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1984

Many futuristic texts depict grim and bleak worlds; however the author often tantalizes the readers with a taste of hope, only to systematically destroy it . Hope is defined as that that is wanted or desired is attainable, without hope there is no reason to live. Throughout the novel ‘1984’ by George Orwell there is an undercurrent of hope, of the possibility that things can improve in the future. However, by the end the text is completely bereft of hope. In Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ we see a dystopia devoid of hope, where the only possibility of bettering your life is to move “off-world” and leave behind the now effete Earth behind.
At first glance it would seem that Orwell’s ‘1984’ is completely without of hope. Everything is monitored, there is no freedom and the thought police are rampant and ruthless on though criminals. In such a seemingly decadent society it would seem impossible for hope to exist. However, throughout the text there are a few subtle......


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