English Literature A-Level

Surveillance and the loss of privacy

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Ubiquitous surveillance via telescreens is one of the mechanisms of state control through which Orwell constructs a totalitarian nightmare.

OCR · 5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Core set texts for Comparative and contextual study: Dystopia

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