Findley explains how, "…an agent of Churchill’s [was]-- playing on David’s [Duke’s] drunkenness to discover how deep his treason ran." (198) The Duke has become very manipulative in his schemes and people want to know what he plans to do next. Thus, the Duke of Windsor was very manipulative and created an alliance where many secrets were kept and where the only benefit of the war and alliance was all his own. Joachim von Ribbentrop is one of Hitler’s workers and whom Hitler has much trust in. He creates his own alliance to ensure that he will dominate the world.
literally unthinkable,” (246). If the public is unable to think of rebellion, then rebellion is unfeasible. The Party has invaded every citizen 's right to choose, including their right to think. As the ability to think decreases, so does the ability to create. Without the invention of new ideas, society will never be able to advance; they will forever be stuck in the oppression
In edition these authors use characters, particularly Jack and Macbeth, as examples of man’s self-corruption by letting our natural greedy self-centred self’s come through. Through their works it is shown, likewise their belief that if everybody revealed their true natures, the world would tear itself apart by the unconscious want for power that man will stop at nothing to get. Nevertheless in this game of survival, dishonorable tactics are used to climb the ladder swiftly with the deep craving of attaining the pinnacle of power. On the other hand, and perhaps more importantly evil is also revealed by the telling actions of the characters. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph, the nobler of the two leaders on the island, has the conch, which symbolizes power.
To aid him in his quest for the supreme German race and to conquer Germany's economic woes, he waged a war of holocaust against the Jewish people and any "weak" human beings. This became known as "Hitler's Final Solution." America has risen to one of most powerful nations in the world. The mosaic of people that make up the "melting pot of the world" are entirely responsible for the success of this country. Diverseness unifies a nation, while prejudice and discrimination cause emotional and physical separation among the inhabitants of a country; "A nation divided cannot stand."
Big Brother is able to dominate his citizens through serious manipulation and effort, all of which is used to reach the goal of attaining all of the power. In Winston’s work at the Ministry of Truth being one of the ways I which the government attains power. The goal of the Ministry of Truth is to change history. By controlling our views regarding the past, the government is able to control how the future develops. Power is persuasive, and by using power effectively, the citizens of Oceania are persuaded that their friend yesterday is now the enemy and so on and so forth.
And Winston is a curious man forced to obey a culture that discriminates, oppresses, and desensitizes his knowledge of the past political structure. Characteristically, both Alex and Winston share a trait that leads to the collapse of tranquility, in turn, causing the government to take action and rehabilitate the individual responsible for the legible crime. Government officials manipulate the minds of Alex and Winston to create a society free of sin and hatred in order to mentally stabilize any anarchic, chaotic, or rebellious... ... middle of paper ... ...ave experienced what they did. When laws cannot restrain citizens, new modes of operation are added. These modes are steps towards a Utopian society.
The school boys were led from hope to disaster as they tried to survive in this remote island. In my opinion Lord of the Flies depict the governing methods of World War Two. Dictatorship was the leading method during this time period, which brings us to Jack, a character that displayed violence to prove his existence, and his rising power as a dictator. In Lord of the Flies every character symbolizes something from a bigger civilization. Jack embodies violence and the evil side of humanity; he represents the envy for power and control.
George Orwell’s novel 1984, is the most powerful warnings ever released about the dangers and the controls of living under a totalitarian government. The main character, Winston Smith is at war, trying to control the Inner Party and rebelling against Big Brother, the dictator of Oceania. The author gives us readers an image of inhumanity and the impacts it has in the citizens, physically and mentally. Orwell uses literary elements such as imagery, foreshadowing, symbolism, and irony to demonstrate the theme of indestructible of a totalitarism. To start off, Orwells uses imagery to show readers of how totalitarian government only remains to keep their power instead of caring for their people.
Metropolis had a hopeful ending, with the view that revolution was destructive and that cooperation with authority was a better alternative and in order to rise up against the power figure you need cooperation which is what Freder brought. However, in 1984 rebellion and revolution are encouraged but ultimately futile. This is demonstrated when Winston’s desire for privacy and personal thoughts and possessions is taken away from him and he is eventually brainwashed into believing everything the state told him, showing how, no matter how hard workers tried, they could not be free to live at their own accord. The book starts with Winston hating Big Brother “Down with Big Brother” and, “I hate Big
The slogan of Oceania is War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. These three phrases reflect some of the disturbing factors of our society today, which is why I believe that 1984 resembles Orwell’s dystopian creation. 1984 is a dystopian novel set inn Airstrip One, which used to be Britian. Oceania is always at war with another superpower, and their main goal is to achieve the most power throughout their world. The main character is Winston Smith, a man who works for the party and is supposed to change history to match what the party has told him.