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- 1801: Dune
- ... the setting of the book are used to establish the bleakness and isolation of the planet Arrakis. The plot and resolution bring together the multiple factions including the emperor and the two major houses for control of the spice production. The title of the book Dune, plays a major part of the story. The planet of Arrakis where most of the novel takes place, is a desolate, isolated spot in the ... pg. 30) The plot of this science-fiction story deals almost entirely of the two major houses that at this time are sworn to destroy each other and the emperor. The two major houses want control of the spice on the planet of Arrakis which allows anyone who has it to fold space. Folding space means traveling anywhere in the universe without actually having to move. The House of Attreides gets ... of Attreides escaped during the fight for the planet and crashed landed on the dunes where the Fremen lived. The duke's son, Paul, became their leader because of his great knowledge. He learned to control the giant sand worms and use them to his own advantage. The Fremen were determined to get rid of all the Harkonnens that ruled the world for one reason: the spice. The Fremen made ...
- 1802: Animal Farm
- ... most of mankind... they seem only to follow the truth when the truth suits them. If it does not, they change it to meet their needs. What begins as a wonderful dream where animals would control their own lives, free of human control, ends with the animals under the control of an even more oppressive ruler. Lennin's overthrow of the oppressive Czarist government, in the end, led to the tyrannical and totalitarian reign of Stalin. As long as there are such beliefs as, " ...
- 1803: Goethe in Faust and Shelley in Frankenstein: Still the Wretched Fools They Were Before
- ... deal with characters, who strive to be the όbermensch in their world. In Faust, the striving fellow, Faust, seeks physical and mental wholeness in knowledge and disaster in lust. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein struggles for control over one aspect of nature and disastrously, through the monster, nature controls him to a much greater degree. Many powers are much too mighty for mortal souls, a lesson that Frankenstein and Faust learn by the end of their tales. While voluntarily excommunicating themselves from society, both characters accomplish a portion of their goal and yet they remain unhappy because they never control the "perfect" life they have built for themselves. In Faust, the intelligent gentleman Faust, seeks spiritual wholeness in knowledge. Through years of hard study, Faust becomes knowledgeable in math, sciences and religion and yet he ... than ever before. In this unhappiness, Faust's emotions become irrational and immoral towards Gretchen and Frankenstein ignores his "beautiful" creation. ??FAUST? When Victor's creation transforms itself from idea to reality, Frankenstein immediately looses control over it and himself. ...but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had ...
- 1804: The Characters in Chaucer's "The Clerks Tale" and "The Wife of Bath Tale"
- ... Tale" are the two most similar tales. These tales relate to each other in the terms of obedience and the treatment of women. "The Wife of Bath Tale" consists of one woman who has complete control over her husbands. It evolves the idea that a woman is more powerful and controlling in a relationship. She intimidates her husbands to do things and treat her in a certain ways so that they ... was in a way possessed with it. She responds by saying "we are all yours and you may spare or kill what is your own. Do therefore as you will" (335). She gives him complete control over her life and her children's' lives. This is the way that she shows obedience to him. In addition to her testing her husbands, the Wife of Bath also tests the Knight to see ... he says. Much as Walter manipulates, the Wife of Bath also manipulates to gain love. She manipulates her husbands to gain love and obedience from them. Through this love and obedience, she gains power and control. She states, "I let him think I was one enchanted and I told him I had dreamt the night away thinking of him and dreamt that as I lay he tried to kill me" ( ...
- 1805: Animal Farm: The Effect of Propaganda
- ... is shown to indeed cause harm. An examination of various sections of the book will be conducted in order to demonstrate three aspects of propaganda: how it is used by Snowball to positively obtain the control of Animal Farm; how Napoleon uses it in a sinister way to exile Snowball and his paradigm and to show Napoleon's propaganda as a scapegoat for his own problems. Again, Merriam-Webster states propaganda ... for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person. First, it can be seen how Snowball uses propaganda to effectively assume leadership of Animal Farm. After the rebellion, Snowball took control and broadcast his ideas upon desprate ears. Vote for Snowball and the three day week
(p.34) Snowball spread propaganda that would promote Animalism by building a windmill. This windmill was to be used for ... this to guarantee his position of leadership at Animal Farm to counteract when he was outsmarted by the plans for the windmill and the fact that Snowball was likely to be the one in complete control of the farm. However, all the animals accepted Napoleon's propaganda and continued with him as their new leader. During the unjust reign of Napoleon at Animal Farm, he encountered many problems that would ...
- 1806: William Faulkner's Absalom
- ... life. To Mr. Compson, the story lies in Thomas Sutpen's attempt to fulfill his personal design without any outside help (Hoffman 57). If the design were successful, then it would prove that man could control his own destiny. When Sutpen's design failed, because of his own great determination, it was proof to Mr. Compson of the weakness of the human race and of man's inability to determine his fate (Thompson 63). Therefore, for Mr. Compson, the Sutpen myth emphasized how little control man has over his destiny (Bloom 143). By using Mr. Compson as a narrator, Faulkner shows the reader that no man can put his personal aims above another man or above that of humanity. Unlike ... logical explanation of how the entire Sutpen family was destroyed (Brodhead 30). Therefore, the myth, the past and the history only has one meaning to Miss Rosa. It is proof that a man has no control over his destiny and that man is the victim of hostile and irrational forces of the universe (Bloom 97). Faulkner points out these hostile and irrational forces of the universe by writing about incest, ...
- 1807: Report on The Prince by Machiavelli
- ... virtue, which means he is strong, confident, talented, as well as smart. A prince cannot be uncertain, because uncertainty is a sign of weakness. Fortune controls half of human's actions, and man's will control the other half. Virtue is the best defense for fortune, and virtue must be used in order to keep fortune in check. The prince must take advantage of situations based solely on if it is ... turn against you." Machiavelli basically has little respect for the people, and he feels as though they have not earned much either. He uses this as justification for the use of fear in order to control people. He also feels that men are "wretched creatures who would not keep their word to you, you need not keep your word to them." This sense of fairness justifies breaking one's word to ... that it is difficult to be loved and feared simultaneously. Hence, one should always prefer to be feared than to be loved. During adverse times, the fear of punishment is far more effective in maintaining control than depending people's goodwill and love. Finally, excessive leniency will lead to ruin, because leniency is seen as a sign of weakness. A good historical example was when Scipio's armies mutinied against ...
- 1808: Boys Life: Techniques Used to Develop Loss of Innocence
- ... pushes him to overcome his fears and nightmares. Snowdown is very symbolic in the story. While on a hunting trip with his father, Davy Ray saw snowdown in the woods, he tripped and fell. The gun went off and he shot himself (pg. 450). Davy Ray later dies and Cory and his friends realize that some things happen unexpectedly and that you don't know why or understand why some things ... Cory and the other characters changed their views of life usually after something bad happened. The author makes the reader realize that everyone loses their innocence at some time and that you really can't control when or why.
- 1809: 1984: Dystopian Visions
- ... in any way. The Inner Party had planned the destiny of Oceania and its people; they were systematically tailoring their society to meet their needs. Their issue was not just of power, but rather absolute control. To achieve absolute control over people is a powerful concept. Peoples minds become distorted and their original objectives are left behind. The Party thought they were doing things for the good of the people, when really all they were ... War and people were starting to know all the details of what the Germans had done during the war. There are many similarities between the book and the war. For instance, the Germans tried to control the citizen's thoughts by burning books and discouraging higher learning. They wanted the people to be just like one another and have interests in only the government and other politically related ideas. They ...
- 1810: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power Peoples' ability to use power to control and manipulate situations and people is a skill not many people have. Unfortunately this skill can lead to conflict as it did in Ken Kesely's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest when ... shouldn't have they write it down so it can be brought up for "therapeutic reasons", but when McMurphy came all that changed. That made the nurse furious, that was her way of keeping perfect control and power over the patients. McMurphy had complete power over the patients from when he first came in. Nobody like him had ever been in the ward before. He came in singing and laughing, something ... Billy, although the consequences weren't good the intentions were. He got the Chief to realize that he was a huge man and that he was capable of doing lots of things, even lifting the control panel. And most importantly he helps George out in the shower when the black boys were trying to scrub him down, which leads to severe punishment from Nurse Ratched. He got the men to ...
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