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Thesis Statement: 1984 is a well-written cautionary tale that is perfectly applicable to today’s political climate and other current events. This is shown through George Orwell’s intuitive predictions of the use of censorship, his discussion of the perception and nature of reality, and his timeless depiction of a too-real society. 1984 contains an intuitive look at the role censorship plays in the lives of human beings. One way this plays a main part in his novel is through government use of technology

Walking down the opulent halls of the palace once again, Ramses assessed each little detail in his search for an advantage. An effective strategy was to take Prince Cyrillus hostage, but Prince Cyrillus saved him from the rats of the labyrinth and gave him his cloak. If Aloysius noticed the change in his attention, the prince didn't say anything. Compared to Prince Cyrillus's chambers, Aloysius's rooms were bigger and inconsistent in design. The prince's excessively embellished presence chamber rivaled

Snow White is a fairy-tale known by many generations; it is a beloved Disney movie, and a princess favoured by many kids. But did you know the fairy-tale was made to teach young children, especially little girls, their duties in life? It also values beauty over knowledge, portrays women to be naive and incompetent, and assumes that women cannot understand anything other than common household chores. Throughout this criticism, I will be using the feminist lens to analyze the fairy-tale, Snow White

“Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest one of them all.” Snow White was the very first animated film by Disney that is about a young princess. The Evil Queen is jealous and wants to have her killed. Snow White runs into the Seven Dwarfs and stays with them. Disney movies have a lot of controversy and one of them is sexism. Disney movies are good for kids and have role models, but people still say there are negative characteristics that come with the movies. Snow White is full of sexism and

Societal norms expect and uphold women to childbearing and to be nurturing. If a woman deviates from this she will be considered as ‘unprincipled.’ This is evident within the film Cinderella when the prince’s father refers to the eligible maids at the ball as ‘suitable mothers.’ The Duke exclaims “Sir!” And the king utterly replies “I meant wife.” It is evident that the king’s priority in hosting this ball is not entirely about his son getting married; rather his son giving him grandchildren. Upon

‘Edward Scissorhands’ is a film directed by Tim Burton. It is a modern-day fairy tale focused on Edward, a person with scissors instead of hands, who is brought to live with a family after spending years in seclusion. Although the film is made for entertainment, it is not the sole purpose of it. There are many messages and themes rooted throughout the film, which are directed towards the audience. These give the film a deeper meaning. Some of the messages include that looks can be deceiving, the

Winston and many others view individuality as immensely important, but a large challenge to achieve due to the diminished hope evident in dystopia. Hope is prominent among Winston in his actions towards the totalitarian government, referred to as Big Brother, throughout the novel. From the beginning of the novel when readers are introduced to a dismal setting to

The two texts studied, 1984 and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, both teach the viewer essential lessons about the importance of freedom and the dangers of despotism. They do this by showing the viewer how awful life is in the absence of freedom, the constant abuse of power by authoritarian forces, and the elimination of love. The film 1984, directed by Michael Radford, is based on the highly acclaimed novel, 1984, written by George Orwell. The film follows the life of a man called Winston living

would trade places with Mr. Charrington. Mr. Charrington owns an antique shop that Winston visits often. The reason why I would trade places with him over the other characters is that he is old enough to remember life before the Revolution and Big Brother. I believe that having those memories surrounding me would make the outside world seem more comforting. Another reason why I believe Mr. Charrington is altogether the best character to live as is that he does not own a telescreen. A telescreen is

History changing and surveillance is all strewn throughout ONE in Orwell’s 1984, so much so that Oceania citizens have virtually no freedom and do not know the truth. History changing is blaringly obvious when Winston was told to vaporize Comrade Withers, an Inner Party member who worked for a company called FFCC that vanished one day, and replace him with made up a person, Comrade Ogilvy. “There was no such person as Comrade Ogilvy”, whose whole life was created to fit what the Party thought was