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    COURSE NAME/# PROFESSOR NAME DATE DUE‚ 2012 This analysis is a response to my exploration of the short story Little Red Riding Hood as featured in Journey Into Literature by R.W. Clugston‚ (2010‚ Ch. 4.1). The story is actually an ancient fable told in the oral tradition (basically French folk lore) that was written nearly 315 years ago by a writer named Charles Perrault in Paris. The identity of the original author is unknown‚ although it has been re-written and re-interpreted many‚ many

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    that do not match up to history. These important details to the holocaust are not included in the book‚ making it a fable. The fence in the book‚ is not electric‚ or guarded‚ when in reality they were. Every person in this camp had a job‚ or they were dead. Shmuel would not be able to get extra clothes for Bruno. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is accurately labeled a fable because of the fact that the fences are completely different‚ people didn’t just sit around‚ and there was no extra

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    Russian Revolution and Animal Farm Image a brutal Communist Soviet revolution. Now imagine a group of barnyard animals who free themselves from humans in an effort to be free‚ and rule themselves. In the well-renowned fable Animal Farm by George Orwell the Old Major’s Dream‚ the construction(s) of the windmill and Napoleon himself are all symbolic representations of the Russian Revolution. Old Major’s Dream blatantly represents Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Orwell simplified the basic ideas

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    Roman Theatre- • We look at Athens because we have the most sources • Most important form of entertainment • Very open‚ did not really need money to go to the theatre • Profound religious associations • Played an important political role • Stage was‚ like the agora‚ democracy was discussed and displayed in front of the Romans • Romans owed a lot to the Greeks in terms of theatre. They were very influenced by the Greeks • We see this in the architecture of the theatre • But Romans were

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    `English 9H 5/2/12 Animal Farm Descriptive Essay A fable is a fictional‚ usually‚ short story that provides a lesson or moral at the end. Most of the time‚ fables with include animals or objects that can talk and act like humans. In Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the animals show similarities to humans. Orwell used this technique to relate farm animals to key figures in the Russian Revolution. Also‚ it adds creativity to

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    ------------------------------------------------- William Faulkner William Faulkner (September 25‚ 1897 – July 6‚ 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the20th century‚ his reputation is based on his novels‚ novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Most of Faulkner’s works are set in his native state of Mississippi. He is considered one of the most important Southern writers along withMark Twain‚ Robert

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    nature myths explain natural phenomena that occur. What types of works make up the literary genre of folklore? The works that make up the category of folklores are legends‚ folktales‚ and fairytales. What are the characteristics of fables? The characteristics of a fable are that the main character is usually a talking animal and the short story expresses a clear moral at the end. How are folktales and fairy tales related? Folktales and fairytales are related because a fairy tale is a type of folktale

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    Meghan Taner Mrs. Elms English 9‚ Block B 12 September 2014 Blinded From Jealousy The wife from the fable “The Blue Eyes”‚ by Isak Dinesen‚ is a lady that is caught up in her jealousy and greed that she is blind to the obvious. For example‚ the wife in the story is constantly jealous of the figurehead on her husband’s boat‚ “You think more of the figure-head than of me”‚ she said to him. “No”‚ he answered‚ “I think so highly of her because she is like you‚ yes‚ because she is you yourself. Is

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    Farm?”asked the teacher. “A fairy tale!” one student shouted. Another student yelled‚ “A fable!” “No‚ you buffoons! It’s a satire!” argued another. “I think it’s an allegory!” exclaimed the final student. Since the release of George Orwell’s famous book Animal Farm‚ people have struggled to decide the genre of the story. Throughout the book‚ Orwell uses different elements like talking animals from fables‚ universal truths from fairy tales‚ criticism on a certain individuals from satires‚ and symbolic

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    In children’s fables animals and humans don’t go well together. It’s often a struggle between the two forces‚ good or bad. The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a classic selection that is very well known. The story features a young girl on her own making a choice. This is similar to the notable fable of the‚ “Little Red Riding Hood‚”. Both starring an female protagonist that goes on an adventure of curiosity. Little Red has gone on a journey to help her Grandmother‚ but she encounters

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