Susan Brinson Journal Entry for Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott I thoroughly enjoyed this reading‚ and having never read Little Women‚ this was my first experience with Louisa May Alcott. I am impressed and amused at Nurse Periwinkle’s candor‚ and her overall enthusiasm for life. After all “the Periwinkles are a hopeful race” and “they all wear rose-colored spectacles”. For some reason‚ and I expect it’s simply because I never really delved into it‚ I expected a writer from that time
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the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell‚ there are a variety of characters in this story. The character that is the best to describe is Napoleon. Napoleon is a big Berkshire boar with an aggressive character‚ savage instinct towards everyone‚ and an arrogant feel for superiority. A way to describe Napoleon’s infamous dictatorship is how he changes the rules to correspond to his needs for superiority‚ a quotation where it explains this is “It ran ‘No animal shall kill any other animal without
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2015 Animal Farm Final Essay Animal Farm is an ironic political story about the influences of power and how it can be used for ultimate good or absolute evil. At the beginning of Animal Farm power was used for ultimate good. It brought all members of the farm together and allowed them to gain their freedom from oppression. After this initial positive use of power‚ it began to destroy the community that had worked together to form the Animal Farm. In the beginning of Animal Farm the animals used
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“So‚ children what is the genre of Animal 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
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Hypocrisy on Animal Farm In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the animals possess many traits that humans portray such as emotion and physical qualities and activities. The novel withholds many examples of hypocrisy among the animals. These acts of hypocrisy originate from the animals hatred for the humans‚ which eventually transforms them into humans in an animal form and the major downfall of Animal Farm. These acts of hypocrisy are primarily summoned by the pigs in many different fashions
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misused and abused‚ to such an extent that the empowered individual will be reluctant to lose power. Power and corruption are fundamental themes which are profoundly emphasized in George Orwell’s novel‚ Animal Farm. This theme is also‚ emphasized in Joseph Stephenson’s film adaptation titled‚ Animal farm. Inspiration is one fundamental element for leadership. It is said that‚ “Inspiration can be achieved by giving people an honest picture of the proposed program in such a way that they will realize
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in your stomach! That’s how the animals on Manor Farm live every day‚ while Jones is there. Old Major‚ a stout old pig‚ in the novel Animal Farm‚ has a dream and wants to tell all the animals about it. Old Major has a secret meeting in the barn. Old Major’s dream was about rebelling against Mr. Jones‚ a human leader‚ on Manor Farm. After the rebellion was planned‚ Old Major soon died‚ leaving it up to the other animals to have a successful rebellion. All the animals worked together and did anything
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Summary of Animal Farm The novel‚ Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ is about the animals’ revolution in Manor Farm. It is Old Major‚ a twelve years old boar‚ who calls for a meeting with all the other animals in Manor Farm. At the meeting‚ Old Major tells the other animals about how useless humans are and teaches the other animals a revolutionary song‚ “Beasts of England.” Old Major dies and two pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon
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INTRODUCTION The following entry presents criticism of Orwell’s short novel Animal Farm‚ which was published in 1945. Animal Farm (1945) is considered one of Orwell’s most popular and enduring works. Utilizing the form of the animal fable‚ the short novel chronicles the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human masters in an attempt to create a utopian state. On a larger scale‚ commentators widely view Animal Farm as an allegory for the rise and decline of socialism in the Soviet
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have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all” (Norman Vincent Peale). Throughout my life here on what is now called Manor Farm‚ I have been afraid. I have not been willing to take action against the corrupt and oppressive. My story has been captured and retold in the satirical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. My life here on Manor Farm has always been the same‚ unchanging. First‚ Mr. Jones owned and fed us while also making us
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