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what is the tone literary element
the attitude,
shaped by the authors choice of words & feeling towards the subject
what is the mood literary element
the overall feeling for the readers,
emotion evoked by the author
what is the sentence format for introductioin paragraph
- breif
- introduce
- explain
- thesis
conclusion is same but backwards
what are the points you can talk about in your essay
- desire to rebel
- motivations
- end results
comparison point:
desire to rebel
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Bernard
Bernard does not fit in socially and shows early signs of rebellion
🟦: early in the story, he avoids activities like obstacle golf and feels uncomfortable with casual sex
* Bernard resents how the world state suppresses individuality with pleasure
* his ealrly rebellion seems meaningful—he wants to feel real emotions.
* Bernard resists more because he feels personally excluded rather than a true problem with the ideologies of the system
comparison point:
desire to rebel
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Bernard
Bernard wants to feel important, he does not care about being free
🟦: Bernard feels important because he brang back the savage to everyone (he WASENT EXPECTED to, he knew it would disrupt the social order). this was able to happen because he found out john was the directors son and it will humiliate the director.
* his rebellion is mixed up with selfishness
* bernard does not rebel for justice, it is for his personal status
comparison point:
desire to rebel
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Winston
Winston hates the party early on in the story
🟦: During the Two Minutes Hate early in the book about Goldstein, everyone is shouting but inner thoughts for Winston shows he is faking it
* this shows Winstons early awareness of the party’s manipulation
* Winston does not hate Goldstein, he hates the party
comparison point:
desire to rebel
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Winston
Winston writes in his diary to assert his identity and independent thought
🟦: Winston writes “down with big brother” in his diary
* this act is dangerous and illegal
* writing this is a rejection of the regime and a statement of his independence
- winsons hate is personal and deep, he does not care for fame like Bernard, he just wants freedom of thought and truth
comparison point:
Motivation
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Bernard
Bernard’s rebellion is driven by insecurity and a desire for recongnition
🟦: when bernard is in the change rooms with the other men, he is embarassed because he is shorter and weaker then the other Alphas
* because the world state is built on values where psysical prefection and conformity is everything…
* -> his desire to rebel comes from insecurity, he wants to feel important
comparison point:
Motivation
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Bernard
Bernard’s resents conditioning only when it effects him
🟦: Bernard complains about how people treat him. he hates it when others laught at him or dont take him seriously
* Bernard is upset that he was conditioned to be an alpha
* BUT THAT RESENTMENT is because he was cheated by the system, not because its wrong
comparison point:
Motivation
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Winston
Winston craves truth and memory
🟦: when winston went to mr. charringtons shop and bought the paperweight, winston treasured it because it represented truth and connection to history
* this shows that winstons rebellion is not just political—its emotional and nostalgic
* winston wants to remember was life was like before the party erased it
comparison point:
Motivation
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Winston
Winston longs for a world before big brother, he feels a strong nostalgia for a time when people had freedom
🟦: Winston reflects on the past and how society used to be different, like memories of his mother or vague thoughts about life before the party’s rule
* this longing drives his secret acts of rebellion like him writing in his diary or seeking Julia
* he is trying to reconnect with that lost past and restore the true humanity
comparison point:
End Result
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Bernard
Bernard Betrays his ideals to regain comfort
🟦: When Bernard loses his social status after introducing John, he quickly abandons his rebellious attitude.
* Bernard only rebelled when he felt excluded…
* Once he’s accepted by society, he conforms again to maintain popularity.
* He gives up his “ideals” as soon as he’s rewarded.
comparison point:
End Result
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Bernard
Bernard gets exciled but does not fight
🟦: when mustapha mond tells bernard that he will be exciled to island he panics and begs not to go
* Bernard proves that he lacks courage to fight for change, he wants comfort
comparison point:
End Result
EXAMPLE 1 🙏
Winston
Winston betrayed and reconditioned
🟦: Winston is tortured in the Ministry of Love, where his worst fear (rats) is used to break him. winston said to take julia over him
* The Party doesn’t just punish rebellion—they erase it by rewriting ones mind
* this moment proves the partys power…
* winston’s rebellion ends in complete personal defeat
comparison point:
End Result
EXAMPLE 2 🙏
Winston
Winston ends up loving big brother
🟦: after his release, Winston sits in the Chestnut Tree Café, broken and empty, repeating Party slogans
* Winston no longer wants to resist
* his thoughts have been reconstucted to align with the regime
what is your essay gonna hopefully be about
the essay is about how the protagonists rebel against their oppressive societies but both do it differently—ultimately revealting how each characters motivations reflect the strengths or weaknesses of their beliefs
