Heart Of A Dog Analysis

This paper seeks to review the themes found in the book entitled Heart of a Dog, which has been authored by Mikhail Bulgakov. In summary, the themes of the book are a satirical representation of the state of affairs in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. The book was written during the era in which censorship was in full force throughout the country. Mikhail was therefore forced to write his book in a satirical and subtle manner in order to himself from the dictatorial leadership (Bulgakov, 1988).
To begin with, the theme that Mikhail expresses in the book entails that of creation. This is a major theme, and it is evident throughout the story. The theme of creation is exemplified through the acts of Philip Philippovich Preobrezhensky,

Mikhail displays the dire state of economic affairs that the Soviet downfalls that the author outlines in the story include a shortage of proper housing facilities, crisis of food shortage for the people of Soviet Union as well as high levels of poverty. The socio-economic policies formulated and implemented at the time were only meant to benefit the rich economic. Nobody cared about the welfare and standard of living of the people below the middle class further displaying how lost the leadership of the country was (Bulgakov,

Mikhail wrote the book at a time when censorship was practiced throughout the corners of Soviet Union. People were not allowed to express divergent opinions and views with regard to the leadership of the country. Only views deemed positive to the revolutionary approach that was taking place in Russia were permitted. Mikhail, therefore, shades light into the stringent measures that were taken to curb critics of the government of the day from expressing their views freely. In addition, the theme expounds on the lack of privacy that the people of Russia were facing during the reign of Stalin. The intrusion of private privacy was seen as a norm in the mainstream society (Bulgakov,