George Orwell grew up a devout and dedicated socialist in the British colonies of India and even when he eventually studied and lived in England He was loyal to the beliefs and followings of socialisms fathers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels the authors of The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital However when Orwell saw the ideals of Socialism turned into vicious Communism taking advantage of and abusing the lower classes that it was intended to help he could not turn a blind eye to the cruelties
All revolutions whether successful or not start with an idea a philosophy The success of a revolution often depends on how true its founding philosophy is The animals of Manor Farm initiate a revolution It is their revered philosopher Old Major who inspires this revolt One of Majors maxims that rallied the animals to action was Man is the only real enemy we have Remove man from the scene and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever It is fairly easy to work out how true and a
ANTISEMITISM IN MERCHANT OF VENICE In the Merchant of Venice Shakespeare illustrates his feelings towards Jews in 17th century England through the use of a commonly known stereotype during the time the Jewish views of the law Shylock is the focal point of the play and acts as the traditional stereotype of the Jew in Elizabethan times He is comically caricatured as a greedy miser and wears a traditional Jewish gabardine He is a middle aged man who has a keenness of observation a memory for detai
Shakespeare employs a variety of language dramatic and theatrical techniques in shaping my understanding of the rather enigmatic yet definitely Machiavellian character of Iago Shakespeare reveals him to be a cunning and conniving exploiter and manipulator of other characters who become caught in his web of lies deceit and evil schemes Iago is forever the cold calculating pragmatist who is cynical about anything associated with goodness such as love virtue reputation and honour Iago constantly p
People have always had a need for a scape goat for someone to blame for their problems For Hitler it was the Jews who he accused of ruining Germany and in parts of British society today people accuse economic migrants for taking all the jobs During the period of the 1930s in the Deep South black people were the scape goats In fact they were treated so unfairly that racism was a natural part of every day life since slaves had been settled there This settlement of black slaves ensured that black
Good and Evil Many dimensions such as cultural context religion principles experiences time period and way of life can influence the premise of an individuals thoughts An individual has many worldviews depending on their place of origin The mind adjusts external information to fit the individuals paradigm Therefore cultural misinterpretation can occur in words gestures objects and social context virtually anything you can think of has different meanings within two civilizations This can present
Death By Chance In literature literary elements such as the point of view from which the story is narrated often help make the story more successful in delivering their message Certain points of view may be delivered omnisciently where some of the thoughts of characters are shown or in a limited point of view like this story where the readers only receive the story but not what characters think or feel The short story The Lottery uses a third person limited point of view to help convey the auth
Emotions are common to all human beings and play a huge role in peoples daily lives Every decision made has an emotion attached to it they are the impetus for all acts thought of and committed Certain emotions are more intensely felt than others are and they can even engulf a person without his or her knowledge Pure and complete rage is one of those overwhelming emotions that lead the character to drastic measures as it cannot be contained Though everyone experiences the same set of emotions th
Explore how Shakespeare dramatises Richard III attitudes towards women Shakespeares Richard Duke of Gloucester is multifarious personality with his ambition to gain the crown of England driving his actions throughout the play Richard is a viciously self interested man seemingly uncaring about the pain that his plotting causes others Richard III follows Richards rise to power and the trail of betrayal mistrust and destruction he leaves in his wake A key theme throughout is the struggle for power