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“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens exemplifies a timeless classic. The novella was published in 1843 and has captured readers' hearts for generations. The story is so entangled with the winter holidays that it has inspired numerous adaptations on all types of media and has become an integral part of the Western literary canon.

Set in Victorian London, the story revolves around the life of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. This man is so heartless and consumed by his greed that he does not comprehend the amount of suffering various people surrounding him endure. On one fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is met by the ghost of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of his ultimate fate and the arrival of three ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

One of the things that makes A Christmas Carol a timeless classic is its multilayered thematic background. The novella is a story of redemption, compassion, and the true spirit of the winter celebration. The book’s central theme revolves around the idea that it is never too late to reform, rekindle old relationships, and allow the sheer warmth of giving to enter one’s life.

Another captivating part of the novella is the word-image of Victorian London. The city, with its grimy streets and impoverished neighbourhoods, is presented vividly through the eyes of the novel’s protagonists. Scrooge’s interactions with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and the Fezziwig family stress the importance of human connection and love for others regardless of societal discrepancy.

However, the most essential thing in A Christmas Carol is the genuine, multi-faceted, and memorable characters. With his famous catchphrase, “Bah, humbug!” Scrooge has surpassed the barrier between the book’s pages and has become an idiom for many English speakers. Nevertheless, it is not only the comic character that contributes to the novella’s attraction. He is a bonus fide protagonist who changes from the unfeeling older man into the giver. His transformation is the biblical process, symbolised by Marley and the three ghosts that appear to Scrooge. Past takes him down the memory path; Present presents the wonders of Christmas and the importance of family and friends, while Yet to Come is a dark mirror of the future if Scrooge continues his selfish way.

The book is also language-rich and story-rich. Charles Dickens’ elegant prose and brilliant storytelling completely incorporate the reader into the narration's spirit.

A Christmas Carol is still a gem that spins and always hits home. It epitomizes the real meaning of Christmas, encapsulates the need for one another during the celebration, and most profoundly speaks of an individual's capability to reach new extremes of generosity.

Reference

PARADOX PARKWAY. https://www.paradoxparkway.com/titles-posts/a-christmas-carol-14960/

Oliveira, C. (2021). Dickens’s Changing Perspective Towards Capitalism and the Bourgeoisie. https://core.ac.uk/download/539377445.pdf

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One of the most prominent works of literature in the 20th century, this book has already become a symbol, with its real copy selling over a million copies worldwide. Like no other, the book represents communism and is also concerned with the power of satire in contemplating its devastating issue under the auspices of moral harmony and unity.

The entire scene of the play takes place on a farm in England. A human farmer owns the animals there, and the activity of Napoleon and Snowball has repressed its authoritative owner, Mr. Jones. After subduing Mr Jones, the farm and the animals, comprising the newly formed revolutionary government, create their own government based on cooperation and unity.

Unfortunately, the pigs get a taste of power and establish their tyranny, and the ideals of collaboration and harmony among the animals quickly disappear. The main characters in the play based on the story are Napoleon and Snowball. Other characters are the farm animals. The two pigs embody two competing characteristics within one whole of a given system: one being loyal and the other being rebellious.

Orwell’s use of allegory and symbolism in Animal Farm implies several different literal and metaphorical meanings. The farm is a miniature society; each animal represents a social class, a political current, or a historical figure, sharply presenting different aspects of human civilisation. While the pigs are the ruling class, the rest of the animals are characterised as the oppressed masses or the proletariat. The concepts of equality, justice, and power corruption are only a few of the themes that demonstrate the resemblance of totalitarian regimes.

Written at the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, Animal Farm was severely influenced by the author’s disappointment with totalitarianism and the betrayal of the fundamentals of socialism it demonstrated. The writer reflects the warning against the risks of authoritarianism and propaganda, underscoring the importance of democracy’s silence before tyranny.

The narrative technique of Animal Farm is plain, pure, and straightforward. The simple, easy-to-understand writing language makes this novella understandable for people of all ages and nationalities. The animals are picturesquely represented as characters with the help of their dialogues, personifying archetypical and easy-to-recognise individuals. The irony and symbolism make the novel fresh and enjoyable and allow the reader to think about the book’s issue.

From the moment of publication, the piece has been met with critical acclaim and enjoyed excellent success among audiences. Its existence has been demonstrated to be one of the most important pieces of literary work of the twentieth century. Orwell’s condemnation of totalitarianism, dissemination, and festering power has maintained its relevance for people across the globe. The novel has been translated into many languages and has become a big hit on the big and small screens and stages. It has become the primary curriculum in academic institutions around the world.

In conclusion, Orwell’s Animal Farm is an illustration of the capacity of literature to observe the basest features of human nature, as well as imagination. Orwell’s warning and sociopolitical commentary have captured the minds of generation after generation to understand the long-term detrimental consequences of despotic regimes and, at the same time, frigging passion for unwary despots. As the modern reader can confirm, Animal Farm is a cautionary tale of what happens when individuals forget and have a right to call for freedom, justice, and equivalence.

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The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease. It must be so. If there ever is a time of plenty, this very fact will automatically lead to an increase in the population until the natural state of starvation and misery is restored. In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won't find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice. The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference.

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Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea recounts the recurring tale of human resilience to nature and tormented nature. The novella was first published in 1952 and has attracted readers’ attention for years. The review below represents a thorough and systematic analysis of Hemingway’s themes, characters, character-specific and overarching imagery, symbolism, narrative form, critical reception, and overall impact. It aims to familiarise the reader with all relevant aspects of this literary piece.

The Old Man and the Sea takes place in the boundlessness of the Gulf Stream near Cuba’s shores. The story revolves around an old, full-blooded Cuban fisherman, Santiago, fighting with the ocean and his life difficulties. Hemingway makes the location a testament to the life struggles such a persona as Santiago has to endure regularly. To exacerbate the theme, Hemingway inserts places within the context that elucidate further Santiago’s surroundings. A fisherman’s little town filled with fishing boats and rusty and eager constructions makes for the village where life takes place. Life is precarious and cruel in such a village, but it is also home to Santiago’s adventure of perseverance and endurance.

Santiago, whose best qualifying feature is his old age, is the true core of The Old Man and the Sea. The other characters within the novella, his interprofessional relationships, include his only supporter — Manolin — and his only enemy, The Marlin.

Through Santiago, Hemingway draws a man’s portrait in the battle with his fatality. The only thing that may equal Santiago’s physical power is his spiritual excellence. Santiago is a man whose bitter and imprudent life makes him chase the dare in the face of the human ring’s sternness. The man’s life is a lonely and grim monolith of opportunity, breaking with infrequent gloomy contemplation, ponderings if one has prevailed or descended former battles and worthless long-term ambitions.

The man’s misguided life makes him more robust, and he ventures on, untamed by the terrifying inevitabilities that block his way. There was barely anything in which Hemingway made as much symbolism as in The Old Man and the Sea; the novella is filled with innumerable illustrative meanings that might signify a riddle on the individual and universal levels. The strongest is the Marlin, serving solely as the sole method for Santiago and the Marlin’s attractiveness and energy. Their collision is a covert figure of the clash to abide to stay in the life balance in an unmatchful tone.

Hemingway’s narrative is based on two broad pillars: the simplicity of style and the vividness of imagery. The novella is modest in its writing style, undertaking and firm with its words. His sentences are simple, and they make for a delightful read. But, simultaneously, the simplicity of the novella elucidates the vividness of the nature of the universe and places a spell on its readers.

Hemingway’s sparse prose says many things to the reader. At the novel’s conclusion, Santiago gazes at the sea. Like the sight of Santiago staring out to sea, after reading the book, the reader is free to gaze at the details of the familiar story and some personal truths before them.

After it was published, the novel met critical acclaim. It won the author the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It was well received by reviewers, who praised the character’s depth, the lyrical aspects of Hemingway’s prose, and the book’s ageless topics. Even in the future, the novella retains its remarkable popularity, still the target of fans of all ages. The Old Man and the Sea are universally acclaimed as a literary masterpiece transcending time and place. Various adaptations of Hemingway's magnum opus have been made, including films, stage plays, and ballet. Whatever the future holds, it is a triumphant testament to a work.

In conclusion, The Old Man and the Sea is a novel that will always retain its influence on the readers. The themes that Hemingway expressed—sacrifice, failure, and a human’s invincible fight with nature—remain vivid and topical nowadays.

More than a work of fiction, The Old Man and the Sea is a signal of hope and a perfect example of what people can achieve if they want to overcome all obstacles in life.

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Neil Gaiman

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