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How does Orwell explore the threat to individuality in 1984?

A useful way to approach this question might be to think about the political context in which Orwell wrote 1984. Orwell's novel can be seen as a reaction to the totalitarian systems of government...

LJ
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How should I structure my essay concerning depictions in Heathcliff in ‘Wuthering Heights’?

Well there are many different ways of structuring an essay that work for different people. In A Level English it is really important that you can highlight different aspects of the form, the structure and...

KP
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Understanding Poetic Metre - What, Why, and How?

When listening to music at home, you may find yourself tapping your feet along to the beat - or rather, to the rhythm. Rhythm is the most essential part of all the music you listen to, and it's at the hea...

BW
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Gilead’s women are powerless because they are utterly divided and unsupportive of each other.’ Examine this view of Atwood’s presentation of the female characters in The Handmaid’s Tale.

At first glance, Atwood’s totalitarian dystopia in The Handmaid’s Taleprojects a sense of nihilism in terms of female power, in its division of women into factions that reduce them to singular fu...

GK
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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Both a simile and a metaphor are stylistic devices used in literature to describe something or someone.However, a simile likens one thing to another using "like" or "as". So, "fre...

TS
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