The year of the rat : images of betrayal in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
Date
2007
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Masters
Abstract
An examination of the image of the rat in Nineteen Eighty-Four, with a focus on how the rat becomes a metaphor for Winston. Further, an examination of how Winston's rat-like behaviour has affected his early family life and how such behaviour has continued to affect Winston. Families in the novel are examined with a view to understanding Winston's relation to the betrayal exemplified by these families, and finally as a way of understanding the true nature of Julia's betrayal of Winston in the Ministry of Love.
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Family, Imagery, Betrayal, Orwell, Rats
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Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
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English
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English