Compare and Contrast Essay
In our contemporary civilization, it is evident that different people have somewhat different personalities and that novels behold essential and key roles in our daily lives; they shape and influence our world in numerous ways via the themes and messages expressed by the authors. It is so, due to the different likes of our population, that we find numerous types and genres of books on our bookshelves, each possessing its own audience of readers and fans. In this compare and contrast essay, we will be analysing and comparing two novels, The Chrysalids and Animal Farm, and demonstrating how both books target the general audience and not one specific age group or audience of readers. We will be shedding light at the themes and messages conveyed to us in both books, the point of view and the style of writing of the authors as well as the plot and the format used by the authors, in order to demonstrate how both books are targeting the general audience.
Through their literary work, most authors and writers convey to their targeted audience and to their readers important morals and themes via many elements of their novels, such as the feelings of the main characters, the lessons he learns, and the ideology or the topic repeated throughout the story. In both novels, either The Chrysalids or Animal Farm, the themes expressed and conveyed target all audiences and are relevant to all age groups, not one specific one; they address issues concerning society as a whole. In the science-fiction novel The Chrysalids, which was written by John Wyndham and published in 1955, a group of young telepaths, living in a post-apocalyptic society, is persecuted, discriminated and hunted by society for their odd ability and t...
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...l, the pigs abuse of their power, and this could be established by the following quote from the novel: “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” The previous statement was initially: “All animals are equal”, but the pigs, abusing their power and authority, give themselves special privileges and, as demonstrated in the quote, become more equal, or privileged, than other animals of the farm. These themes, as in The Chrysalids, target the general audience since they are also comprehensible and applicable by everybody; they address common issues of our modern society. In both novels, the themes and the messages conveyed and expressed by the authors target the general audience since they address issues concerning everybody and society as a whole, and because they could be grasped and applied by all readers, whatever their age, or schooling.
In the novel Animal Farm and Movie Animal Farm there were many differences and similarities. In the book Animal Farm Old Major died peacefully 3 days later, after giving his speech, yet in the movie he was shot by Farmer Jones during his speech. In the movie Jessie was the protagonist and was always around, and in the book she was hardly mentioned. Another difference between the movie and novel is Clover, and Mr. Whymper were not mentioned in the movie. In the novel those characters played a crucial part in the story. Mr. Whymper would spread the news on how the animals were living, and Clover supported Boxer. In the novel there was The Battle of Cowshed, the dogs killing everyone who confessed their crimes, and in the end the animals seeing
It is often the plot and the mood of a novel that will determine the type of audience and the group of readers the novel is targeting. In both novels, The Chrysalids and Animal Farm, the moods and the plots used by the authors target the general audience and are not restricted to a particular age group. In the novel The Chrysalids, which was written by John Wyndham and published by Penguin Books in 1955, readers are plunged in the suspenseful tale of a young group of telepathic teenagers living in a post-nuclear society. Throughout the novel, which takes place mostly in Waknuk, a township in Labrador, the group of young telepaths evades society due mostly to persecution and discrimination by fellow town members. In Waknuk, everybody had to be conforming to the “Norm” or else they wouldn’t be accepted in society and would be persecuted an...
The abuse of power for self-gain, is inevitable in all totalitarian societies. This is evaluated in both Animal Farm and V for Vendetta through their representation of these societies and the individuals that lead them. In Animal Farm, allegory and altruistic irony is utilised when the pigs benefit from the other animal’s absence of reading kills when they modify the commandments ever so slightly. Allegory
The novel, The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, foretells of a futuristic story which unfolds about injustice and oppression of the innocent. In a dystopian world a group of eight telepathic children struggle to grow up undiscovered and when the time comes, to escape. A religious creed is set up “The Definition of Man” as a ‘purity standard’. As a result, people lived with much fear and self-hatred. The standard set one neighbor against the other in fear of another ‘tribulation’. A world scale disaster had occurred many generations ago and out of the chaos the ancestors and consequent generations held to what they thought was the ‘true image’. Anything else was the ‘devils’ work. So people lived under surveillance and suspicion, bigotry, and oppression.
In the middle of the 1930s, Adolf Hitler began his rise to power in Germany, initiating the start of the Second World War and spread fear across Western Europe. During this time period, George Orwell began writing his novella, Animal Farm, which has been said to represent the events of the communist revolution; yet according to an analysis of the new historic lens, no book, no matter the style, can escape the hindrance of social context; proving that the air surrounding the war, impacted the literature written in this time. While it may not be about World War Two, Animal Farm, like all other writings was impacted by its surroundings. An analysis of George Orwell’s Animal Farm reveals that his work, being written in the 1940s, was greatly influenced by the events surrounding World War Two, which took place across all of Europe.
Although George Orwell’s Animal Farm was created in order to mimic individuals as well as occurrences that took place during the Russian Revolution period, it is still possible to gain a comprehensive understanding of the text without a past knowledge of history through the exploitation of human nature’s imperfections. Following the publishment of his novel, Orwell confirmed that his goal in writing this fable was to expose the wrongdoing of the Soviet Union as well as the treachery of the true ideas of the Revolution. Nonetheless, there have been several other examples of events such as the French Revolution that can effortlessly be contrasted against components of the allegory. However, we need not to dig no deeper than to the fundamental faults in human nature to witness the catastrophic consequences that attributes such as hierarchy, propaganda and betrayal have on today’s society.
..., power, and manipulation are the aspects of language substantiated in Animal Farm. By fabricating with a precise and sensible illustration, language can be deceptive. Words can carry power or influence with the use of terse and persuasive dictions and repetition. Finally, Orwell describes how manipulative the language can be using the examples of mottoes controlling the animals and being the foundation of their personal conducts. The reason for Orwell presenting such abilities of words this book is to highlight the importance of one’s education and mastery of language. The author writes this fable in order to deliver the message that those who do not do so will be susceptible to such deception or manipulation. The proficiency in speech, writing, reading and listening comprehension and the flexibility in lexica determine one’s capability of living in this society.
Like all books, Animal Farm the book, is different from Animal Farm the movie. One of the reasons is the characters. Some of the characters that were in the book were not in the movie. Those were characters like Mr. Whymper, Clover, and Mollie. In the movie, Jessie, the dog that was only mentioned in the first chapter, replaced Clover. Jessie narrated the story, was the main character, and was in the story the entire time.
Many novels contain a character who is placed in a situation that changes their development. The best or worst of their personality can emerge, as well as their attitude towards those around them. Crucibles can be individual tests and are noticeable in most literary pieces. Commiting a sin or allowing yourself to have all the power in a community, can cause a crucible in your life, or in a fellow individual’s life. In The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, and Animal Farm , the protagonists experience a situation that alters their perspective of themselves and others.
It was was a dark night, all the animals huddled around Old Major to hear what he had to say about his dream. It turns out Old Major talks about rebelling against man so that all animals can have a better life. Ironically, after Rebellion, no one except Napoleon has a better life and he makes their lives even harsher. This is a story of communism, this is the story of Animal Farm.
To begin, despite his selfishness and cruelty, Mr. Jones was a faithful man throughout Orwell’s novel, unlike in the film. Orwell’s novel depicts Mr. Jones’ compassion through his marriage, despite his horrific acts. However, the film has Mr. Jones inappropriately involved with Mr. Pilkington’s wife. This demonstrates how heartless he is because he did not care about destroying two marriages over his reckless actions. This event most likely was placed into the movie for dramatic effect.
The two books, Animal Farm, and The Pearl, consist of many different things. One book
Most directly one would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the reader/viewer, some distance from the specific political events. The use of the fable form helps one to examine the certain elements of human nature which can produce a Stalin and enable him to seize power. Orwell, does however, set his fable in familiar events of current history.
After the Animal Revolution the pigs take the initiative and place themselves in charge because of their claim of having higher intelligence. Over time this power begins to distort the basis of their revolt by recreating the same social situation they were previously in. “When the pigs takeover they claim that their goal is to preside a farm of equal animals, all working together to support one another, yet power quickly proves too much for a pig.” Though the animals originally took over the farm to increase the animal’s independence as a whole, because of the pig’s superiority they soon take the place of the humans further limiting their independence.
History itself is a reflection of the social forces which aid in constructing literature pieces. Literature reveals flawed economic systems and corruption, as in the animal fable, “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell, it allegorizes the rise of power through the development of Soviet Communism. The effects of social forces influence the causes of historical events, the author’s personal experiences, and a construction of a political value system. This is to be displayed in Orwell’s work and has an affect on the audience’s response to it.