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Published: November 12, 2006
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paper studies George Orwell's short story "Shooting an Elephant" and William Lutz's essay "Doublespeak" to determine whether an
individual can be stronger than the
society in which he or she lives. The paper chose these two works since both look at aspects of society that are sometimes difficult to comprehend. The paper summarizes that in "Shooting the Elephant", the
character who hates the society that condemns another must ultimately conform to it in
order to ensure his own survival. "Doublespeak" discusses how our society creates 'gobbledygook' for communication in order to cover up and confuse a myriad of societal issues. Asking what these works say about
choice in our society, the paper asserts that we learn from them that choice is difficult, and sometimes impossible. The paper concludes that a society which provides few choices to its members is a society that will not survive.
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