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A utopia is an ideal or perfect community. While some writers have createdfictional places that embody their ideals societies, other writers have writtensatires that ridicule existing conditions of society, or anti-utopias, which showpossible future societies that are anything but ideal. In 1984 , George Orwellpresents a terrifying picture of future as life under the constant…

Napoleon and Snowball. What techniques do they use in their struggle for power? Does Snowball represent a morally legitimate political alternative to the corrupt leadership of Napoleon? As Joseph Stalin did, Napoleon prefers to work behind the scenes to build his power through manipulation and deal-making, while Snowball devotes himself, as Leon Trotsky did, to…

Blood is known to all of us to represent life, death and ofteninjury. Blood is an essential part of life, and without blood, wecould not live. This is known to everyone, and because of this,when Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason,murder and death, it is easily understood and fits in perfectlywith the…

But Mousie, thou art not alone,in proving foresight may be vain:The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,Gang aft agley,And leave us nought but grief and pain,For promised joy! To a Mouse,” Robert Burns Analysis of Of Mice and Men” by: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men draws its thematic inspiration from the simplistic yet touching…

Slim, on his first appearance, is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase, Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty, it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This…

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was written in the Regency period, during which England witnessed a decisive change in its hierarchical set-up. At that time gender and class expectations controlled and restricted the lives of people abiding them, particularly the women and the middle class. Each class was governed by a separate and distinct set…

Mr. Dairy’s prejudice is strongly rooted in him, but Elizabeth is able to break down some of his distaste for her, which eventually causes him to fall in love with her. Mr.. Dairy, towards those he considers of lower status and regard, he is an aloof, condescending man. He holds the stupidity and silly behavior…

Don’t justice a book for its screen. In the book “Of Mice and Men” the people in the bunkhouse had their differences and similarities. Crooks and Lennie had their ain differences and similarities. Criminals suffered from racism while Lennie didn’t. Crooks was a alone adult male while Lennie had George, and both of them were…

The Egwugwu played a significant role in both Umuofia and Ibo culture. They served as the spiritual ancestors of Umuofia and functioned similarly to today’s justice system. Considered wise and highly respected, the Egwugwu would review cases and collectively determine a just verdict. Achebe gives an example of their judgment in the case of Uzowulu…

The Great Gatsby was written by francis scott Fitzgerald and was published in 1925. The movement and change are really important in the Great Gatsby: first of all let’s define those two words. Movement can be a “process of changing position or going from one point to another”, but it can also mean a “general…