1. RESISTANCE, RATS, RELAPSE, READJUSTMENT: THESTAGES OF SUBMISSIONAustin JusticeMs. WilsonAP Multicultural Literature B Bell 221 February 2013

2. INTRODUCTION Now I will tell you the answer to myquestion. It is this. The Party seekspower entirely for its own sake. We arenot interested in the good of others;we are interested solely in power, purepower. What pure power means youwill understand presently [. . .] Theobject of persecution is persecution.The object of torture is torture. Theobject of power is power. 3. ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR: TIMELINE 1903: Born in Bengal, India 1917-1921: Attends Eton College as Kings Scholar 1934: Adopts the pseudonym George Orwell 1945: Animal Farm published in the United Kingdom 1946: Politics and the English Language essay published 1948: Nineteen Eighty-Four written (published in 1949) 1950: Dies of Tuberculosis in Oxfordshire, England 4. THEMES OF ORWELLIAN LITERATURE Politics Benefits of democratic socialism Shortcomings of totalitarianism Social Injustice Loss of individuality & personal freedom Reality vs. Imagination Atmosphere of conformity within satirical storyline 5. CHARACTERISTICS OF WRITING/LITERARY DEVICES Clarity Symbolism Intelligence Allegory Sarcasm Imagery Direct Approach Elaborate Similes Simplicity Extended Metaphors 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF ORWELLIAN LITERATURE Orwells Rules of English (From Politics and the English Language)1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outrightbarbarous. Political Implications Enhanced perspective on political affairs 7. SIGNIFICANCE OF ORWELLIAN LITERATURE (CONCEPTS) Relevant to political spectrum Big Brother Doublethink Thoughtcrime Newspeak Memory Hole 8. CONCLUSIONS FROM RESEARCHLanguage Meaning Simplicity Universal truths revealed through ideas Clarity Warning Western World of Formality totalitarianism Lucidity Consequences behind loss of Poetic writing avoided individuality/freedom Control of language: 9. THE HOLLOW MEN (1925) T.S. ELIOT 10. THE HOLLOW MEN (1925) T.S. ELIOT (CONT.) 11. THE HOLLOW MEN (1925) T.S. ELIOT :RELATIONSHIP TO GEORGE ORWELL Bleak image of world Futility of rebelling against higher power Individuality & Morality are virtually nonexistent Paradoxical nature of being hollow and stuffed You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty and then we shall fill you with ourselves(Orwell 293). 12. A DREAM (1827) EDGAR ALLAN POE 13. A DREAM (1827) EDGAR ALLAN POE:RELATIONSHIP TO GEORGE ORWELL Broken soul, yearning for change Reality hinders efforts to alter society Safety and danger exist in dream-world Power of divide between reality and imagination Attempt to escape reality and preserve memories He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls thepast (Orwell 40).