What the animals seem to have aimed for was a utopian sort of communism, where each would work according to their ability, respecting the needs of one another. ... So, it seems as though the revolution was doomed from the beginning, even though it began in naive hopefulness as expressed by the motto, "no animal must ever tyrannize over his own kind. ...
This "ad" expresses the need for men, no matter the physical or mental condition, the requirements are practically nothing and the wage of pay is death. This really is an anti-war poem aimed to protest against the cruel acts of war and the many victims it takes. ...
Peter Carey does not simply report on reality nor create an entire sci-fi world, however he immerses the reader in his own 'possible worlds,' aiming to construct the typical realist world in an anomaly reality by fragmenting and weaving between both concepts. ... Tzvetan Todorov, a Bulgarian historian and essayist expresses Carey's short stories as; 'the reader is caught between the explicable and the inexplicable and possibilities multiply' (Woodcock, 2003). ...
Bradbury himself once said he used science fiction as "aiming to narrow the focus, not to widen it; to shrink all the big frightening things to the compass of the familiar" (Bloom 5). ... It is Bradbury's infatuation with science fiction, and his passion for expressing his beliefs in his works that make him so universally appealing. ...
The theme I am going to focus on in this book report is innocence, which is directly related to theme of authentic versus artificial. This theme reflects Holden's view of the world and life. Holden sees life as a conflict between authentic and artificial and this theme relates to his attitude toward...
This lady, filled with "missionary purpose that came upon her like the flu" took in young Aboriginal girls and "aimed to make ladies of them so they could set an example for the rest of their sorry race". ... This love they have found in each other is expressed in the library. ...
In this essay, we aim to analyze the main characteristics of short story which can be found and applied in Carver's well-known short story Cathedral. ... The characters in Carver's short stories struggle to find a way to express their problems. ...
The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...
