A Comparison of the Ways in Which Four Authors Treat Fables (chaucer, angela carter, thurber, orwell)
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) was a court poet for Edward III and Richard II. This meant that he was writing for the Aristocracy, an educated audience. Because of this, Chaucer's fables have references to educated sources.
'The Nun's Priest's Tale' (from 'The Canterbury Tales') starts off with some philosophy about free choice. Chaucer implies that is there such a thing as free will or has God got everything pre-ordained? This is even on the level of …
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…op ideas of another rebellion. This fable is not just a parody for communism, it is for any socialist regime; the dogs that the pigs introduce can be likened to the Secret Service of the Nazis, or the KGB of the Russians. In conclusion, all of the fables I have studied have been of the same general technique, but with the more modern ones the ides being put across are more subtle in their appearance.
…op ideas of another rebellion. This fable is not just a parody for communism, it is for any socialist regime; the dogs that the pigs introduce can be likened to the Secret Service of the Nazis, or the KGB of the Russians. In conclusion, all of the fables I have studied have been of the same general technique, but with the more modern ones the ides being put across are more subtle in their appearance.
