Dystopian literature often presents the individual’s quest for meaning in hostile and oppressive worlds.’ To what extent do the writers present their protagonists as successful in this quest in ‘1984’ by George Orwell‚ ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ by Oscar Wilde and ‘Woman at Point Zero’ by Nawal El Saadawi? The assertion that all three writers present their protagonist as having a quest for meaning in a dystopian world cannot be disputed. However‚ the extent to which these writers present
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animals would run the farm. Old Major encouraged the other animals to create a revolt on the farm; he spoke against mankind saying‚ "Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. And among us animals let there be perfect unity‚ perfect comradeship in the struggle. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades" (21). Old Major’s words sounded promising and things went well for awhile‚ until some animals started taking advantage of the freedom. As the novel progressed‚ language was beginning
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In Book VII Despair from the Inside of Las Miserables‚ Hugo describes the emotions of Jean Valjean has while in prison. This allows Hugo to use these “emotions” (Puchner et al. 896; 1) as a theme for the book. As the book goes on the reader sees varying emotions from Valjean; however‚ they mostly revolve around hate. Hugo writes‚ “… he passed judgment on society and he condemned it. He condemned it to his hate” (1123; 4-5): Valjean is thinking about the injustices done to those who should have
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oppression against animals. Old Major wanted the ‘ideal’ England‚ and started the notion of the rebellion against humans. He wanted the animals to be free‚ without suffering‚ without unfair labour and slavery‚ and wanted “perfect unity” and “perfect comradeship in the struggle” amongst animals. He believed that the animals “remove Man from the scene‚ and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.” Old Major caused the animals to consider the unfair power the humans had over them their
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As a land mark in Tilanqiao‚ the Shanghai Jewish Museum was originally the Moses Synagogue. Constructed by Russian Jews in 1907‚ the synagogue had been used for religious and communal purposes by German Jewish refugees when they segregated in the area. Throughout the war‚ the Moses Synagogue played an important role in the Jewish communal formation. A Shanghai-lander‚ the sister-in-law of a cantor in that synagogue remembered: “the synagogue brought people who together and provided them a space to
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downs a kite‚ Hassan is his kite runner to retrieve the opponent’s kite as a trophy. Hassan also encourages Amir’s writing‚ listening to his stories and genuinely appreciating them. As a servant he waits on Amir‚ which begins to spoil their comradeship as Amir grows older and understands that Hassan cannot read or go to school. Though Hassan defends Amir if anyone tries to bully him‚ Amir sees Hassan’s persecution as a minority Hazara by the Pashtun boys and does nothing to intervene. The
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belonging to lower castes and the womenfolk were not allowed to attend schools or study the scriptures. The great Greek philosopher‚ Plato had propagated the system of co-education in the ancient times.He said that Co-education creates a feeling of comradeship. He advocated teaching of both the male and female sexes in the same institution without showing any discrimination in imparting education.’A strong reason for co-education is that separating children for a number of years means they will not be
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Dickens comedy in The Pickwick Papers The Pickwick Papers has been one of the most read and most popular novels of all time since its publishing in 1836. This novel exalts the joys one can live as Dickens portrays the pleasures of travel‚ food and drink‚ companionship between men‚ benevolence‚ the joys of youth and romance. While the novel primarily deals with issues of a serious nature‚ they are disguised and portrayed to the readers in the guise of comedy. Dickens manages to blend these serious
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We all have those moments when we run away from our problems. Some may try to skip a school day in order to miss a test‚ while others try to hide themselves to avoid being picked to openly discuss a topic in front of the class. Although we try to run away from the problems we face in our lives‚ the only way to solve the problem is to embrace it. Pat Barker reveals this theme not only to our general lives but to those of soldiers facing war neurosis in WWI. Her novel‚ Regeneration‚ portrays the various
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leadership styles of both generals and then presents the strength of two conflicting currents that entered into a final collision‚ the Civil War. Catton introduces a sentiment of excitement and change in his beginning paragraphs by introducing comradeship and amnesty. These concepts represent the pinnacle of American history and its new foundations. Catton uses literary techniques of diction‚ contrast‚ and juxtaposition to reveal the situation that was presented to both generals. Two great Americans
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