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    analyzes this circumstance in her novel Animal Dreams through her childless and unwed protagonist in the fictional town of Grace. Kingsolver’s works tend to critique the accepted and expected roles of women in society and evaluates the previously endorsed notion that women’s worth lies in their fertility and femininity. Placed in an era in which women’s roles were beginning to come further into question, Kingsolver 's Animal Dreams highlights the life of Cosima “Codi” Noline- a character who isn’t fully aware or conscious of her own changing views. Through this character, a connection can be made to its readers who are just beginning this change of becoming more critical of of the societal norms that many are brought up on. The development of Codi’s evolving role also echoes the similar metamorphosis of Kingsolver herself (Litovitz). Litovitz reveals the connection between the author and character by stating that “[Kingsolver] was a tall, skinny, flat-chested girl living in a community where reproductive abilities were the criteria for evaluating women.” Instating her own experience into her character, Kingsolver establishes a concrete juxtaposition between Codi Noline and the fictional…

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    Dreams Shattered “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly,” by Langston Hughes. Throughout life, people look for dreams, inspirations, and hopes. People dream as a child to live a castle, strive for change when needed, and hope to be successful. However, dreams cannot all come true for everyone all the time; some people have to fall under the radar in order for others to prosper. George Orwell uses the metaphor of Old Major to represent Karl Marx’s…

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    George Orwell’s animal farm allegorically depicts the author’s views on some of humanity’s most important themes. Orwell tells a story of the animals on a farm that are planning a revolution on the farmer and taking over the farm. Amongst the many themes in animal farm three stand out the most dreams, power and control. We find in that dreams can change the Couse of history, we find the even the strongest can be over weld by power and ultimately there’s always a thrust for control. In Animal…

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    and Steve Jobs are some of the most influential people of all time and imposed changes that would revolutionize the world. How? They strayed from the norm and developed their own pathways by using innovative thinking in hopes of finding success, which is similar to the protagonist, Codi in the novel Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. She tackles on the project of saving her hometown by raising awareness through unconventional methods. Codi’s attitude raises the cultural question: Is…

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    protagonist in her novel Animal Dreams as an allusion and rejection to this commonly held belief and to tell the story of its western origins. Kingsolver creates this allusion via the creation of references and a foil between the protagonist and Native American culture. Throughout the novel Codi’s thoughts and opinions are influenced and contrasted by her boyfriend, Loyd Peregrine. Loyd, introduces and educates Codi on the matriarchal society many Native American tribes function under…

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    Some questions don’t have a definitive answer. In Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver, Codi is a high school biology teacher who pushes for a reform of laws that has the potential to positively affect Grace. With the intention of finding an answer for “why people make the political choices they do”, the book represents two sisters, Codi and Hallie, attempting to make the world a better place, however meaningful each action is. While both sisters had very contrasting views, they worked for what…

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    Wilber opened his eyes and found himself sleeping in his bed. He felt somewhat disorientated from an odd dream. Around the farm while Wilber worked, he often heard tales of days when all of the animals ate plenty of food and everyone worked happily, but nobody believed that they were true. Being a young piglet, Wilber also believed that life had always been like it was. In Wilber’s dream however the days of contentment became a reality. The animals all lived in harmony and blithe. While rolling…

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    others live to dream. Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie presents three incomparable worlds: dream, reality and memory. The members of the Wingfield family in The Glass Menagerie hide from the reality and choose to live in a dream or a memory. Williams conveys that each character have their own dreams with are ruined by the real world. The whole Wingfield family chooses to live in a dream or a memory and disregards the thought of present. Through the use of symbolism and illusion…

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    The concept of dreams, it’s always been a fascinating phenomenon to the human mind. How can one properly define a dream? There’s no real way to explain it. Dreams have been around forever as far as society knows, and there are records dating back to ancient and native cultures having dreams. Some even had special traditions involved with them. So, now that science has developed further, many professionals are already performing several experiments regarding dreams. This marvel of science that…

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    30, 2015 What are Dreams For? In chapter four of The Storytelling Animal by Johnathan Gottschall, Gottschall argues that there are many reasons for having dreams and how dreams have meanings. He tries to see if dreaming is relevant to the way humans and animals live their lives. He gives examples and other sources to allow the reader to conclude if dreaming is relevant or not, and whether or not it is something that we really need to pay attention to. Gottschall in the chapter argues…

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