[onegame]

Hello.

What are some famous books, or people, that criticized Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell?

[Wondergirl]

Is this an assignment for homeschooling?

[onegame]

Is this an assignment for homeschooling?

It's kind of an essay I'm writing and I need to support it with critics of the novel, but I'm not sure what to use. All I need is names of people or their books if possible.

[Wondergirl]

It's for homeschooling?

Have you been to the public library to find information? If not, why not? That's where you will find this information.

[Wondergirl]

Do a FirstSearch search at the library. Here is one citation --

Title: Twentieth century interpretations of 1984; a collection of critical essays.
Author(s): Hynes, Samuel Lynn, comp.
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall
Year: 1971
Description: vi, 117 p. 21 cm.
Language: English
Series: Twentieth century interpretations; A Spectrum book;
Contents: Introduction, by S. Hynes.--1984, by V. S. Pritchett.--Orwell on the Future, by L. Trilling.--1984: the mysticism of cruelty, by I. Deutscher.--1984: history as nightmare, by I. Howe.--The strangled cry, by J. Strachey.--Introduction to 1984, by S. Spénder.--The road to 1984, by G. Kateb.--Orwell and the techniques of didactic fantasy, by A. Zwerdling.--Letter to George Orwell, by A. Huxley.--1984, by H. Read.--Climax and change, by W. Lewis.--From The English utopia, by A. L. Morton.--Bibliography (p. 116-117)
Standard No: ISBN: 0136226051; 9780136226055; 0136225977 (paper); 9780136225973 (paper) LCCN: 78-160533
SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor: Political fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Science fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Totalitarianism and literature.
Dystopias in literature.
Named Person: Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eighty-four.
Note(s): Bibliography: p. 116-117./ Also issued online.
Class Descriptors: LC: PR6029.R8; Dewey: 823/.9/12
Responsibility: Edited by Samuel Hynes.
Vendor Info: Baker & Taylor Baker and Taylor YBP Library Services (BKTY BTCP YANK) 7.95 Status: active
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19711222
Update: 20120717
Accession No: OCLC: 190610
Database: WorldCat

[onegame]

It's for homeschooling?

Have you been to the public library to find information? If not, why not? That's where you will find this information.

I live in a small town where there's no library. We don't even have books in our own language, let alone English ones. That's why looking books online is my only choice. Thanks for the help :)

[Wondergirl]

Why would your teacher give you such a dumb assignment then?

[onegame]

Why would your teacher give you such a dumb assignment then?

I chose it myself actually. The only thing I couldn't find information on was the criticism of the novel.

[Wondergirl]

Here's one critique from his teacher, himself a famous author --

Read Aldous Huxley's review of 1984 he sent to George Orwell

[onegame]

Here's one critique from his teacher, himself a famous author --

Read Aldous Huxley's review of 1984 he sent to George Orwell

Thanks a lot! One question; when mentioning the critiques, should I give my own opinion on them?

[Wondergirl]

Thanks a lot! One question; when mentioning the critiques, should I give my own opinion on them?

What does the assignment say to do? Don't you need more than one critique?

[onegame]

What does the assignment say to do? Don't you need more than one critique?

I'm supposed to analyse the novel. And I already found more critiques with the addition to the one you gave me. What are the steps you think I should follow in analysing it, please?

[joypulv]

It might be easiest to separate your comments from those of others, and start the paper by saying that is what you will be doing. Cite with quotation marks or start sentences with 'He believes' or other qualifiers that make it clear that you are quoting or paraphrasing, and then footnote either each sentence or a whole paragraph.

Then do your analysis at the end of the paper, or at the end of a topic within the paper.

[Wondergirl]

I'm supposed to analyse the novel. And I already found more critiques with the addition to the one you gave me. What are the steps you think I should follow in analysing it, please?

Summary of the novel including specific points that will be critiqued in the paper.
The various critiques (as joypulv noted).
Your summary and opinion of the critiques.