"Social Criticism in Literature, As Found in George Orwell's Animal Farm and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities." ... George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. ... A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. ... In the seventh chapter of book two, the Monsieur the Marquis had accidentally driven his carriage over a young child, killing him. ... Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities were written to express their authors' disenchantment with the state...

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In chapters two through six Candide goes through the process of being a soldier in the Bulgar's army during the time they were at war with the Abarians. Candide's recruitment was at an Inn of the neighboring town of Westphalia, where two men buy him food after he went through a complicated travel. ... The glory of war was then described by Voltaire in the third chapter by showing the brutality of European war, cities burnt to ashes and so forth. ... In the following chapters until around chapter twelve it covers Candide's reuniting with Cunegonde and a new character is introduce...

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George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. ... A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. ... A Tale of Two Cities is a love story which chronicles the lives of Charles Darnay, a Frenchman who renounced his link with the aristocracy, and Sydney Carton, a wastrel who lived in England. ... In the seventh chapter of book two, the Monsieur the Marquis had accidentally driven his carriage over a young child, killing him. ... Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Ci...

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The writer portrays Pip through two threads. ... It seems that "Hard Times"(1854) and "A Tale of Two Cities" are most famous among them. In "Hard Times" sharp contradiction in the society in England is reflected and "A Tale of Two Cities" is a novel of which the background is great revolution of France. ... Some are written about people's living state under a very grim background of the revolution, such as "A Tale of Two cities". ... Some give people advice in the form of fairy tales, such as "A Christmas Carol". ...

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The article attempts to convey the senses, of fear, pain, and hopelessness by way of gripping tales and pictures. ... Cities across the world are becomingly increasingly more chock-full of people. ... There were numerous interviews given by actual people living in these cities. ... For instance you have tales of abundant crime, and extreme povery levels in Sao Paulo, while in Hyderabad there is instances of economic upswings, and technological development. In both instances the article stayed with the underlying theme of population, but two different results were achieved under seemingly simil...

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At first the glance the story seems to just be a recollection of the tales of the town drunk. ... It was during the confusing republican period that Li Xun was writing the tale of "Ah Q". ... The feudalist social structure, order and culture are solidified through its two thousand year dominance. ... The titles of the chapters also show some symbolism used by Li Xun. Chapters 2 and 3 are titled "His Victories", but what kind of victories are they? ...

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Growing up in Edinburgh Stevenson would have seen the two contrasting areas of the New and Old Town. This was another example of dualism as Edinburgh was a city with two very different parts. ... And the idea of dualism is introduced as the two are linked very closely. In chapter 2 Utterson reads Dr Jekylls will- all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Edward Hyde. ... The idea of dualism is a key feature that runs throughout the twisted tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, not only in the two characters themselves but in their surroundings and way of life. ...

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For years, movie writers and novelists alike have scared the world time and time again with the chilling tales of nuclear war. ... I think not) that tension between the two super powers had tightened, and the world was on the brink of war. ... With in a short time most of the major cities in the United States Are little more than Mushroom clouds in the mourning sky and the entire Russian mainland has been obliterated. ... This two chapter synopses of the "war of all wars" is the only time that Pat Frank in any of his science fiction novels shows victory (for what its worth in a nuclear...

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The name of the city, Personville, frequently mispronounced as "Poisonville" suggests its function as a fictional microcosm of the whole society. ... These two levels of the story are linked by the two hallucinations the Op encounters which gives the reader an in-depth view into the psychological reality of the Op's state of mind. ... Red Harvest can almost be read as a laconic fever dream with its short chapters and shorter sentences. ... Thus, Hammett breaks the Continental Op's war on crime down into increasingly large-scale pieces as the operative goes after one or tw...

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Cervantes lingers on an antique style of writing throughout the story, but yet I am sure that the style of writing that he is using is repetition of a tale. ... The first of these sections, including the chapter covering Don Quixote's first expedition, functions mainly as a satirical composition of fashionable romance tales. The second section, contains the rest of the first part, is written under the appearance of a history, by going along in a historical detour and breaking up the chapters regularly, carefully reporting every day's events. ... However, toward the end of the second ...

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People from various places and various reasons are drawn to this city. ... Kumalo spends most of his time playing with his nephew, relating tales from his native land. ... A widow and two young children survive Arthur Jarvis. ... CHAPTER 15 Summary Kumalo returns to Mrs. ... The girl also had two brothers, one was in the school and the other in Alexandra. ...

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Two main characters from both novels realize the importance of their ethnic background in the most unlikely of places. ... The play demonstrates the language and cultural barriers experienced by immigrants to the city as they mouth the words of the actors to themselves in order to learn English. ... In Tuscany, two Canadians, an alleged Englishman and a Sikh take refuge in the abandoned building during World War II. ... Patrick Lewis" tale is one of coming of age between the two world wars in the immigrant-infested bustle of Toronto. ... In the beginning chapters of In the Skin of a Lion, immi...

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Huxley satire in his novel is two directional; first on scientific technology and second on an over-regulated and materialistic society. ... The novel Brave New World uses a dytopic tale style to examine the importance of humanity's relationship with the natural world. ... Through using the dystopic tale style of the narrative, the novel that is supposedly depicting a perfect world, a utopia, present the reader with the opposite, a world where the natural has become a victim of technological and scientific advancement and man need to control nature. ... In the earlier chapters Huxley expo...

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