George B. McClellan

Pather Panchali is the first film in the critically acclaimed Apu Trilogy created by Bengali director Satyajit Ray in 1955. Pather Panchali was originally a novel written by the Indian writer Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and Ray was inspired to make the film while working as a graphic designer for the Signet Press. Ray was inspired to create the film while working on the illustrations for the book’s re-release in 1944 and the drawings would later be used by Ray as a guide for the movie script…

outcome of an event or situation. Of course you would have to make decisions on your own, but you would not be forced to anything; you would overall make smart choice to better yourself and even others around you. The essay, Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell vividly allows one to analyze the question, "How free is the will of the individual within society?" Orwell presents the issue of whether or not a police officer should shoot an elephant. Various reasons go along with this, allowing…

In George Orwell’s novel “Animal Farm”, the pig to human transition represents how failed revolutions only end up worse than their predecessors. With Napoleon, there is an increase in dealing with humans, even though the goal of the farm is to be run by animals. The original seven commandments are constantly being modified to fit the pigs agenda. On top of all this, the living conditions get progressively worse and the animals must work harder than before. The name change from Manor Farm to…

Through deliberate selection of the medium of production, composers are able to offer and emphasise their own perspectives on politics. This is evident in Aldous Huxley’s dystopian prose-fiction novel, Brave New World (1932), and Bruce Dawe’s poem, ‘Enter Without So Much as Knocking’ (1959). Both texts capture the composers’ own political ideologies and caution readers of governments that abuse technology to manufacture a consumeristic, groupthink culture. Composer’s criticise government bodies…

Society exists as a force to oppress people, and punish anyone who does not follow what it wants. The renowned author, Ken Kesey, in his novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest addresses the unethical workings of the Combine. Kesey’s purpose was to illustrate how the Combine affected certain individuals in the society that could not fit their standards. He adopts a sympathetic tone in order to portray the inhumanity that the patients must suffer under the Combine, as well as a rebellious tone to…

Today, television and cell phones are becoming more of a distraction and a waste of energy and time, rather than the use of entertainment. According to Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited he analyzes the modern society compared to the past proving that technology is becoming a distraction. In Neil Postman’s article “Amusing Ourselves to Death” he expresses the similarities and differences between life in America in the 1980s and Huxley’s novel. Author Neil…

Identity and Independence in 1984 When a person's identity and independence is completely taken away, it shows that the person is now under complete control. In the book 1984, written by George Orwell this idea is represented by a totalitarian government that controls the everyday life of the people of Oceania. This totalitarian government uses propaganda and decisive tactics to overhold the population. Also an anti-heroic character uses his qualities to rebel and use his given rights; that…

Acting, a form of performance used to describe a character. It allows individuals to change their identity by performing a certain way. If an individual were to act as a hero, they would present the characteristics of one – courageous, selfless, and caring. In the film, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro must exhibit the characteristics and emotions of a famous Italian boxer living in the Bronx going through his rise and fall. De Niro does not only portray this character in the movie, he also…

Animal Farm/Communism Propaganda Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. It comes in several different forms. Such as ad hominem, repetition, appeal to authority, appeal to fear, appeal to prejudice, bandwagon, and the common man. There are several different types used in Animal Farm. Here are some examples. The first sign of propaganda was Old Major’s. He was making a speech about the…

Stalin: Dat Boi In the 1945 classic, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses a simple fable-style tale to exhibit how the shadow of tyranny that progressively engulfs an English farm relates to the timeline of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era. With the collective effort of the animals to successfully rebel against their oppressive farmer, they soon adopt the maxim: “All animals are equal” and aim to live in a classless society from that point on (Orwell 4). Although this is the animals’ initial…