... . Often times this inspiration comes from real life experiences and troubles. This couldn't be more true with Ha Jin, author of The Bridegroom and many other novels. The Bridegroom spans three short stories all with commentary by the author on social issues he underwent in China as well as in modern day America. Ha Jin's experiences as a youth in the People's Liberation ... he saw Chinese protesters confronting army troops in Tiananmen Square in Beijing; the results were brutal " (Mazzeno 1). The loss of culture seen during this time in China fits perfectly with the fictional character T...

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... no main character or first person perspectives, but rather third person perspectives, highlighting certain characters at certain points throughout the book. Tom Joad is a straightforward, strong willed and direct character, but he still retains some of his violent tendencies which he assimilated in prison. Tom's mother referred to as "Ma" is a forceful woman who is determined to keep the family together at all costs. ... "Pa" is the head of the household but has little enforcements in his decisions due to "Ma" being forceful. The Reverend Jim Casy ... subtle and dramatic at the same t...

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... come upon him, slowing murdering him. The chaos that is presented throughout this novel will merely lead to destruction of the boys' inner self. They will be brainwashed by absolute immorality. Also, the regulation of the adult world is revealed, which leads to the savageness of each character. The society of the outside world mirrors the island world on a larger level. Piggy brings forth the law and ... . As well, the Christ-like human is represented, which leads to the savageness of each character. The death of Simon, the Christ-like figure in the novel, takes away every bit of hope on...

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... an object), and market value are common place. Fitzgerald implies that the Capitalist system is flawed because at the conclusion of the novel, all of the characters that represent typical American Capitalism fall from grace to a world of utter despair. Fitzgerald's criticisms work to warn 1920's Americans of their behavior and how destructive it can be. Marxists believe very firmly in humanitarianism; they believe that as humans ... , we should look out for each other and care for each other, because we are all essentially on the same level. All of the characters in Gatsby nullify this i...

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... young men had. He neither inherited a barn nor a title, nor even a young wife. But in spite of these disadvantages, he had begun even in his father's lifetime to lay the foundations of a prosperous future." Hard work, determination, a sense of personal responsibility to his growing family, all these played a part in Okonkwo's financial success, much like these same values would help an American in our ... Marx's prediction that capitalism's emphasis on competition will eventually lead to its own demise. While these two concepts are relevant to Things Fall Apart, the extent to which they ...

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... speak truth and proclaim it to mankind is bound to suffer. My sorrows have taught me to understand the sorrows of my fellow men persecution (has not) dimmed the vision within me." (-VM-P-86, -"The Voice of the Master" by Kahlil Gibran in "The Parables of Gibran"). Simon symbolizes the truth within a society in the novel "Lord of the Flies". His character is used to show how society finds ... it easier to live with lies than to live with the truth. When the truth is revealed to a society, chaos erupts, followed by change and a slow ... too closely for answers, because the average Russia...

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... Gorbachev had encouraged. He also encouraged the Russian population to express themselves. When he came to power, people had low morale and incentive and were afraid to speak up. Due to the previous experiences they had from the previous governments, people showed different character to the state and different inside their homes. Gorbachev wanted to eliminate these feelings and made actual moves for that ... such as for example, he allowed to 100 people who were opposed to Gorbachev's policies, to form the "Democratic Club" where ... October 1989, Gorbachev declared that "the Soviet Unio...

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... enough caution and asked for Stalin to be removed from it. Stalin did not like this testament and through political maneuvering, had it concealed. Slowly but surely, Stalin eliminated all of his political opponents. In 1929, Stalin had eliminated every one and had succeeded to be the Supreme Leader of the USSR. Stalin's character was formed through an early environment of his father's uncontrollable rages, and ill ... treatment. With the involvement of a religious and legalistic schooling, he learnt to rule with ruthlessness and insensitivity to get people in order. The death ... ...

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... wealth for those who oppress him. He eventually buys into his own oppression, all the while becoming more and more alienated from his work. "Owing to the extensive use of machinery, and to the division of labor, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman" (Marx, Engels 8). Marx was often troubled by ill health, which slowed him down but ... did not stop him from writing. He suffered painful boils while he was writing Capital. He even took it upon himself to remove some of the ... boils with a razor. He commented in a let...

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... respect, and the privilege. Napoleon is not giving the other animals those privileges that he is getting, and he slowly becomes human as the book progresses. All this is an allegory to Russian Revolution. All of the characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known ... , and the rest he keeps for himself."(7) and "All men are enemies. All animals are comrades." (9). From Old Major's speech, he ignited the spark of revolution. This was the psychological ...

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... characters and the problems. George Orwell associates certain real characters with the characters of the book. For example the character of Mollie, her character is very minor however she opposes to the new government and she doesn't really care about the politics in general all she cares was the ribbon and the sugar. All the animals considered her as a traitor. Mollie characterizes the typical middle-class skilled ... Mollie's problem, the other animals on the farm never said "Napoleon is a bad leader, let's get rid of him!" Orwell very much let us make our own decision through the cho...

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... this shows his power and authority over the other animals who are all meant to be equal. The second way in which the novel achieves this is by relating all the characters to people who were a main part of the Revolution the first of whom is Mr Jones. Mr Jones is related to Czar Nicholas II. This is shown by his unmatchable power. Another Key person within ... Major, old Major represents Karl Marx who gave the Russian people the idea of communism, he did this through his remarkable speeches to the Russian people. Which is what Old Major did in the novel The main character in "Animal Farm...

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... only became a bad word but also a serious accusation. The practice of communism became evil and all those who were believed to be communist were thought of as evil too. Hollywood, during this era did a good job of portraying real issues and showing the realities and even possibilities of events occurring. The Cold war era was a time of fear and the first time the Americans felt threatened by ... justifies McCarthy's fear. Frank Sinatra, an actor in the movie, helps viewers realize the severity of communism. His character realizes the threat and knows that something must be done to keep ...

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... labeled as stonch or not, ( liberal, moderate, conservative). Hamil states, "A nearly endless variety of adjectives will also be found in and out of this volume that range from gaucho to military and from frockcoated to totalitarian." These types of governments are very controlling. There is one ruler who makes the laws for all peoples. There is no democracy and there is a centralized government. Some unique forms ... political group. Caudillismo's are different from kings and presidents because they would have to win their positions by way of having personality and character rather the...

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... its a fact. The chief executioner, his face set in an ugly cast, followed the soldier along the row of prisoners, bending his fingers as he counted. At the sight of that ugly and vicious face, which seemed to symbolize the cruelty c(535) Telling all the negative side of one character, Ling is trying to make the reader think that the chief executioner is a evil person. Objective point ... of view shows only the outside of the character and not the emotion. It also doesnt have a commentary so it makes it ... seem like its a fact. The different types of point of view affect the story .....

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... into their own hands. The pigs formulate the Seven Commandments of Animalism, one of which is "All animals are equal", reflecting the American Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal." In theory the society was to be a "classless society". The fact that this Commandment is later changed to "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than ... others" illustrates the corruption of people. In Orwell's fable some pigs want to enjoy more privileges than others, ... political field it means securing legislation which prohibits ...

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... . In the beginning, the strikers called themselves Marxist revolutionaries. In the 1890's, they found a new leader of their revolt. Vladimir Lenin was determined to overthrow the czarist regime and the capitalist system (Perry 657). The character Snowball refers to Lenin. Like Lenin, Snowball wants the leadership of the farm to be a communist society, but he is in constant battle against a dictatorship. Leon Trotsky seized government buildings ... living in the house. The events in the Russian Revolution were contradictory to the way Orwell wrote his novel. The March Revolution, as the r...

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... Boris Pasternak who received the Nobel Peace Prize for this historic novel. Yuri Zhivago, the man of many faces and also the lead character in the story goes through the struggles of the revolution, being a devoted family man, and also he has to deal with the pressure of having a mistress, all at the same time. Although many people see this movie as a story about the Russian ... revolution, I see it as the enduring love story of Dr. Zhivago. By saying that this is the love ... story of Dr. Zhivago, I mean his love of his wife Tonya, his mistress Lara, poetry, and ... ...

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... novel is a political allegory meaning that all of the characters and things in the novel represent something else. Orwell uses many symbols and metaphors to convey his message to the reader. He is strongly opposed to communism and the novel is his ways of displaying the ultimate downfall of the communist system. The character of Old Major represents Karl Marx, the father of communism. Old Major instills in the ... common animals the will to rebel. He believes that the socialist system will ... . His name also has some significance. Napoleon Bonaparte took over the French Revolution and ...

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... not published until some 100 years after they were written. Marxism became the creed of the Soviet Union, and was later adopted by Lenin to create what is now known as Leninism. Even western philosophers used marxist ideas in solving problems. The philosophical view of Marxism is that man's defining character is his creativity. Man does not work for himslef but for himself as ... a species. Under capitalism one class (the middle class) uses it's energy and does all of the work and labour while ... power is divided equaly among everybody. This would distroy the barrier between classes, ...

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... ways within the film. Marco is played by Frank Sinatra, who is all-American himself. By simply using Sinatra, and American icon, to portray the hero of the film, the American is depicted as an all-around wholesome do-gooder. Within the context of the film the character of Marco is constantly dedicated to the cause of keeping a free world which is safe from communism; this sends the message ... that this is what all Americans should be and are doing. Although Marco is ... at first given to the brainwashing by the communists, he manages to break free of its hold--this disconnection portr...

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... Karl Marx created, " a revolutionary new idea: the political and social system called communism." Also, Karl Marx dies before the revolution takes place. Another symbol is the character Napoleon. This pig was raised during the time of Old Major and takes over as a leader after the Revolution. Along with another pig named Snowball, he rules over the animals doing no physical work but ... that what the pigs are doing is correct. Also along with activly censoring data, Napoleon used propeganda to make himself or the farm look better. He often used Squealer to tell the other animals that he...

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... early 1950's. Joseph Raymond McCarthy, U.S senator, in a highly publicised pursuit of a Communist "conspiracy" became considered a figure of notoriety. This witch-hunt and anti-Communist hysteria became known as McCarthyism. The term "McCarthyism" became a synonym for reckless smear tactics intended to destroy the victim's political standing and public character. Joseph McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908. He began practicing as ... a lawyer while also playing at the game of politics. At 30, when he won victory in being voted a Republican candidate, McCarthy's basic ... age. They n...

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... -old man, was neither remarkable in intelligence nor character, but is disgusted with the world he lives in. He works in the Ministry of Truth, where history and the truth are rewritten to fit the party's beliefs. This is an example of the use of propaganda to fit the need of the government during World War Two. Winston is aware of the falsehoods, because it is his job ... after World War II. The many different ministries are paradox to the "real" definitions of the words. The Ministry of Truth is a complete contradiction of itself. A Ministry of Truth should not change history or say pe...

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... 1984. In 1984 George Orwell portrays a character named Big Brother, who is in total control of his country Oceania. One way Orwell portrays positive totalitarian government through Big Brother is that there are posters of Big Brother throughout the city of London. These Posters are a positive image of a positive leader. These posters of Big Brother are used throughout the novel to make sure that the citizens can ... that Big Brother can be portrayed in a positive way. In chapter one as the character Winston smith is first introduced he sees a poster of Big Brother. Under the poster it s...

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