Characters
A Big Brother in the novel 1984 Big Brother, the mysterious all-seeing, all-knowing leader of the totalitarian society is a god-like icon to the citizens […]
Month: July 2008
Construction
A Point of View of the novel 1984 Orwell’s 1984 is told in the third person, but the point of view is clearly Winston Smith’s. […]
Historical Perspective
A Totalitarianism In 1948, when Orwell’s 1984 was published, World War II had just ended. One of England’s allies had been Russia, which was ruled […]
Questions
Explain how history is distorted and hidden from the citizens of Oceania. What is the result? Discuss how Newspeak works to alter the expression of […]
Compare and Contrast
1948: West Berlin, Germany, is blockaded by the Soviets. The Americans begin an airlift to help the stranded Berliners. 1984: The Berlin wall, built in […]
About the Author
John Updike is one of America’s most prominent contemporary authors. He has written novels, short stories, essays, poetry, reviews, articles, memoirs, art criticism, and drama. […]
Setting
The action of “A & P” takes place in a grocery store in a town north of Boston that is five miles from the nearest […]
Themes and Characters
The encounter of Sammy, a checkout clerk at an A & P supermarket, with a trio of swimsuited girls encompasses many of the themes central […]