Month: March 2019

Allegory and Comparison: ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell

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George Orwell’s Animal Farm has been the subject of literary analysis since it was published in 1945, during a major peak in political uprising.  It was written as an allegory, with nearly every character, event, and objective comparable to that of the people and events of that time era.  The farm leader Napoleon is comparable to Stalin, the dogs to that of the KGB, and the farm could be the Soviet Union, run for the animals (Soviet people) but governed by the pigs (Communist Party).  

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Rememory, Time and Place: Beloved by Toni Morrison

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In Beloved by Toni Morrison, the character of Sethe is concerned and intrigued by the power of memory and its effect on life. In a scene dealing with the themes of time, place and memory, Sethe explores the interconnections of these realities and what they represent to her. Sethe says, 

I was talking about time. It’s so hard for me to believe in it. Some things go. Pass on. Somethings just stay. I used to think it was my rememory…But it’s not. Places, places are still there…the picture of it—stays, and not just in my rememory (43).

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“Scope for the Imagination”: A Review of Anne of Green Gables

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 As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthbert’s send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she’s not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she’ll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. -Back of book

So, I am a little older than the average reader is the first time they read L.M. Montgomery and while it makes me more persnickety and wouldn’t say it took away any of my enjoyment of Anne of Green Gables. Because that’s right I enjoyed this book, but don’t get me wrong, like I said persnickety, and I had several issues with it as well. So great ready for the rollercoaster of emotions that are my feelings about books.

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