In an age that we can unlock and utilize the power of the atom, read and write the code of life and look into the heavens to see literally billions of years down the road, what knowledge can be forbidden to us? ... The ethics of a world of cities, after all, have little bearing in the middle of the wilderness. ... He became its embodiment, the heart of darkness itself in twisted human form, worshipped as a dark god by those who fear and love him. ...

• Word Count: 2372
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Only once in the passing of human fictional literature has the sensitive horror of this regime been displayed once, much less twice. ... During this period the Indian sub-continent was part of the British Empire, and the country was run by the British middle class, which Eric's family was a member of. ... Although the Blair family was not very wealthy - Orwell later described them ironically as "lower-upper-middle class."" ... He felt that most of the middle class had pulled wool over their eyes and their denial of such maturing problems was a vice that he could take from them. ... And ...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As Plato once said "philosophy begins in wonder". Plato was part of a triad of great thinkers who had in common a student - teacher relationship built on questioning and discussion rather than memorization and recollection of facts. Although they agreed and disagreed on many topics, it was their s...

• Word Count: 3385
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is a perfect metaphor for the novel: the idea that he left what the Umuofians wanted him to study which was law in order to pursue the language and literature of the "colonizer," which did not help his as much as bring him hardship.Obi is caught between the two extremes of culture, somewhere in the in between, where territory is being forged and where others will follow in the post- colonial world. ... This is one of the main issues that have arisen within the genre of post-colonial literature. ... It is apparent that they are different and although it will also become apparent that they ...

• Word Count: 7844
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School