This is amazing i decided to do my English a2 level coursework on these two novels based on the similarities through the theocratic regimes represented in both novels, this is so helpful and I won’t forget to reference you 😊
I think its important to note that communism and socialism are ideologically related, but not the same thing. Orwell was opposed to Soviet-communism, but not socialism. He was supportive of socialist goals. Heres a quote from a decade after the Spanish Civil war: "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it." In fact, he did not view Soviet Russia as socialist: "In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of Socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country. . . . And so for the past ten years I have been convinced that the destruction of the Soviet myth was essential if we wanted a revival of the Socialist movement." This is a huge factor for understanding his works and the ideology behind them.
@@peterflynn3657 I hope that didn't come off as aggressive or anything like that. I've just been deep into rereading and studying Nineteen eighty-four recently 😅
Hi there! im currently writing an analytical essay/ multimodel presentation on literature’s power coming from its ability to confront the reader’s assumptions by representing new perspectives on the human experience in relation to 1984 and The handmaids tale show E1 S1 and i found this video very helpful and was wondering if you have any transcriptions/ notes of this video or your research?
This is amazing! Thank you so much. God bless you!!!
This is amazing i decided to do my English a2 level coursework on these two novels based on the similarities through the theocratic regimes represented in both novels, this is so helpful and I won’t forget to reference you 😊
I think its important to note that communism and socialism are ideologically related, but not the same thing. Orwell was opposed to Soviet-communism, but not socialism. He was supportive of socialist goals. Heres a quote from a decade after the Spanish Civil war:
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it."
In fact, he did not view Soviet Russia as socialist:
"In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of Socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country. . . . And so for the past ten years I have been convinced that the destruction of the Soviet myth was essential if we wanted a revival of the Socialist movement."
This is a huge factor for understanding his works and the ideology behind them.
Good point - totally agree with you.
@@peterflynn3657 I hope that didn't come off as aggressive or anything like that. I've just been deep into rereading and studying Nineteen eighty-four recently 😅
I have my exam on these two texts tomorrow, and found this so damn helpful. This video is very helpful and hella underrated. Thanks alot
Very helpful - Thank You!
Hi there! im currently writing an analytical essay/ multimodel presentation on literature’s power coming from its ability to confront the reader’s assumptions by representing new perspectives on the human experience in relation to 1984 and The handmaids tale show E1 S1 and i found this video very helpful and was wondering if you have any transcriptions/ notes of this video or your research?
Hi there. I will try to find something for you. Send me your email