The Value of Literary Canon
The Western Literacy Canon holds great value for contemporary adolescent readers and all people in general. It's an integral aspect of education for adolescents because: it represents the greatest thinkers of the past two thousand years, it traces changes in society and paralleling this; the consistency of individuals' behaviour, has covered everything possible situation that has happened, and has paved the way for our civilization's future: us. Although reading has taken a back step to almost every other form of 'entertainment'; TV, movies, internet etc, the WLC should still be considered an ingrinable part of anyone's education, especially adolescents. It's especially important to adolescents because they are at a stage where it's imperative that they expand their thoughts; through books. The book, "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, is an important piece of literature which although written over fifty years ago still contains morals and points relevant to today's society. Animal Farm, written as a scathing satirical attack upon dictatorships, seemingly illustrates the need to rid of dictatorships. But more than anything in "Animal Farm" Orwell raises the subject of equality. He seams to be saying that, similarly to how "Lord of
It's story of love, a story of war and a story about people and how they react in different situations and fore mostly about the Spanish culture. Hemingway, besides giving insight into Spanish culture and the war (which may not be that relevant to adolescents), tells a love story and tells about people. A coward to the Spanish is worse than a murderer in a way. Hemingway writes an accurate historical account of the Spanish Civil War from the point of view of the Republicans. Anelsmo was a poor old sole who hated to kill people. It's not only an historical account though. Originally the farm was run by the farmer and his wife and he instructed all the animals on what to do. Robert Jordan for instance, the main character, is an American who has come to fight for the Republicans and was simply a school teacher in the US. It didn't matter whether you wee a bastard or a fine gentlemen, war didn't take this in to account. The story centralises around one Robert Jordan, an American, who has come to Spain to join the Republican cause, as many people did. The coward is the man who backs out of a bull fight. the Flies" says, that there can never be total equality. The animals then began a revolt and eventually overthrew the farmer. In a subtle sort of way he was also protesting war by saying that people were defenceless and didn't have a choice on whether to partake or not.
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