Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Write a paper of ten or more pages discussing an aspect of the life Winston experienced in 1984 which has a parallel in contemporary, post 9/11/2001 American life. You are required to incorporate the ideas set forth by Bly or Sanford (shadow), Huxley, and Orwell into your paper; you must include one other academic journal article for a minimum of four required citations.

Introduction about 1 page:

Thesis statement includes the area of 1984 that is present in contemporary America 1984 section about 3.5 – 4 pages:

Written as an analytical report/summary and establishes the ground for the contemporary parallel Covers the events, practices and qualities present in the novel that also operate in the contemporary American area you have chosen to cover General questions to address What is the significance of the aspect in 1984 regarding the novel as a whole? how it functioned in Big Brother’s world? how it served Big Brother’s and the Party’s purposes? its influence on how the people of Oceania lived? how it contributes to Orwell’s overall message?

Use your journal article, Huxley and/or the shadow either in the 1984 section or in the Contemporary America section. All sources must be used in the paper.

Contemporary America section about 3.5 -4 pages

Written in a comparison/contrast mode

Introduce and discuss the contemporary American life parallel you chose to write about and how it plays out in contemporary American life

What makes the quality you chose parallel to 1984?

How does its function compare to Big Brother’s world?

What Orwellian purposes does it serve?

How does the aspect influence how the American people live?

Show how that aspect is parallel to some aspect of the life Winston experienced in 1984

discuss the similarities and differences between the novel and present day

explicitly state the parallels and demonstrate functional similarity between the two

explicitly connect the dots between Orwell’s novel and American contemporary culture