Research Paper on:
The Theme of Power: “1984” and “Women on the Edge of Time”

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the reader with the misuse of power, the negative realities of power as some force attempts to control others for their own selfish intentions. Such is clearly the case with  George Orwells "1984" and Marge Piercys "Women on the Edge of Time." While the two stories are essentially focused on different perspectives of power, they are two stories which illustrate  the destructive realities associated with powerful forces. Bearing that in mind the following paper examines the themes of power separately as they appear in each story. The paper then provides  a comparison and contrast of the theme of power within the two. 1984 Orwells classic futuristic novel is one that is constantly referred to in regards to the theme  of power possessed by a nation or a society. It is a story that involves the power of Big Brother, an entity that ultimately controls everything people do, say, and  even think. In these respects it is the ultimate power novel that frighteningly displays what life would be like if the controlling powers in existence truly had all the power  possible. As one author summarizes, "Orwell foresaw a world in which Big Brother had a mustache, the government tried to keep people from enjoying sex, mysterious bombs went off in  big cities, parents were sent to jail on the testimony of their children, politicians changed their records and no one noticed, newspapers altered established facts, a decrease one day in  the amount of chocolate in a candy bar was announced as an increase the next day, and the exercise leader on TV could actually see that you werent touching your  toes" (Meyerson 25). Throughout the novel there is a controlling nature of power that comes through many different restrictions placed upon the population. One such restriction is applied to