1984 - Science fiction examples that are not fiction anymore

1984 - George Orwell

    1984 is an incredible book that depicts a dystopian society in which a Party rules over people’s lives. The landscape and the life presented in the book cause the reader depression, sadness, and fear feelings toward this worrisome fictional world. In the book, there are many dystopian science-fiction examples that I do not consider fiction anymore, but there is one that seems critical to me. The control of the Party or government over people’s lives presented in the book can be related to the manipulation companies and governments do today. In the book 1984, the Party devised a technological monitoring system named the telescreen through which they manipulated and brainwashed society. An example of this manipulation happens when the Party tells people that the standard of living has increased. Definitely, the purpose of this lie was to show society the positive side of the government. In today’s reality, companies try to influence us through TV and social media to buy their products by only showing us their positive features. Moreover, governments also use this technology to show us only their positive work. Their goal is to manipulate us into thinking that they are great leaders and need to remain in power.

Lady Chatterley's Lover - Collage

    Lady Chatterley's Lover is the story of a woman called Constance who began to feel less in love with her husband and entered into a passionate love affair with her husband's educated gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors.

COLLAGE

    I decided to build my collage with these pictures of the most important scenes of Lady Chatterley’s Lover because each of them illustrates the events of the love affair between Connie and Mellors. In the first picture, we can see the day Connie saw Mellors for the first time. The second picture represents the day Connie went to Mellors’ cottage and saw him shirtless, awakening in her different sensations. In the third picture, we can perceive the day Connie discovered a hut near a spring where she found Mellors. Pictures 5 and 6 represent the evening when Connie went to the clearing, found Mellors closing up the chicken coops, and held a young chick. On this day, they had sex for the first time. The pictures we have from here transmit how Connie and Mellors became closer, strengthening their relationship. Picture eleven illustrates the moment when Connie tells Mellors about her plan to leave Clifford after returning from her Venice trip. In picture twelve, we can see the start of Connie’s trip to Venice. During this trip, Connie received two letters in which she read that Mellors was fired and her love affair was not secret anymore. The following pictures represent Clifford’s divorce rejection when Connie returned from her trip. Finally, the last picture represents the hope Connie and Mellors have to be one day together. Each picture is essential to convey the meaning of my collage and transmit this love affair. 

Dracula - My favorite part of the book

DRACULA

    I liked several parts of the book, but one caught my attention even more. The moment when Jonathan Harker arrived at Count Dracula’s castle and described him was one of my favorite parts of the book. When Harker arrived at the castle in a carriage, Harker stood in silence close to a great door, old and studded with large iron nails, and set in a projecting doorway of massive stone. There, Harker began to rub his eyes and pinch himself to see if he was awake. Everything seemed like a horrible nightmare, but this showed him that he was completely awake. In this part, I liked the atmosphere of eeriness the book builds, which is an essential gothic element. Then, Harker heard a heavy step approaching behind the great door, and he saw the great door swung back. There, he saw a tall old man who was clean-shaven, had a long white mustache, and was dressed in black from head to foot. This first description of Count Dracula surprised me since I had a different mental image of the character, and I really liked this part because I was reading about Dracula’s real aspect. Later, Harker provided us with a more detailed description of Dracula. For example, he mentioned that Dracula’s face was very strong, aquiline, with a high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils. Also, he mentioned that Dracula had massive eyebrows and a rather cruel-looking mouth with sharp white teeth. Additionally, he states that Dracula had an extraordinary pallor. 

Dracula - Characters

Dracula's Castle (Setting)

Frankenstein - My favorite part of the book

FRANKENSTEIN

    My favorite part of Frankenstein is the creation of the monster. After discovering the secret to creating life, Victor Frankenstein decided to begin the creation of a human being. He imagined a new species that would bless him as its creator. After collecting the body parts and arranging his materials, Victor started his work. As the minuteness of the parts formed a great obstacle to Victor’s work speed, he resolved to make the being about eight feet in height and proportionably large. I liked this section of my favorite part of the book because it shows the results of Victor’s hard work in discovering the secret of life. Also, I liked it because this section gives the reader a short but good first impression of the monster. Victor engaged completely in his creation and animation task, isolating him from the world. On a dreary November night, he brought his creature to life. Victor mentioned that he had selected beautiful features for his creature. However, he realized that his creation seemed like a monster, and he was horrified by him. I liked this part because it marked the beginning of an interesting story in which I wanted to discover the role of the monster. Additionally, I liked it because it gave me information to conclude that Victor messed with nature and things were about to get worse.  

Frankenstein - Character Map

Frankenstein - Themes

Frankenstein - A memory of my presentation

Pride and Prejudice - Differences between the book and the 2005 movie

    Pride and Prejudice is a book by Jane Austen published in 1813. The book follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy who must overcome their pride and prejudice to follow their hearts’ feelings and marry. Scholars and critics consider the book a masterpiece of the literature world. For the reading public, the book is part of the most loved and favorite books of all time. Numerous screen adaptations have been made based on this amazing book. Today, we are going to take a look at some differences between the book and the 2005 movie.

1) Mr. Collins’s proposal to Charlotte Lucas

    One difference between Pride and Prejudice's book and the 2005 movie is Mr. Collins’s non-existent marriage proposal to Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth’s friend. In the movie, Charlotte Lucas only comes to the Bennet’s house to tell Elizabeth about her engagement with Collins, surprising Lizzy. In Jane Austen’s book, we can see that the events leading up to Mr. Collins’s proposal started with the time Charlotte Lucas passed listening to Mr. Collins when the Lucases invited the Bennets to dine with them. Charlotte’s objective was to keep away Mr. Collins’s addresses to Elizabeth, who rejected his marriage proposal before, by engaging them towards herself. This led to Mr. Collins’s stealthy escape from Longbourn the following morning after last night’s dinner with the Lucases. When Mr. Collins arrived with Charlotte, he proposed to her marriage. He asked her parents for their consent, and they fully agreed as they saw Mr. Collins as a great eligible match for their daughter. After that, Charlotte told Lizzy about her engagement. Elizabeth was surprised at first, but she wished her happiness. Since these events are not present in the movie, Charlotte’s talk with Lizzy feels empty.

2) Lady Catherine de Bourgh visit to Longbourn

    When Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrives at Longbourn to inquire Elizabeth about the rumor she may marry her nephew, Mr. Darcy, she arrives at different times and does different actions in the book and movie. In the 2005 movie, she arrived at Longbourn at night when the Bennet family was about to sleep. The Bennet family received Lady Catherine, and she demanded to talk with Elizabeth alone. In another room, she inquired Lizzy about the marriage rumor and forbade her to accept a proposal from Mr. Darcy. In Jane Austen’s book, Lady Catherine arrived in the morning when everybody was together in the dining room. She entered the house and asked Elizabeth to come with her on a walk to a prettyish kind of a little wilderness on one side of their lawn. There, she inquired Elizabeth about an alarming report that mentioned she might marry her nephew. She asked Elizabeth to confirm the rumor as a scandalous falsehood. These events make the movie’s scene different from the book.

3) Pride and Prejudice ending

    Pride and Prejudice’s movie ending is completely different from the book. The 2005 movie presented two different finals. In one of them, Mr. Darcy is talking privately with Mr. Bennet to ask for his consent to marry Elizabeth. Then, Mr. Bennet asked Lizzy to enter the room. He asked her what she was thinking since Lizzy mentioned before that she hated that man. Elizabeth replied that she loved him and told her father everything he had done for her. At this, Mr. Bennet was completely happy and blessed Elizabeth and Darcy union. In the second ending, the movie presents a beautiful scene where the married Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are enjoying an intimate romantic moment at Pemberley. A passionate kiss crowned this ending. In Jane Austen’s book, the ending part talks about the life of the characters after the events of the novel. We can see that Elizabeth and Darcy are married, Jane and Bingley move into an estate near Pemberley, Mr. Bennet misses and visits Lizzy frequently, Kitty improves her character by spending time with Lizzy and Jane, etc. These are three different endings that provide the story with a beautiful conclusion.

- More differences between Pride and Prejudice book and the 2005 movie