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1984 __Speaker in I Want a Wife__ The Speaker in the article, "I Want a Wife" was a woman(obviously) but also a feminist. She describes her thoughts about how good a wife would be while ironing her clothes. She sees that women, traditionally and stereotypically, are meant to do all housework, take care of children and make sure her husband is pleased. She disagrees with that, and her tone is very sarcastic.

__Intended audience for 1984__ I think that the audience of 1984 is anyone who trusts the government too much. The government will take advantage of that trust and turn into a government that controls every aspect of civilian life. In chapter one of book one, Orwell introduces the main character as well as his way of life. Everything is monitored, even thoughts. When he thinks something bad against the leading party, this is called Thoughtcrime. People who rebel or are guilty of Thoughtcrime are immediately sentenced to death. People are watched through screens in their homes and the leader of his government is known as Big Brother. The main character's job is to alter documents so that they fit the Party's standards. I feel that all of this is to show Orwell's intended audience how society could potentially become if we let the government take over our lives completely. Things such as phone taps and un-warranted searches that give up our privacy and feeling of safety make us uncomfortable. Orwell's point is to show the general public how bad things could be.

__Message Orwell is trying to convey__ I think the message Orwell is trying to convey is that the government isn't always right and just dealing with something that you know is wrong isn't easy to do. Winston starts noticing lie after lie from the Party and he sees things in a different light. He knows that rebellion will cause him death and ThoughtCrime will, too. In book one, there are sayings such as "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength." Which is true in their culture because Big Brother controls them to the point where if they even think a single wrong thought, they will be tortured and killed. Big Brother does not always know what is best and Orwell's message is that the government doesn't always know what is best, it is not always so pure. A lot of the time, the government is very corrupt.

__Purpose of the novel__ I believe that the purpose of the novel is to show what could happen if a government was allowed to take complete control of a group of people. Orwell talks about torture being used as a main form of punishment of thoughtcrime and rebellion. Totalitarianism is the main danger that Orwell was thinking about when he wrote the novel. Physical and mental control of people and technology are all evils in the novel. Big Brother is used as a symbol for who runs the government but nobody really knows if Big Brother is real or not. This could refer a lot to government nowadays because it is so corrupt. Orwell wants to warn everybody of the dangers of an overpowering government.