Reading Journal
Preface
It is well known among the educated general public that the short-story entitled “Animal Farm,” written by George Orwell in 1943, is an allegory for the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in the early twentieth century and the harsh times that followed. It is a story that shows how a revolution against tyranny can transform into a totalitarianism which is even more terrible. Based on that postulation, the following is a journal kept during a reading of the novel which attempts to identify the parallels of the Animal Farm and the post-Tsarist Russia. It is made-up of six sections, the first five of which consisting of a two quotes apiece, one from each of the two chapters being examined, and a response …show more content…
Love- noun, verb, verb phrase, idioms. [luhv] 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 3. sexual passion or desire. 4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart. 5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love? 6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour. 7. sexual inter-course; copulation. 8. (initial capital letter ) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid. 9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbour. 10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books. 11. the object or thing so liked: The theatre was her great love. 12. the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God. 13. Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing. 14. a word for-merly used in communications to represent the letter L. 15. to have love or af-fection for: All her pupils love her. 16. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person). 17. to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music. 18. to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight. 19. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover. 20. to have sexual inter-course with. 21. to have love or affection for another person; be in love. 22. love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets. 23. for love, 23a. out of affection or liking; for pleasure. 23b. without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love. 24. for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise. 25. in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love. 26. in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamoured of: in love with the girl next