There have been countless tales that have depicted the various types of realities that we live in. “La Noche Boca Arriba”, by Julio Cortazar is an example of a story that is a fantasy perspective on the true reality of the world. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is another politically oriented story that more directly states that the world is a cruel place where the people are merely puppets of the government. Although Cortazar and Orwell had different political events occurring at the time of their works, they both had many similarities in the theme of their stories and their goals of writing the stories. Julio Cortazar and George Orwell have very interesting and somewhat similar pasts. Julio Cortazar was a teacher, worked for UNESCO, and they became a political activist while working for UNESCO (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan, & Sugana 2012). George Orwell was a member of the Indian Imperial Force, but always had a strong political view of the world (“George Orwell”, 2014). Cortazar was largely influenced by Pinochet and the Cuban Revolution (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan & Sugana, 2012). Orwell was largely influenced by the rise in dictators that was rapidly occurring (SparkNote Editors, 2007). Cortazar and Orwell both were able to incorporate their strong political opinions into their writing. They have a similar writing style mainly because they do an excellent job incorporating their real life opinions into a fantasy-like story that actually hides some of their true intention. In the beginning of Cortazar’s “La Noche Boca Arriba”, our main character gets into a motorcycle accident caused by a woman randomly screaming (Cortazar, 1964). This sets the audience up for the events that follow. From the beginning of the story, we can see ... ... middle of paper ... ... getting forced into becoming a loving member of the government (SparkNotes Editors, 2007). Orwell’s story is based on how he feels about the rise in power that the government has on its people that has led to abuse. In both stories, the characters end up being abused by some group power, which is because of the political activism of the authors. In conclusion, the authors have had similar backgrounds of political activism, which were a strong basis for the stories that they wrote. The main characters of their stories were very aware of their surroundings, which was probably how the authors felt when they tried to directly explain their political opinions. Orwell and Cortazar were very similar and had very strong messages hidden within their stories. Orwell and Cortazar had a similar message of wanting their audience to question the world that they were living in.
Orwell himself is the one who coined the term of political purpose, and because of this, he seems to be the best person to compare other writers to when discussing political purpose. Orwell defined political purpose as, “Desire to push the world in a certain direction,” and he writes, “…no book is genuinely free from political bias. The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude” (3). Orwell, therefore, believes that art is ultimately political in purpose whether that was the intention or not. He believes that no work can be “free from political bias.” He seems to be of the opinion that art must have political purpose or else it will be “lifeless,” much like his earlier writing. Alternately,
Finally, the last similarity was being great at writing. Both authors were able to show strong
The similarities are prolific in their presence in certain parts of the novel, the very context of both stories shows similarities, both are dealing with an oppressed factor that is set free by an outsider who teaches and challenges the system in which the oppressed are caught.
The underlying themes of the stories are l valid contrasts between the works. In some portions the themes are of the same facets, such as how in both books two men have a direct conflict between
There are lots of ways to compare 1984 by George Orwell to Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. They both have to do with very futuristic ideas. I noticed that they both had basically the same character structure. In 1984, there is the leading lady Julia, and in Brave New World, there is Lenina Crowne.
both stories shared similar ending and moral which is receiving enlightenment in first hand. "The
Orwell has real concerns about the way in which society worked, particular when considering hierarchies and the way the powerful manipulate information. As can be seen there is a strong hierarchy system in the novel 1984 with references to poor and wealthy classes, the proles being lower class and the inner party members being higher class. Orwell spent time in boarding school, wasn’t wealthy and saw disparity between people who had and hadn’t, there are many references towards headmaster and control “ When he spoke it was in a schoolmasterish kind of way” (3.5.297). Orwell also used Hitler’s actions as a leader and incorporated them into 1984; this is evident through the propaganda of Big Brother, dictatorship and the way the Inner party was able to manipulate society to change their beliefs. “The German Nazis and the communist came very close to us in their methods…” (3.3.276) Orwell’s values and beliefs about communism and democracy have strongly been developed through his trepidation in power and historical references to Hitler.
George Orwell used an English language so simply and accurately to express what he mean, and at the same time with great meaning. He was telling the story about of a revolution by farm animals against their cruel and dissolute master, and about their subsequent fortunes. This was the book that Orwell most prepared for. In 1943, Orwell felt people's admiration for Russian war effort. He was very conscious, so he felt how English communists used their position as unofficial representatives of the USSR to prevent the truth from coming out. Also Orwell was an anti-communist, throughout the book he is on the side of the animals. Also one of the Orwell's goals in writing "Animal Farm" was the portray the Russian Revolution (Bolshevik) on 1917.
First, both essays’ narrators are in the period that important incident happened that everybody be familiar with. Orwell’s essay is in period where British were control India and how Mahatma Gandhi got an intendent to India. Even though he mentioned that he does not like Gandhi, he is in the period of independent in India. Similarly, in Richler’s essay the narrator is in the period where Hitler killed Jewish people. “I devoutly wished every German left on the face of the earth an excruciating death s“(Richler 156). This explains his hateful explanations about them.
... almost nothing alike from a superficial aspect. The stories have different historical contexts and they simply don’t have much in common to the average audience. It is easy to contrast the stories, but deep within certain elements, the stories can be linked in several ways.
...ce, although both writings are interesting in their own ways, the most interesting aspect of both writings together is that they both have a similar plot and theme. It is rare that two
George Orwell and his novel 1984 have had a prolific impact on dystopian and political literature. The reason for this is simple: Orwell managed to encapsulate the great political fears being experienced during his lifetime. The rise of totalitarian governments in Spain, the former Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany gave way to the Spanish Civil War and eventually to World War II. These events, among others, led Orwell to form his own beliefs and political opinions on socialism and totalitarianism, which would one day, become his literary works.
Even though it is strange to compare these two books, they have much more in common than one might see at a first glance. Both writers, Plato and Orwell, focus on repression, ranking and lies. The whole purpose of The Republic is truth, or the “Noble Lie” as he calls it. Where in 1984 the entire story line is based off of lies told by the government. What would happen if they were to escape these said to be awful societies? The people would not have any idea of what to do since everything said to them is a lie. Nobody knows what is the truth and what is a lie in either of these strangely similar
Based on the two essays, George Orwell is a vivid writer who uses a unique point of view and strong themes of pride and role playing to convey his messages. His writings are easy to pick out because of the strengths of these messages. Just like politicians in government, people with power turn corrupt to stay in power and keep their reputations. Anyone who takes on power must be prepared to live with the consequences of his actions. Orwell knows this challenge well and conveys this principle in his writing. After all, his narration is based on real life experiences and not fictional fantasies.
Aside from the conditions, which lead to the creation of these works, they share a number of other common threads. Symbolism aside these works are very similar on the surface. Both are a collection of seemingly disjointed images, which when put together by the reader or observer serve up a strong social message. That messages being that the wars and conflicts of the times have twisted the world. This is reinforced by the contorted and misshapen images in both works.