The Mental War In Churchill And Orwell's Mental War

The year was 1940; the world’s second great World War was in full swing, with Britain and Germany at the forefront. The fall of Britain’s closest ally, France, stunned the British Empire and threw it into disarray. Through the chaos, Winston Churchill emerged. Churchill would be an inspiring leader who was able to rally the entire nation in times of hardship. Through his leadership, the “British Bulldog” would face the Axis powers and come out victorious, as well as become a public hero for the British people. Yet, immediately after the war, Churchill did not return to the prime minister seat because of a shocking defeat in his re-election, despite his immense reputation he gained from the war. Though lauded by the British population for his prowess as a wartime leader, Churchill’s conservative politics were out of touch with a population ready for post-war relief and led to his defeat in the 1945 election.

In a total war, the home front must be entirely united to continue to fight and fund a war effort, and Churchill appeals to unity and patriotism. He asks the people of Britain to give what Churchill himself will be offering ‘“blood, toil, tears, and sweat”’ (32). If the Prime Minister can give his everything to fight in the war, it encourages the audience to want to participate as well. Churchill continues to appeal to unity through his use of words like ‘we’ and ‘our’ to unite the country with the government as they fight for one cause. By creating a ‘team’, they can effectively rally the audience into action. The public opinion may believe that the Germans are unstoppable, but Winston’s emotionally charged words that with total effort and war from all fronts with the support of God, the feat can be achieved (35). Because of the war, the Prime Minister conveys the necessity for “victory; victory at all costs; victory in spirt of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival” (38-40). By bringing the risk of destruction of the country should they fail, it further persuades the audience to want to give their all so they can win the war. After riling up the crowd with the emotionally charged pathos arguments, Churchill closes with a final remark: ‘“Come then, let us go

In Winston Churchill’s speech, ‘We Shall Fight On the Beaches’ he presents a powerful call to action directly to the British House of Commons in the year of 1940 on the forth of June. Winston uses the techniques of figurative language to capture his audience’s attention in a way they could understand the importance of his message, without disregarding his high level of intellect. In order for one to truly understand Churchill’s message one must understand the difficult task he was coined with prior to delivering this powerful message.

and left Britain alone in the time of war, and primed the British people for what was to come. "When we see the originality of malice, the ingenuity of aggression, which our enemy displays, we may certainly prepare ourselves for every kind of novel stratagem and every kind of brutal and treacherous maneuver," (Churchill). Churchill gave his enemy lots of credit. They were, after all, very good at the art of war, deception,

The psychologist Sigmund Freud once said, “Because every man has a right over his own life and war destroys lives that were full of promise; it forces the individual into situations that shame his manhood, obliging him to murder fellow men, against his will.” He initially stated this when he was corresponding with Albert Einstein via letter. This quote is also a great explanation of the events that take place during war that people chose to not recognise. War is terrible, and no matter how hard we try, nothing will change that. Erich Maria Remarque shows us that soldiers have endured dreadfully throughout World War I in his book “All Quiet on the Western Front”. The character in the book, Paul Baumer, endures through the tragedies of war with some of his old schoolmates as well as new comrades that he meets along the way. They survive through all of the tragedies together, but in the end, the war made them lose their friendships as well as their lives. The reality is that war comes with consequences while it destroys people, and there is nothing that will ever be able to change that. The book “All Quiet on the Western Front” shows how war comes destroys people's lives with its consequences through three of its themes: the importance of comradery, the loss of innocence, and the horrors and brutality of war.

The erosion of Neville Chamberlain’s# reputation was brought about quickly as his policy of appeasement failed to prevent WW2. The Cato# collective branded him as a criminal in the ‘Guilty men’#. Churchill# further reinforced this view telling the commons “England has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame, and will get war.”#. These more orthodox views starkly contrast the reactions of the public and media pre-war. Hailed as a hero “Most newspapers supported Chamberlain uncritically, and he received thousands of gifts, from a silver dinner service to many of his trademark umbrellas.”#, with

In the Blitzkrieg bombing of Britain, the country needed support more than ever as their patience was growing thin. It was at this very crucial moment in history when the British were about fall to the Germans overwhelming military when Winston Church gave his famous speech, “Their Finest Hour.” This would be the speech that changes the tide of the war, and inspired the British people to rally together against the German forces. In his famous speech, he focuses on the patriotism of the British people and letting them know that this war was far from over, and they weren’t going to go down without one heck of a fight. The reason this speech was so successful and uplifting was because Churchill was able to present it in a way to make all the British

Winston Churchill’s headstrong resiliency in the face of danger defined his career as a war leader. Former Prime Minister David Cameron states,” He was an incredible leader for our country, and indeed for the whole free world, at an impossibly difficult time.” (1). Five months before his inauguration, Churchill gave his speech “House of Many Mansions” wherein he urged the then Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other world

Many men in the world are constant forces, always moving towards one fulfilling goal. Others try for many different achievements in erratic moments of inspiration. Some succeed after a single, tiring battle, and others live through many battles, sometimes winning and sometimes losing. Winston Churchill fit into the latter category. In life Churchill jumped from great triumphs to costly losses seemingly overnight, and in politics even more so. He enjoyed great moments. He suffered terrible moments. Winston Churchill, a great hero of the British and the Free World, is remembered for his finest hour – his role in the Second World War – but no man, no matter how great, is faultless, and Churchill made his fair share of mistakes.

Winston Churchill (pg. 82) - Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister during WWII. Churchill formed a group cabinet of leaders from the Liberal and Conservative parties. He placed smart and talented men in important positions. On June 18, 1940, Churchill made one of his famous speeches to the House of Commons, warning them that "the Battle of Britain" was about to begin. He kept resistance to Nazi dominance alive, and created an alliance with the United States and the Soviet Union. Churchill had previously created a relationship with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, and by March 1941, he was able to obtain vital U.S. aid through the Lend Lease Act, which allowed Britain to order war goods from the United States on

Though George Orwell is widely known as the conscience of a war-torn generation he had originally begun his life as Eric Arthur Blair. Born into the British colony of Motihari, Bengal, Eric spent much of his youth without a father. While his father oversaw exports under the Indian Civil Service his mother chose to raise both of her children in England where they were able to make do. Despite having no ill will towards being lower-upper-middle class he developed a distaste towards the English prep school system after witnessing the delegation of privileges to certain students. Soon after, he would continue to experience mistreatment dealt under the hands of the Indian Imperial Police. Thus, after being disillusioned by British imperialism and showing signs of weakening health he departed and settled into a cycle of odd jobs. Eventually Blair began putting his life amongst the working poor onto paper; taking on the identity of the man we know today –George Orwell.

Into the storm is a biographical film which was made in 2009. The film is about Winston Churchill and his flashbacks about the Second World War. The film also shows his marriage with Clementine and the changing of their relationship during the war. Winston Churchill was one of the dominant politicians in Britain. In this essay I am going to explain the relationship between the Prime Minister and the President during the World War II. such as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s attitude towards Churchill as well as also Britain and the Prime Minister’s perspective about Roosevelt and the USA, moreover the importance of their relationship.

Churchill begins “We Shall Never Surrender” by providing vivid descriptions of the life and environment of war to describe the hardships, then follows up with showing that the strength that the troops had together helped them overcome specific events. He continues to use repetition to emphasize the importance of staying together and not losing hope in order to provide small victories, one at a time. Churchill’s courage to speak up during such a disturbing time helped assist the nations morality by providing hope and encouragement in the bloodshed time of war. When a nation felt defeated Winston Churchill used his powerful voice in “We Shall Never Surrender” to lift the nation’s spirits

During the first year of World War II Winston Churchill is recommended by the former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as his replacement going on to win the election; becoming Prime Minister that following Friday. Before then, Churchill was not a popular person amongst the Members of Parliament due to mistakes made in World War I Nearly all of whom publicly denounced him, some going as far as to publicly mock and heckle his election speeches because of his record of making hasty rash decisions. However, Churchill managed to change the political atmosphere around him with a short, but powerful speech. “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” uses masterful diction, repetition, and structure to keep his address to the assembled group of the House of Lords and Commons brief and informative, while indicating the importance of haste to achieve victory.

             Winston Churchill, a politician in the English parliament, soon found himself rising in power during the turbulent years. As World War II began, Churchill gave powerful speech's, filled with nationalistic pride and the defense of freedom. Churchill was a strong advocate of going to war with the Germans. Once war broke out, the people of Britain harbored sometimes irrational but well placed hate towards the Germans. The people of Britain saw amongst chaos death and constant rocket and bomb attacks, which devastated their lives and homes, a man who shared their hate towards the Germans and who had warned them before hand. The hardships each of them faced left them more susceptible, searching for reasons and answer's and what they found was a man who had both. Churchill gave them answers and solutions. “I have, myself,