Following is an excerpt from a letter from George Orwell to Dwight Macdonald‚ written in December 1946‚ soon after the publication of Animal Farm in the US. According to the editor of the letters‚ Peter Davison‚ who also supplied the footnotes‚ Macdonald wrote Orwell that anti-Stalinist intellectuals of his acquaintance claimed that the parable of Animal Farm meant that revolution always ended badly for the underdog‚ “hence to hell with it and hail the status quo.” He himself read the book as
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regarded by the other animals. He began the whole idea of the revolution. * Boxer was a huge‚ strong horse‚ not very smart but of good character. Clover was a motherly‚ middle-aged mare. * Benjamin was a donkey‚ the oldest animal on the farm. He was skeptical‚ cynical‚ and never laughed. Also‚ he was friends with Boxer. * Mollie was a "foolish‚ pretty white mare" who liked sugar and pretty ribbons. 2. For what purpose did Major call the meeting of the animals? He wanted to tell them
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Anti-Semitism and racism in The Merchant Of Venice. Anti-Semitism and the desecration of the Jewish population have been in existence for nearly five thousand years. In William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”‚ we find that one of the characters is the subject and expression of anti-Semitic attitude that is persistent in Elizabethan society. William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” contains many examples that insult Jewish heritage because they were the minority in London in Shakespearean
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Major uses some techniques of propaganda in his speech to the animals - he identifies humans as the enemy‚ and attempts to unite them all against this common enemy. He promises that their lives will be better and easier if they do what he suggests and overthrow the humans. He also teaches them a simple‚ easy-to-remember song‚ Beasts of England‚ to inspire them with his ideas. Although he genuinely believes that he is acting in the animals’ best interests and is not trying to deceive them‚ this is all
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Animal Farm George Orwell Submitted By: Ryan Jay Enclona H3-Justice Submitted To: Ms. Aila Velasquez Table of Contents I. Biography of the Author………………………………………………….………1 II. Background of the Story………………………………………………………….2 III. Characters (Tell me about the characters in the book. You are to include their role in the book‚ a physical description of their appearance and a description of their personality) IV. Setting (*Describe the setting in detail. *Be as specific as possible
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tells readers a lot about his views on women and their roles. Their personalities vary‚ and their character ranges from strong to weak‚ warm and delightful to cold and scornful. Although Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Portia from The Merchant of Venice seem to be polar opposites‚ they both share a few things in common‚ and that is that they are both witty‚ bold‚ and independent. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katherine Minola is first introduced as the short-tempered sister of Bianca Minola
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The Villain of The Merchant of Venice We all have a mind of our own and with that we can make the choice to do good or evil. So it is not our enemies that lure us to evil ways. It is our own minds that decide to do so. In the play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Shylock is a villain because in the play Shylock uses deception and his knowledge of Antonio to exact his revenge‚ Shylock also shows that anger‚ revenge and hate has clouded his mind and so he chooses to show no forgiveness
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written text. Explain how the relationship helped you to understand these characters. In the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell a key relationship between two characters was Squealer and Napoleons relationship. This relationship helped me understand that they were both dishonest and manipulative: they would both often change the truth and manipulate other animals to what suits them at the animals expense. The first reason I think the relationship between Napoleon and Squealer helped me understand
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is always varying‚ upwards and downwards" (John Locke). A villain is a cruelly-malicious-person who does bizarre and unlawful things. In William Shakespeare’s‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock is a Jewish character who is portrayed as a Villain because of the freakish things he does. Shylock is a bad example for the people of Venice: he is a very selfish‚ he is evil‚ he has no mercy for anyone and he will do anything to have Antonio dead. A villain is someone who is selfish and does not care about
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The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father‚ the other involving Jessica and Shylock‚ a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love‚ respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father was full of respect and love‚ whereas Jessica didn’t like her father and thought he was rude.
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