... propaganda was used to make Napoleon look good and his opponents look evil. One of many reasons Napoleon and Squealer get away with these false allegations is that the animals are too dumb to remember what happened. Another way Napoleon uses methods to make him look good is simply changing the rules to favor himself. Squealer again is responsible for the wrongdoing. All of the Seven Commandments of Animal Farm are eventually broken before the commandments are "revised" to prove the pigs did nothing wrong. In the eighth chapter, the commandment that strictly forbids animals to kill one another was cunningly changed to "No animal shall kill any other animal without ...
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... and pretending that other villagers were bewitching them. starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. As one of them falls sick, rumors start to fly that there is witchcraft going on in the woods, and that the sick girl is bewitched. Once the girls talk to each other, they become more and more frightened of being accused as witches, so Abigail starts accusing others of practicing witchcraft. The other girls all join in so that the blame will not be placed on them. In , Abigail starts the accusations by saying, "I go back to Jesus; I kiss his hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bis ...
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... of writing used by the author is distinguished among other poets in Old English literature. One literary element that is implemented by the poet is the prominent use of alliterative contrast. For instance when Heorot is first attacked by Grendel, the poet describes a band of nobles “asleep after the feast” and feeling “no sorrow” (28). Another aspect of the author’s writing technique is the use of diction. Narrative irony can be seen in the swift narrative transition to sorrow after joy when the poet first introduces Grendel. The poet states that the “warriors lived in joy” and were “blessed” and then suddenly describes Grendel as a “grim spirit” (28). The aut ...
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... proves her inability to let go of her first true male figure. Miss Emily’s next male figure is one that helped her earlier in her life. Colonel Sartoris was able to remit Emily’s taxes under the impression that the town owed her money. This act of kindness by the Colonel caused Emily’s dependence upon him and what he did for her. Later in the story, the Board of Alderman approached Miss Emily at her house in the attempt to get her to pay her taxes. When the Board started questioning Miss Emily about why she would not pay she told them to talk to Colonel Sartoris. Even though the Colonel had been dead for almost ten years the old women insisted they ...
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... movements to thoughts, much like a puppet that is dependent on its puppet master for all of its actions. Her carefree spirit and somewhat childish manners are shown throughout the play with statements from Torvald such as, \"Is that my little lark twittering out there?\" (1). \"Is it my little squirrel bustling about?\" (2). A lark is a happy, carefree bird, and if you are to squirrel away something, you are hiding or storing it, kind of like what Nora is doing with her bag of macaroons. It seems childish that Nora must hide things such as macaroons from her husband, but if she didn\'t and he found out, she would be deceiving him and going against his ...
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... face reality, especially Mrs. Alving, represented by the light. Fire is yet another symbol Ibsen uses. When Oswald comes downstairs with Alving’s pipe, he recalls an incident when he was given a pipe in his youth. Young Oswald smoked until he became sick. This is a foreshadowing of his illness, another sickness caused by careless actions. Another example of fire is seen when the orphanage, built in honor of Alving, is burned (287). The fire creates a symbolism that represents the truth, rising quickly and devouring all illusions. However, when the fire is extinguished, the fantasy world is up in smoke and all that remains are the painful ashes of the pa ...
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... and he relies specifically on that very inability as he manipulates their emotions, concentrating increasingly on their mounting passion. In the beginning, Antony was barely heard for the crowd was cheering so loud in appreciation of Brutus. Antony realizes that Brutus has the upperhand during the specific time phase, so he begins humbly, acknowledging that he speaks with Brutus¡¯s permission. But with his shrewd skill, he slyly disqualifies Brutus¡¯s claim of Caesar¡¯s excessive ambition with the innocuous sounding speech, ¡°if it were so¡±(line 81). Then with the obscure introduction of Antony¡¯s real purpose of his speech, Antony begins to directly atta ...
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... In Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and The Sea, the main character Santiago needs this rite of passage to define and seal his destiny, and to truly understand and believe in himself. It is through this journey that he establishes limits and boundaries on the illusions he holds onto ritualistically, and yet opens himself up to the larger possibilities of life at the same time. He goes through very obvious and specific stages in his struggle, in a world of illusion, through the sacrifice and pain of the journey and into disillusionment. Santiago is a proud man, and the world of illusion which captivates him is the only thing that keeps him going, day aft ...
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... the first barber." The contrast between Marjorie's delicate appearance and her vicious nature was described in similes. Marjorie, braiding her hair, "looked like a delicate painting of some Saxon princess." Her braids "moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes" suggest her treachery. Fitzgerald also uses foreshadowing when Marjorie called Bernice's bluff about wanting to leave. Later Marjorie called her bluff about bobbing her hair. As Bernice's hair was being cut, "there was a curious narrowing of her eyes" that foreshadowed her expression when she got the idea to bob Marjorie's hair. "Suddenly she drew in her breath sharply and an expression flas ...
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... man goes to the “place” of law, he encounters the doorkeeper. The doorkeeper does not allow him to go inside. This reminds one of how K was treated, by the warders, when he tried to discover his charge. The act of refusing entry into the house of law, can be considered to the “incarceration” that K was put under. Although, it appeared that the greater part in impeding entry into the house of law, can be compared to the judges. When the doorkeeper says that maybe K will be allowed entry later, it reminds one of the Inspector. He attempts to act as K’s friend, and gives him no solace, by saying that he knows nothing. The Inspector says, that he knows nothing about ...
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