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    quote written by George Orwell (p.96) from his allegory fable Animal Farm. In this fable the animals want to be their own master, as they were tired of Mr. Jones's cruelty. Once they rebelled, the pigs became like Mr. Jone’s, a cruel master. This quote represents the Bolshevik Revolution, because the animals and the communists both started out as equals but eventually turned into the leaders they rebelled against. Animal Farm contains many different kinds of literary elements which make this…

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    Animal Farm is a scathing critique of communism by George Orwell. However, he presents it in an interesting format by spoofing another historical event at the time. The story in Animal Farm bears more than a passing resemblance to the Russian Revolution, as many animals share characteristics with the people of the Russian Revolution, the result of both the story and the revolution is the same, and common themes emerge in both events. One way Animal Farm shows similarities to the Russian…

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    Although Boxer of Animal Farm and Parsons of 1984 express very similar traits, with both characters being ideal citizens under their respective government, many readers view the two as near opposites due to the ability of a protagonist to bias our view of them. On the most basic level, Boxer and Parsons appear to be nearly identical characters. Even though the reader can recognize that the governments in each novel are horrendous and abusive dictatorships, neither Boxer nor Parsons realize how…

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    Tuck Everlasting

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    Animal Farm. Tuck Everlasting. What are these names? Well I’ll tell you. Animal Farm and Tuck Everlasting are two amazing books written by George Orwell* and Natalie Babbitt*. Animal Farm is based on the issues/problems caused by the Russian Revolution; and Tuck Everlasting is mostly about how immortality isn’t always that great. Another common theme for Tuck Everlasting is love is forever. Animal Farm in a brief summary is a story in which animals take over a farm because they are mistreated by…

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    What do boys, a conch, pigs, and no parents all have in common in Lord of the Flies? They all have to deal with the theme of internal conflict of giving into the savageness or stay within society norms. Order vs. Chaos and Irrational vs. Rational is what it is. They are young, impressionable children that do not fully understand what it means to be in charge and run a civilization. They only care about themselves and no one else at this age. Let’s start with “Piggy”, from the beginning he is…

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    The truth of who you really are became a fallacy to the ears of many young minds, including mine. Implanted since I was a young child, you were always portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” who treated the three little pigs as delicious prey rather than a friendly neighbor who wanted to be more than an acquaintance. I question the reasons why you would let the media tarnish your name in such an evil manner. From Walt Disney creating a cartoon short called “Disney’s Silly Symphony: The Three Little…

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    a vote. After the animals voted it was desisted that they will send Benjamin to go find Snowball. As Benjamin started to walk out he looked back and said “If I can’t find Snowball I will come back to the farm and tell the other animals.” Benjamin told the animals that he will go to Pilkington farm. If he did not find…

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    The piggy named porky Once there was a little piggy named porky. He lived on a small farm in Wellington Kansas. Porky thought the porpose of his life was to turn into bacon. One day porky went up to a farmer and said hi Mr. Farmer can you turn me into Bacon. The farmer said No little piggy I already have enough pigs to turn into bacon, maybe if you go to the bacon factory. The piggy thought no somebody else will still want to eat me. Then the piggy went to the donut shop. The donut man said no…

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    n answer to the tentacled creatures' questions, Calvin explains that he is a young man from a planet engaged in fighting off the Dark Thing. The beasts seem surprised that Calvin and the Murrys are not used to meeting beings from other planets. They tell their guests that they must entrust Meg to their care because she is extremely vulnerable and weak. Meg leans against the soft, furry chest of one of the beasts and feels warm and secure. The beasts rub something warm over her body, clothe…

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    The similar themes that "from Boy's life" and "Emancipation: A Life Fable" is that freedom or liberty brings happiness, and new situations can bring discomfort. Both of the contexts have differing plots with contrasting events, although, they eventually both lead to the same conclusion of freedom. Additionally, new situations exposed to the characters cause them to feel discomfort or uncomfortable. In the story "from Boy's Life", the setting is different to the one in the book "Emancipation: A…

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