Leon Kass

During the Russian Civil War (1918-1923) between the Red Army (Bolsheviks) and White Army (counter-revolutionaries), the Soviet Union experienced two vastly differing economies, both incredibly significant for the country. The earlier of the two economic policies - War Communism - was more of a purist’s communism, whereas the later reforms - the New Economic Policy - were a more socialist view on Russia’s economy, which the Bolsheviks were forced to impose due to loss of widespread public…

Biographical Lens George Orwell is the author of Animal Farm and he wrote it based off of what was going on in his life at that time. George Orwell was only his pen name because the publisher wanted to conceal his true identity. His real name was Eric Arthur Blair. He wrote Animal Farm in 1944 but it was only published in 1945 because nobody would publish it for its insult to Stalin. In the 1930's Orwell fought for the communists in the Spanish Civil War against their fascist leader. However,…

Animal Farm The lack of an education is what drives the more accomplished to control them. People with no education are not equal to anyone except the rest with no education. Education is important to everyone because it what makes us keep moving forward. People with education have goals that they will want to achieve in their live. Through understanding in life , you are able to succeed more and maintain a stable independent control-free life. Animal Farm,…

Remarque also use personification in several occasions to make things animate like human beings. Paul says: “The glow of the fire lights up our faces, shadows dance on the wall. Sometimes a heavy crash and the lean-to shivers” (Remarque 94). A beautiful imagery surfaces in several scenes in the novel. In another instance Remarque describes the front as an animal cage when he says: “The front is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen” (101). In addition, Remarque uses…

In the last few pages of his captivating novel, The Pigman, author Paul Zindel uses very heartbreaking and emotional techniques to create the events that lead up to the Pigman’s demise at the end of the story. The three main suspects I have for Mr. Pignati’s death are Norton, Bobo, and John. The first factor/character to cause Mr. Pignati’s death is Norton. One reason is that after he barged into Mr. Pignati’s house while John was throwing a party inside the house, he proceeded to trash Mr.…

It is amazing how some things can be so alike and yet so different. That is certainly shown in “1984” by George Orwell and “One flew over the cuckoo's nest” by Ken Kesey. Although these two books are different it is amazing how some of the themes and characters overlap. In 1984 their villain/main antagonist is a concept/group and in One flew over the cuckoo's nest their villain/main antagonist is also a concept. In George Orwell’s “1984” the villain is basically the party who is basically…

Speaker for the Dead, a fascinating novel taking place about 3,000 years after Ender’s Game. Through time and space travel Ender is nearly thirty-five years old, his brother Peter though, has died off years ago and Ender has assumed the title as Speaker for the Dead. His sister Valentine, has grown too, she has married and is having kids but Ender still is traveling the universe in search of people that have died. Ender goes to another world that is inhabited by piggies, the piggies have…

Personality is usually revealed by a person’s thoughts and actions. In the stories Call of the Wild and “To Build a Fire,” both by Jack London, and Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen, the main characters’ personalities are revealed by their thoughts and actions. The personalities of the main characters in each of these stories are quite similar because they think and act similarly. In Brian’s Winter, Brian believes that he and the bears have an understanding to leave each other alone, although the…

The author of Animal Farm, George Orwell, had a goal in writing this novella, and that was to portray the Russian Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive than the government it overthrew. The novella was first published on the 17th of August, 1945, just 28 years after the revolution. Orwell used a variety of propaganda techniques to achieve his purpose and message in his written work, and that is to illustrate how easily people can be convinced by flawed ideas if…

Government develops in all situations from small family levels, to full countries, as in the United States. Government reveals itself as a necessary evil that begins as a way to maintain the well-being of a group of people but slowly manifests itself as a way to benefit its leaders. The acquiring of power quickly overwhelms the moral obligation a leader has to protect those they serve. The constant growth of power of the pigs in the novel, Animal Farm shows parallels to the United States…