Literature is another life form of a human being. People devote their own personal experience and wisdom, and physically write them on a piece of paper, in hope for change or just to fill the mind of others with knowledge. Art provides the audience with a colorful and profound visual story. Both literature and art have the potential to provide individuals with new viewpoints in an infinite amount of subjects. They give so much power and wisdom to the people, that it takes great responsibility and dedication to move the hearts of the people. George Orwell and José Orozco were individuals that marked a major impact in the literature and art world. George Orwell wrote numerous essays and the well-known novel, 1984, in order to warn the people of totalitarianism. José Orozco painted to educate and remind the common man of its culture identity and visually show the cruelty and savagery of war. George Orwell and José Orozco dedicated their lives fighting for the equal rights and opportunities for the people, and warned others the dangers of oppression, and brought awareness of the importance of having complexion and uniqueness in one’s mind. …show more content…
Orozco spent his early years in the southwestern region of Jalisco, he was one of four brothers. His father was an editor for the newspaper, known as La Abeja. His mother was a housewife who often gave women in her community painting lessons. The family was finically in a difficult situation so they moved first to Guadalajara and then Mexico City, hoping they will improve their lives. Although they worked hard it not easy for a middle class family in Mexico to be financially successful. young Orozco would often visit an art shop. The shop was owned by José Guadalupe Posada, who was a political cartoonist. Orozco learned Posada’s techniques and his love for art
Julio Cortazar was a teacher, worked for UNESCO, and became a political activist while working for UNESCO (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan, & Sugana 2012). George Orwell was a member of the Indian Imperial Force, but always had a strong political view of the world (“George Orwell”, 2014). Cortazar was largely influenced by Pinochet and the Cuban Revolution (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan & Sugana, 2012). Orwell was largely influenced by the rise in dictatorships that was rapidly occurring (SparkNote Editors, 2007). Cortazar and Orwell both were able to incorporate their strong political opinions into their writing.
Julio Cortazar and George Orwell have very interesting and somewhat similar pasts. Julio Cortazar was a teacher, worked for UNESCO, and they became a political activist while working for UNESCO (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan, & Sugana 2012). George Orwell was a member of the Indian Imperial Force, but always had a strong political view of the world (“George Orwell”, 2014). Cortazar was largely influenced by Pinochet and the Cuban Revolution (Colbert, Kanter, Ryan & Sugana, 2012). Orwell was largely influenced by the rise in dictators that was rapidly occurring (SparkNote Editors, 2007). Cortazar and Orwell both were able to incorporate their strong political opinions into their writing. They have a similar writing style mainly because they do an excellent job incorporating their real life opinions into a fantasy-like story that actually hides some of their true intention.
The novel 1984 is one that has sparked much controversy over the last several decades. It harbors many key ideas that lie at the root of all skepticism towards the book. With the ideas of metaphysics, change, and control in mind, George Orwell wrote 1984 to provide an interesting story but also to express his ideas of where he believed the world was heading. His ideas were considered widely ahead of their time, and he was really able to drive home how bleak and colorless our society really is. Orwell wrote this piece as a futuristic, dystopian book which contained underlying tones of despair and deceit.
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Literature has long been an important part of human life. We express our feelings with ink and paper; we spill out our souls on dried wood pulp. Writing has been a form of release and enjoyment since the beginning of written language. You can tell a story, make yourself a hero. You can live out all your fantasies!
eorge Orwell’s 1949 classic 1984 is a hauntingly original entry into the dystopian science fiction genre. The main elements that elevate Orwell’s novel into a masterpiece are its setting, characterizations, theme, and symbolism, which will be discussed in this paper. The theme and main idea of 1984 is rebellion from a totalitarian regime.
Upon my reading of the novel 1984, I was fascinated by George Orwell’s vision of the future. Orwell describes a world so extreme that a question comes to mind, asking what would encourage him to write such a novel. 1984 took place in the future, but it seemed like it was happening in the past. George Orwell was born in 1903 and died in 1950; he has seen the horrific tides of World War ² and Ï. As I got deeper into this novel I began to see similar events of world history built into 1984.
Tuck, Jim. “Tragedy and Triumph: the Drama of Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949).” Mexconnect. 9 October 2008: n. pag. Web. 9 February 2011.
Literature has had a major impact on society, and, also our history. Literature has reformed and shaped civilizations, changed political systems, and has exposed injustices (3). Our literature has changed and developed as we have, keeping up with our society. “...literature is crucial for the advancement of society (3).” With literary works, we can convince others to view things a certain way, share our opinions, and more. Literature is greatly intertwined with our society and everyday lives, and they would not be the same without it. Literature plays an irreplaceable role in our
This paper is a discussion of George Orwell 's Homage to Catalonia (1938) and Animal Farm (1945) showing the factual and fictional obsession with revolution in both books. The two books are based on Orwell 's personal and political background. Orwell was so obsessed with the idea of revolution that he created the details of this revolution in his mind in two books: the first is factual out of his experience and the second is fictional in a symbolic narration. Orwell’s obsession with revolution consists in the images, ideas, or words that preoccupy his mind so forcefully that they become real even when they are not. These images and ideas turn to be patterns of mind.
Language has always been the key to how humankind has interacted with each other, so it is only fitting that one of the oldest forms of expression is making written language an art form. Poetry is known to conjure images within our minds and speak to our soul in a profound way. The best poets can use a few lines to make one think and feel something inside on anything such as a political statement, or of the beauty of nature. An excellent example of a poet who made art out of written word is Poṉmuṭiyār in his A Young Warrior. The poem uses its content and form to provide the overall meaning that one should live in peace because life is short.
Literature is a very powerful tool that is used to make a huge impact on society or in someone’s perspective. Literature comes in different forms and each literature form fits in a certain category or role to help understand the true meaning of it. From playwrights to short stories, each one has moral lesson, a message or a reflection of the author. I have witnessed the power of literature several times. Literature has moved teens to better being; it has motivated unfortunate people to fame, used as an educational process of teaching and most of all, entertainment. Back in the day, plays were on of the most famous forms of entertainment. Without television and radio present, plays served as a substitute to entertain certain groups of people like the royal family or just for the whole public. This was one way of making money by the actors and the authors that wrote the play. Also present during those times were the poem recitals. This is similar to a play but fewer people are present in the stage or sometimes solo performance. Today, Literature is still being used as a form of entertainment and educational intentions. Hollywood made a lot of money by revising the great masterpieces of famous authors such as “Rome and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. Also, they made movies out of hundreds of literary works for educational purposes and better understanding of the literature piece. Each form of literature has its own style. The style determines how it influences the audience to absorb the true meaning and moral of the story or poem. William Shakespeare and Benjamin Franklin were truly persuasive while Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe mixed mystery and adventure to their works. The style touches the readers which really makes a good relationship from the reader to the author’s literary masterpieces.
Literature is creative writing of recognized artistic value. Literature represents the very best of human expression. We read and celebrate Literature for many reasons. A few of these reasons are,- to be inspired, to be delighted, to embark on incredible ventures and others.
Literature }is a writing which expresses and communicates thoughts, feelings and attitudes towards life~. Rees (1984, p. 2). Whereas the novel, as a precised particular genre of literature, is a narrative prose of considerable length,which merges reality with fantasy and imagination to imbue its characters and actions with a sense of fiction. In answer to the second part of the question, Nin (1972, p.168) argues that }the function of the novel is to give you an emotional experience....
The beauty of a portrait, the adventure of a saga, the delicacy of a porcelain vase, the emotion of a symphony – all forms of art, all forms of expression. Art, as Oscar Wilde explains it, is the “most intense mode of individualism that the world has ever known” (Wilde, The Soul of a Man Under Socialism). Art allows one to express themselves through a thousand mediums, using all five senses. It allows words that are not meant to be spoken, to be expressed, and ideas not meant to be thought, imagined. Perhaps the most prevalent form of art in today's society is literature, as is the most direct form of art.