Nineteen-Eighty Four Practice Question

[andy456]

Ok so this is the question
    'George Orwell constructs a society which lacks basic human freedoms that are
     sometimes taken for granted'. Discuss

Firstly, I was told to ignore the 'discuss' part because this may lead you to write you opinion or agree/disagree with the questions, which is not what you are meant to do in a text response. Is that true?

I'm not sure what to write about. This is what I think I should include:
-Society suffering from urban decay.
-Inability to form loving emotional relationships.
-Freedom of thought and expression are restricted through Newspeak.
-Fear of voicing ones opinion, talk about the diary???
 
Any other suggestions would be great, and please let me know if my suggestions aren't relevant.
Thanks

[Albeno69]

Ok so this is the question
    'George Orwell constructs a society which lacks basic human freedoms that are
     sometimes taken for granted'. Discuss

Firstly, I was told to ignore the 'discuss' part because this may lead you to write you opinion or agree/disagree with the questions, which is not what you are meant to do in a text response. Is that true?

I'm not sure what to write about. This is what I think I should include:
-Society suffering from urban decay.
-Inability to form loving emotional relationships.
-Freedom of thought and expression are restricted through Newspeak.
-Fear of voicing ones opinion, talk about the diary???
 
Any other suggestions would be great, and please let me know if my suggestions aren't relevant.
Thanks

discuss to means bacally means write bout the topic with your opinion with supporting paragraphs.
i would def talk bout the diary because in the totalitarian society there not allowed to record daily events.
one thing my teacher said gets bonus marks with assessors is talking bout starlin and hitler in these types of questions as a starting first para and introducing how orwell wrote it as a warning and based in on hitler and starlins totalitarian rajime and what might happen. though all points are relevent
hope this helps.

[andy456]

Ok so this is the question
    'George Orwell constructs a society which lacks basic human freedoms that are
     sometimes taken for granted'. Discuss

Firstly, I was told to ignore the 'discuss' part because this may lead you to write you opinion or agree/disagree with the questions, which is not what you are meant to do in a text response. Is that true?

I'm not sure what to write about. This is what I think I should include:
-Society suffering from urban decay.
-Inability to form loving emotional relationships.
-Freedom of thought and expression are restricted through Newspeak.
-Fear of voicing ones opinion, talk about the diary???
 
Any other suggestions would be great, and please let me know if my suggestions aren't relevant.
Thanks

discuss to means bacally means write bout the topic with your opinion with supporting paragraphs.
i would def talk bout the diary because in the totalitarian society there not allowed to record daily events.
one thing my teacher said gets bonus marks with assessors is talking bout starlin and hitler in these types of questions as a starting first para and introducing how orwell wrote it as a warning and based in on hitler and starlins totalitarian rajime and what might happen. though all points are relevent
hope this helps.

I could link Stalin and Hitler with the state of society and urban decay.

Cool thanks for your help.

[Albeno69]

Ok so this is the question
    'George Orwell constructs a society which lacks basic human freedoms that are
     sometimes taken for granted'. Discuss

Firstly, I was told to ignore the 'discuss' part because this may lead you to write you opinion or agree/disagree with the questions, which is not what you are meant to do in a text response. Is that true?

I'm not sure what to write about. This is what I think I should include:
-Society suffering from urban decay.
-Inability to form loving emotional relationships.
-Freedom of thought and expression are restricted through Newspeak.
-Fear of voicing ones opinion, talk about the diary???
 
Any other suggestions would be great, and please let me know if my suggestions aren't relevant.
Thanks

discuss to means bacally means write bout the topic with your opinion with supporting paragraphs.
i would def talk bout the diary because in the totalitarian society there not allowed to record daily events.
one thing my teacher said gets bonus marks with assessors is talking bout starlin and hitler in these types of questions as a starting first para and introducing how orwell wrote it as a warning and based in on hitler and starlins totalitarian rajime and what might happen. though all points are relevent
hope this helps.

I could link Stalin and Hitler with the state of society and urban decay.

Cool thanks for your help.

yea i would link it because of the essay topics of human rights.

[andy456]

Thanks.... I think I'm going to go write one up now

[Albeno69]

Thanks.... I think I'm going to go write one up now

ive written 3 now im writing 1 per week whole year so by end of year im hoping to get 10/10.lol

[andy456]

Thanks.... I think I'm going to go write one up now

ive written 3 now im writing 1 per week whole year so by end of year im hoping to get 10/10.lol

Omg thats going to be a lot of essays.
 
     Does this make sense?
     George Orwell has constructed a dystopian society which is governed by a totalitarian
     regime, similar to that of Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia, and as a consequence are
     suffering from dehumanisation.

Im worried that the 'suffering from dehumanisation' part is wrong. Do you suffer from dehumanistaion??
And I don't think consequence is the right word.
Any suggestions??

[andy456]

Ok. So this is my question....
‘Orwell’s intention is that no one emerges from this novel as a hero’ To what extent do you agree?

But I'm stuck for ideas.

I want to write about Orwell's intentions were to warn future societies. but i dont know to fit it in.....
I'm also stuck for ideas on anything else

Any help appreciated

[Greggler]

just finished analysing 1984.

used pretty much the same essay structure for every thematic essay, maybe with a 4th para thrown as a rebuttal/comparison if the topic requires.

Otherwise i just always applied these themes:

- Humanity - or lackthereof in society - no relationships, no thought, no freedom, family is destroyed etc.
- lack of individuality/inability to rebel - use winston as an example - talk about alteration of the past enables bb to be depicted as an infallible leader able to crush all opposistion
- Impoverished society- perpetual war = dependance on state through urban decay, food shortages

These can most of the time be linked towards topics of control/lack of humanity/inability to sustain relationships etc. pretty much every thematic topic i found - just make sure you dont write the exact same thing for every essay though, you need to be able to think on the spot and go with the flow of the topic and more importantly make sure you answer the q and argue your point with strong links at the end of your para's.

good luck

[andy456]

just finished analysing 1984.

used pretty much the same essay structure for every thematic essay, maybe with a 4th para thrown as a rebuttal/comparison if the topic requires.

Otherwise i just always applied these themes:

- Humanity - or lackthereof in society - no relationships, no thought, no freedom, family is destroyed etc.
- lack of individuality/inability to rebel - use winston as an example - talk about alteration of the past enables bb to be depicted as an infallible leader able to crush all opposistion
- Impoverished society- perpetual war = dependance on state through urban decay, food shortages

These can most of the time be linked towards topics of control/lack of humanity/inability to sustain relationships etc. pretty much every thematic topic i found - just make sure you dont write the exact same thing for every essay though, you need to be able to think on the spot and go with the flow of the topic and more importantly make sure you answer the q and argue your point with strong links at the end of your para's.

good luck

Sorry, but I don't understand how I could include those points in my essay topic though.

[Greggler]

‘Orwell’s intention is that no one emerges from this novel as a hero’ To what extent do you agree?

- First para talk about how the totalitarian society depicted is devoid of humanity - how this contributes to the fact no one can speak out and rebel
- talk about the devices of control the party use to physically manipulate its subjects, dictating their actions through telescreens and creating a state of impoverishment - then link this to no hope - no rebellion - no heroes
- 3rd para talk about the hoplessness in society - and the inability to rebel due to party's ability to alter past etc. use winston's demise as evidence of no heroes in oceania.

[andy456]

Thanks, that helps out a lot. Have you already done your SAC for 1984??

[Greggler]

yeah did it last week

[andy456]

How does this sound for an introduction for the above topic.

George Orwell has constructed a society in which the thought of a group or vigilante opposing the government's stirct totalitarian rule is preposterous. Through the political statement that is Nineteen-Eighty Four, Orwell explores the idea that a hero can be defined as anyone that displays courage when faced with certain demise. Orwell intentionally creates a protagonist that is opposed to society's will to conform and consequently rebels. Orwell invites the reader to form an opinion that, in a world such as that portrayed in Nineteen-Eighty Four any act of rebellion, regardless of its impact on the government, is heroic. Therefore, it is evident that Orwell compels the reader to view Winston, the protagonist of the novel, as a hero.

Any criticisms???

[happyhappyland]

How does this sound for an introduction for the above topic.

George Orwell has constructed a society in which the thought of a group or vigilante opposing the government's stirct totalitarian rule is preposterous. Through the political statement that is Nineteen-Eighty Four, Orwell explores the idea that a hero can be defined as anyone that displays courage when faced with certain demise. Orwell intentionally creates a protagonist that is opposed to society's will to conform and consequently rebels. Orwell invites the reader to form an opinion that, in a world such as that portrayed in Nineteen-Eighty Four any act of rebellion, regardless of its impact on the government, is heroic. Therefore, it is evident that Orwell compels the reader to view Winston, the protagonist of the novel, as a hero.

Any criticisms???

Second sentences sounds a bit dodgy you might want to rearrange it. I wont do it for you since my English is that good.
It sounds also a bit repetition with "Orwell explores", "Orwell intentionally", "Orwell invites". You might want to string some of these sentences together or use "the novel presents" in place of one of the "Orwell"s.
In the last sentence dont say "the protagonist of the novel" because youve already stated that at the beginning.

You dont have to take any of my advice but its just from my point of view. It is best to let your teacher take a look at the introduction and fix bits of it because in the end it is your teacher marking your sac.