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UM E-Theses Collection (澳門大學電子學位論文庫)

Title

Representation of power in 1984 : a culmination of Orwell's political ideas

English Abstract

The thesis is that the protagonist of 1984 Winston Smith, together with almost all the citizens of the Oceania State, has become the victim and an agent of discursive power system. It is the self-monitoring sub-consciousness that is oppressing and enslaving all the citizens to "behave well" in the totalitarian state. The people are actually internalizing all the disciplines and surveillance which makes them submit willingly to the invisible chains of the dominant discourse. The main structure of my thesis is as follows: (1) Defining the important terms; (2) Find out the recurring motif of Orwell's works; (3) How does Orwell's political concern culminates in 1984.

Issue date

2012.

Author

Wang, Ming Yue

Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Humanities (former name: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities)
Department
Department of English
Degree

M.A.

Subject

Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950 -- Political and social views

Politics and literature

Supervisor

Chiu, Man Yin

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TOC & Abstract

Location
1/F Zone C
Library URL
991002218599706306