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Orwell, Modjeska and Gardin
Summary: The Orchard by Drusilla Modjeska, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Gianni Berengo Gardin's The Gypsy Camp, Trento (Italy) 1985 all detail the control of minorities, and disempowered factions through the expectations of cultures that `encourage us to see ourselves as others see us'. In each case control allows the particular sect to be defined and separated from the rest of society as the other, thereby ensuring that they are inadequately represented in the governing body.
The Orchard and Nineteen Eighty-Four both describe cultures that "encourage us to see ourselves as others see us." Consider the political implications of seeing and being seen in Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Orchard, focussing on one passage or scene from each book, and one relevant image or written text you collect from the print media.
The Orchard by Drusilla Modjeska, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Gianni Berengo Gardin's The Gypsy Camp, Trento (Italy) 1985 all detail the control of minorities, and disempowered factions through the expectations of cultures that `encourage us to see ourselves as others see us'. In each case control allows the particular sect to be defined and separated from the rest of society as the other, thereby ensuring that they are inadequately represented in the governing body. Furthermore a theoretical argument emerges from the three texts: if our understanding of self is defined by our...
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