https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6 If you did what was suggested during the past week, you should have a thesis statement that is rock solid or somewhat close. If you have that done, copy and paste it here. en-us 2020-12-01 16:41:05 UTC 2025-10-02 10:32:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977470265 Orwell was most influenced to write the novel by his observation of the Nazi regime’s policies and its leader and his primary objective was to show the horrors of future totalitarian societies to persuade the audience that these societies should not be accepted. One of the horrors of the totalitarian governments in the novel 1984 that is reflected in current society is the concept of mass surveillance and both governments abuse this surveillance technology to maintain power and control.

]]> 2020-12-01 20:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977470265 8080362 https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977470871 In today’s world, we are constantly being watched by the government and private companies such as Facebook which mirrors the telescreens found in the world of George Orwell’s novel, 1984, that was influenced by the reigns of Hitler and Stalin, alongside World War Two, which he wrote in order to to inform and warn people on the dangers of totalitarianism and how terrifying it could get. ]]> 2020-12-01 20:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977470871 https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977471562 Many factors contributed to the creation of the book, like how Orwell's tuberculosis could have been the most significant influence of his gloomy, desperate tone and with this tone, Orwell was able to attempt a warning for the audience of what was yet to come with a totalitarian government while the readers were progressively able to develop social media's idea of maintaining a universal presence in society's lives.

]]> 2020-12-01 20:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977471562 https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977472814  A great part of Orwell’s writing came from his personal struggles and health issues, his primary objective being to warn people about totalitarian power and how dangerous things can be if the future keeps going in this direction, which it has already done in many ways through the advancement of technology.]]> 2020-12-01 20:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977472814 8070851 https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977473131  Using his personal experience in the Cold War, George Orwell harnesses his past emotional trauma and observances within 1984 that, using literary comparisons to deepen comprehension and correctly represent characters’ inner struggle, produces a piece that can connect to today's interactions within government.]]> 2020-12-01 20:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977473131 8070872 https://padlet.com/eadams89/thesisP6/wish/977477059 While writing the novel 1984, Orwell was most influenced by his observations of the Nazi regime’s policies which helped in his objective of warning the readers of the path he feels the world is taking; some of the matters he wrote about to do this mirror society today such as the struggle of surveillance, technology and totalitarian governments. 

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