Joseph Lister

information in a country or group can bring about prolonged and unjust control of a person or government. This is all displayed in George Orwell’s 1945 novel, Animal Farm. Animal Farm alludes the events of the Russian Revolution and Russia’s times under Joseph Stalin to animals on a farm in England. In the book, the animals of Manor Farm are inspired to start a revolution to overthrow the cruel authority of Mr. Jones, the human they work for. After their successful attempt to expel the humans…

Novel Animal Farm contains the theme of totalitarian society and shows how it is possible to replace idealism by dictatorial rules. From 1936 Orwell wrote just works which were against totalitarian and for democratic socialism. In the novel Animal Farm he criticized Stalin´s rules in Russia. Due to political reasons it was not a good time to criticize Russia and therefore in 1943 – 1944 many publishers in Britain and the USA refused to publish his works. Despite this fact the novel became very…

In texts “ Miniver Cheevy” and “ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” there are specific descriptions to illustrate the main character’s daydreams and personalities. In the story “ The secret Life of Walter Mitty,” The protagonist Walter is an adventurous person who dreams of five incredible episodes. In his dreams, he becomes different characters, such as the commander of a navy plane, a well-known surgeon, a crack shot, and a British pilot. On the other hand, Miniver Cheevy is a cynical and…

Saving Mr. Ugwu is a novel by Lin Anderson written in 2012. The story is about Mr. Ugwu and his family, who live in the African bush, more specific in Nigeria which is a old British colony according to the internet. There is a clear racial division between the white and black race in Nigeria. As if this was not enough, there is also a division among the black race. We have the Hausas and the Igbo tribes. Mr. Ugwu and his family belongs to the Igbo tribe, while people such as his houseboy is a…

The novella Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad in 1899, which is set in the Congo, Africa in 1890. It is based on the narrator Charles Marlow travels to the Congo, in the heart of Africa to relieve a brilliant ivory trader named Krutz, who is working for the Belgium Government. Rudyard Kipling described Imperialism as the “White man’s burden” as in his writings he shows that European countries were travelling to help stabilize and grow the economy in countries that needed it. However,…

Considered one of the greatest novelists in American literature and history, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is one of the most confusing yet most rendering novels. Conrad wrote this book with the inspiration after he sailed up the Congo River, a journey that provided much of the material for his most notable and highly regarded work Heart of Darkness. One of Conrad’s main focus is on the issues surrounding imperialism in the novel yet there is also a larger underlying issue of race and…

How “Civilized” is defined in Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness. Introduction Heart of darkness is an English novella written by Polish writer, Joseph Conrad, and was first published in 1902. The novella tells Charles Marlow’s journey through Africa where he worked as a riverboat pilot in the Congo. His longing dream was to go on an adventure, exploring the mysterious land of Africa. But during that time, Africa was in a state of conflict due to slavery that led to many violence and…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is considered part of the literary canon. Its status as a part of the canon has been subject to much debate. On one hand, the novel is considered a social critique of European imperialism. On the other, it is deemed a product of racism and dehumanization of the African people. While both of these arguments are perfectly valid, a contemporary view that acknowledges Conrad’s limited view of Africa would recognize that the unsatisfactory depiction of the African…

In George Orwell’s allegory, Animal Farm, a society that represents Russia is under the control of a power hungry dictator who gains power over all the citizen’s and every aspect of their lives. The dictator, a pig who represents Joseph Stalin, takes control of the farm after a successful rebellion has taken place and the owner has fled. To maintain his power over the farm, the dictator rules by fear and manipulates the citizen’s to follow his commands and decisions. Through the development of…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, tells the story about a tangle of lies, misunderstandings, and deaths in the town of Salem during the time of witch trials. In the story, Abigail Williams along with a group of girls who follow her, between they Mary Warren, are responsible for falsely accusing the vast majority of people in the town of alleged relationships with the Devil, an act that the highest authorities believe. In this occasion, Miller treats topics such as integrity, revenge, guilt…