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Keeping the Small Rules to Break the Big Ones in George Orwell's Dystopian Classic 1984

This literary analysis uses the character of Julia from George Orwell's novel 1984 to argue the importance of belief. A quote from the novel ("If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones") is used as a springboard for the character analysis.
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Bridget's feedback:

"It's clear you've spent time engaging with the text and thinking about how to support your central thesis. Some finetuning in both argumentation and the writing itself will help those ideas come forward for the reader.

Let's take a look at the thesis. You argue that "Supporting Julia's belief could..." Who is being asked to support this idea? (Does this refer to the reader? The conclusion implies this is so. But who is your audience, and what part do they have in this discussion about Orwell's book?)

Similarly, the discussion within the body paragraphs are a bit hard to follow. Keep in mind the reader uses the topic sentences (the first sentence) to guide them through the paragraph. Right now, the three topics are suggested to be 1) Julia is smart enough to escape the Thought Police; 2) Julia is always at risk; and 3) Julia is courageous. However, the paragraphs don't focus on these main ideas, and it is not clear how they work to support the thesis, which is itself lacking a clear aim. Making sure your ideas are clearly organized will ensure your reader can keep up with the discussion and understand the message of the text and its relevancy to the reader, as referred to in the conclusion."

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