Orwell has chosen as characters animals that exhibit similar traits to the people or organisations they are meant to represent. ... Orwell's naive use of a narrative voice allows us as readers to be aware of more information than the narrator or any other characters; and using this knowledge to relate back to the historical events of the Russian Revolution. ... Through the misleading alteration of the commandments, Orwell uses irony to demonstrate how the pigs influenced the foundations of an equal society, which further became the foundations of a totalitarian dictatorship. "Curious...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... In this scene the pig head, or lord of the flies, plays Satan and Simon acts as Jesus. ... Simon's character traits are like Jesus' because he demonstrates true morality and selflessness and many of the things he do seem supernatural. ... Only when the reader takes a closer look at these events, they can see the similarities between the biblical stories and attributes of the characters. ... At first he...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate