Common Module – Practice Essay On 1984

Resource Description

Common Module human experiences written by English Extension student, marked 20/20 response.

How effectively does your prescribed text tell stories to reveal both the personal and shared nature of human experiences?

Thesis Statement Ideas

Stories can accentuate humanity’s futile search for individualism and ignite new perspectives within readers to reflect upon their own values. Orwell’s three act novel 1984 follows the story of the societal anomaly Winston Smith as an individual pursuits memory, self autonomy, and human connection/emotion in response to an oppressive society. Orwell captures the individual human experience of Winston Smith for audiences to sympathise and reconsider the pursuit of individualism within their own time. Contrasting Winston Smith, Orwell encapsulates the collective human experience and their tendency to become subservient to oppressive powers personified by the mysterious ‘Big Brother’, highlighting the dangers of becoming complacent and not seeking individualism. Hence, Orwell exacerbates the individual and collective human experience to achieve his authorial purpose in highlighting the futile search for individualism while facing suppressions of memory, self-autonomy and human emotion.