1984 2.1-3 First Impressions of Julia

Julia is clever and bold in defying the Party. She fears the Party much less than Winston, and uses a more direct approach to get what she wants. Rather than waiting for a revolt, she secretly breaks rules and does not use Newspeak, which are her own small acts of rebellion. She is well-organized and driven when she plans the meeting place for Winston. She has good self-control to hide her feelings of hatred because she convinces people that she is an extremely devoted and enthusiastic Party member. She demonstrates that the Party's system of control is flawed. Although she has little memory of life before the Revolution and grew up under the reign of Big Brother, being taught throughout her life to support the Party, she still rebels against them. Even though she is much younger than Winston, she seems to share his experiences. It is strange that she acts understanding and even amused when Winston reveals that he had wanted to violently rape and murder her before he met her. She shows the Party cannot control human instinct by completely extinguishing the sex drive. She has had love affairs many times before with any Party member who is against Big Brother. She automatically calls Winston dear and is willing to let him do anything with her. She does not form a truly loving emotional connection, partially because of the limited time and freedom of the situation, which is what Winston had desired in his relationship with Katherine. When she describes her first affair, she indifferently says it is good that the man committed suicide, so he would not have confessed her name. At first, Julia is the girl of Winston's dreams, who tears of her clothes in the Golden Country, freeing herself from the Party. Yet, she seems too good to be true. I think there will be some conflict between Julia and Winston because she lives with the hope of happiness, while he believes they are defeated.

1984 1.6-8 Predictions

I think Winston will continue to think about rebelling against the government, but he is still too afraid to take action. He will more frequently write journal about his growing rage. Also, he will visit the junk shop more often and add to his collection of trinkets. As he talks to Mr. Charrington about life before Big Brother, they will become closer friends because they share the same opinion about the government. Thus, Winston have someone who he can trust and to whom he can share his emotions. He will convince Mr. Charrington to join his side against the government. Then, as he watches the girl with the brown hair following him, he will realize that he is wrong about her intentions. She is not an agent of the Thought Police, but she is spying on him because she wants to help rebel against Big Brother. Also, O'Brien will join them and they all will form a small, secret group which is planning the rebellion. They meet in the junk shop because there are no telescreens, so they can speak freely to each other. The other members will give Winston the strength and reinforcement that he needs to finally act. He will the try to rally and incite the Proles in an uprising to overthrow Big Brother. However, his plan will probably fail because the young Proles are too mindless and easily distracted by their petty arguments, while the older Proles are also of little use. They remember the insignificant details of time before the Revolution, but they forget about the change in their quality of life. When Winston meets O'Brien "in the place where there is no darkness," either the entire group will be caught by the Thought Police or everyone except for Winston will be arrested. Thus, Winston will have to act alone to end the control of Big Brother.

Newspeak

kl old give power g r love c unlove. ed plan kill kg. ungood storm kl know g r doubleplusungood c plusgood. kg unsee know ed ungood eg good. kl g r c kg dead. king eg.

1984 1.1-2 Privacy

In the novel, no one in London has privacy. They are constantly watched and heard on the telescreens by the Thought Police. Everyone lives with the paranoia of being monitored and threatened all the time. The Thought Police have the authority to invade a person's privacy whenever they want to. There is no safe place to be alone because the telescreens are located positions in every room at work and home. They are positioned where they have a clear view of the entire room, so they can track every movement. The people do not even have privacy in their minds to think for themselves because Big Brother controls their thoughts, such as with the two minutes hate program. He forces everyone to think the same in support of him. Even though Winston tries to resist the common emotion, he joins in with the chanting after the program. The police impinge on the civil liberties because they will arrest citizens in the night, and without a trial, they vaporize people from records as if they never existed. The people have no privacy from Big Brother.

In our society, the government also violates our civil liberties, especially after September 11, 2001. They created the Patriot Act, which made it easier to arrest people who they thought were suspicious of threatening national security. They added more surveillance cameras in public places to watch people, such as in airports and traffic lights. Security workers at the airports can see all of you belongings and throw out anything they consider to be a threat. Also, people have little privacy with social media sites like FaceBook, but this is partially due to our own fault. It is easy to find out all about another person's personal information on the internet. They know your address and age and can see pictures of you with a click of the mouse. FaceBook uses your information to connect you with people who you may know, such as family members or people who went to your high school. The internet is connected with cell phones, so it tracks your calls and searches online.

"The Writer" Explication

At first, Richard Wilbur uses the voyage of a ship to symbolize his daughter's upcoming life. She is growing up and becoming independent as she does her work alone. She is beginning to write her own story as she explores the world outside the comfort of her home and nurture of her parents. Her father remains outside of her bedroom because she must learn to solve her problems without him. The light breaks like waves and windows are tossed like a boat in the rough ocean. The sound of the typewriter keys is similar to a chain hauled over a gunwale, which is part of a vessel. She is still young, but she has already carried some heavy cargo or has experienced burdens in life. Her father hopes that she has a happy journey as she sails through life.

However, both Wilbur and his daughter reject this comparison to a ship and think that a trapped bird trying to escape is a more accurate symbol. A ship's voyage is too simple and easy to be a symbol of her life, which is more complicated than a smooth journey across the ocean. The family watches rather than helps the bird, which struggles to find its own way out of the room. The daughter will experience fear in unknown places. However, it shows that her family will always be there to help her during the most difficult times, even when she thinks she is alone. The bird seems helpless as it hits the floor and wall yet it is beautiful in its determination to free itself. Everyone shares in the happiness of the bloody and bumped bird when it finally flies into the world. Wilbur remembers that problems seem as important as life or death situations at her young age. Thus, he even more strongly wishes her fortune in life because she will encounter great difficulties like the bird and will hopefully be as successful in overcoming them.

"I taste a liquor never brewed" Explication

In this poem, Emily Dickinson is intoxicated with nature. The extended metaphor compares the feeling of drunkenness to being invigorated by the beauty of nature. She plays with both the positive and negative meanings of intoxication and ironically describes the similarities between contamination from alcohol and the fresh pure air. Although being drunk has a negative connotation, she uses the experience in a lighthearted way to describe the same feeling of pleasure when surrounded by nature. She uses the third form of metaphor, where she names the literal term "alcohol" and the implied figurative term is nature. She boldly exclaims that her liquor, which cannot be brewed by humans, is far superior to wine from the Rhine wineries, which is highly regarded for its fine alcohol. Dickinson uses metonymy when she is drunk on the air and dew, referring to nature in general. Also, she calls herself an "inebriate", who is a drunkard, and a "debauchee", who is a person addicted to excessive indulgence usually referring to alcohol. She creates a comical image of herself because she is intoxicated to the point that she begins to stagger. Her condition is similar to a drunk person who cannot walk straight or think clearly because she is so overjoyed with being close to nature. Yet, she continues to drink in the blue skies of summer like an alcoholic at an inn, where she has no self-control and cannot stop herself from drinking. She implies that nectar from flowers is nature's alcohol and the bees and butterflies are the people at the bar. Even when drunk people are kicked out of the bar and others have stopped drinking, she seems to drink endlessly as she becomes more drunk on nature. The Seraphs and Saints act similar to the people who run to see the amusing sight of a drunkard. She leans against the sun like a drunk person leaning against a wall for support.

King Lear Act 5 Final Lines

The closing lines from each character leave them with little hope in the unjust world. Goneril and Regan are jealous of and thus defeat each other because they both love Edmund. Their final lines again show that Goneril is the leader in scheming and takes action more than her sister. She poisons Regan, who complains about feeling sick. Similar to her first speech, Cordelia speaks the truth in her last words. She understands that she and Lear are not the only people with good intentions and morals who have suffered unjustly. She understands her father's pain and does not blame him for not seeing the truth in his daughters. She knows that she will die soon, but Lear comforts her because she should not give up hope yet. However, he only holds on to his sanity as long as she holds on to her life. After she is hanged, he forgets who Kent is and believes Cordelia is still alive. He laments the injustice of a world, where mere animals live while his precious daughter is dead. He exclaims that Cordelia is breathing before he dies.

Edgar delivers the last lines of the play King Lear. He says the oldest has suffered the most, which refers to Lear who suffers throughout the play because his daughters. In the beginning, he is deceived by flattery from his Goneril and Regan and believes that Cordelia who he has always favored does not love him. Then, in addition to realizing his two oldest daughters take advantage of him to gain his wealth, he is afraid of becoming old and powerless. He has nothing after losing his home, sanity, and someone to care for him. Edgar sympathizes with Lear because the young will never see so much suffering as Lear and they will not bear the burden for so long in their life. Although Lear continues to suffer, he is determined to endure in hopes that Cordelia will redeem the unjust and hostile world. After she dies, he quickly follows because there is nothing left for him to live for.