Black gay men frequent such as nightclubs. Sometimes nightclubs are the only spaces available where Black gay men feel safe. Often, stigma, racism, and homophobia force men into these spaces, but also these issues lead to negative health outcomes. These issues can prevent gay men from meeting up in healthier spaces and sharing their stories. And, because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the community lost a number of men who could have passed on a rich history.

Because of the government of 1984, people advance with caution in their viewpoints, activities, and theories. The government in 1984 limited their people’s thoughts whereas in today’s government people have free thinking as outlined in the Bill of Rights. Today’s administration allots freedoms, as long as those actions do not breach their laws. Conversely, the administration of 1984 had full control of what their people do. The oppressive rule of 1984 controlled what their people believed and could change those beliefs in any way they choose while the citizens today have freedoms to believe what they in what feel is right in their own identities. All three of these go hand in hand to further verify that in 1984, having control of these three things, means having control of the people as a whole making it different to today’s

“I promise to live with you and laugh with you; to stand by your side, and to sleep in your arms; to be joy to your heart, and food for your soul; to always make you, you”(Spelling 242).When you are a kid, you don't worry about what anyone thinks. Stori Telling, an autobiography of Tori Spelling, is a hilarious autobiography about her over-the-top first wedding to finding new love to her much-publicized -- and misunderstood -- “disinheritance,” and how she makes wrong decisions in her life, and will blame others for the unhappiness in her life but it seems like most of her unhappiness is self-created and self-perpetuated.

The story of this film is set in East Germany in the year 1984 during the Cold War. In the beggining of the movie we see Stasi captain Weisler at his duty, interrogating a suspect, being professional and cold blooded. From the start we know that this character is harsh, occupied only with his profession, that granted him almost a legendery status amongst the employees of the Ministry of State Security. Wiesler accepted any task and was assigned from his superiors to check on, and spy out, an famous playwright called Georg Dreyman. Quickly Georg Dreymans apartment was buged and set up with surveillance equipment in an attic above his appartment.

The article is about a woman that started going through problems in an early age. The woman name in the article is M. From the time M.’s was in her early twenty’s, she made some poor decision that changed her life. In the article it mentioned that “M.’s graduated from Boston Collage with a degree in psychology, married at twenty- five, and had two children, a son and a daughter”. (The Itch, 2008) She and her family moved and settled in Massachusetts’s. M.’s life started to change when her and her husband began fighting and with betrayals involve within the marriage. She lost her husband and custody of her children; she also lost her home and went through some financial problem as well. She end up in a bad relationship with someone, that encourage

“A Life Revealed” by Cathy Newman suggests that the power of the Afghan girl’s eyes were unknown to herself. Although the Afghan girl, Sharbat Gula, was placed on National Geographic’s magazine cover, she was unaware of how her picture could influence so many people. This troubled Afghan girl who bettered the lives of strangers was now being sought after by the same photographer who took her picture 17 years earlier. After much searching and many dead ends, Steve McCurry found who he was looking for. She was the one. But how had she survived, he asked himself. Her answer was simple: the will of God. Similarly, the book Candide is set around the idea that everything is created with a specific purpose in mind.

Living in a society where the government is constantly watching and monitoring everything a person does can cause many problems throughout the area. When people living in the area start to realize what the government is doing, they want to take action into their own hands. In the contemporary novel, Little Brother, and in the classic novel, 1984, this in one of the main challenges that the protagonists have to go through and try to figure out how to stop the government.

In light of current events, society is more concerned than ever about just how much power the government has over people. Individuals are concerned that those in charge might implement policies that could deteriorate certain groups’ quality of living. To some, this may be foolish, but as is shown in some novels, this could happen, and when it does, it is hard to combat. In both George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World authors depict societies under strict government control. These instances display to readers the issues that arise when governments lead through excessive limitation and by demanding conformity.