The Importance of Being Earnest

In "The Importance of Being Earnest" satire is used almost everywhere. The institution of marriage is shown to be a 'business transaction' in that time period of the Victorian era. Especially in the upper class of society, people married for money and social security. The quality of life is said to decline after one is married. Education is made fun of (especially by Lady Bracknell) because it 'tampers with natural ignorance' and makes no impact on society. The upper social class is shown to be shallow and lazy. None of the wealthy characters work and instead spend their lives falling in love and spending their money. Religion is displayed as something of little importance and the act of getting baptised/christened is just the time when someone receives their name.

Dishonestly is twisted throughout the entire story and is the cause of conflict. Jack and Algernon are alike in the fact that they each invented someone to visit whenever they wanted to avoid responsibility. Jack invented a troublesome younger brother (Earnest) who lived in London and would go 'visit' him whenever he wished to escape to the city. Algernon invented a sick friend (Bunbury) who he would also 'visit' whenever he wished to escape dinners with his relatives. This dishonesty is used to show how the upper class did nothing but pursue their own pleasures and this provided them yet another way to do so.

Animal Farm Project Evaluation

1. Melanie (power point) I think Melanie's project showed all the elements of the book. It clearly showed how the pigs controlled the farm. She obviously spent a lot of time on her project.

2. Grace, Sara, Molly (movie trailer) Their trailer was very realistic and showed tons of effort. It was filmed on a real farm and showed the elements of the story.

3. Brook (song) Brooke's song was very creative and used different instruments to create a story. The instruments were well chosen to represent the events on the book and made sense overall.

4. Alena and Mackenzie (movie trailer) Their movie trailer showed the pigs rise to power very well. It clearly explained the events of animal farm and was well made. I enjoyed watching it.

5. Kayla (animal pyramid) Kayla's pyramid clearly showed the classes of the animals. It was creative and made sense with the story.

6. Sean (comic strip) Sean's comic was creative and showed the elements of the book. It was well made and enjoyable to read.

7. Rachael (game on slide show) Rachael's project was very creative and showed lots of effort. It obviously took time to make and she incorporated themes from the book in to her game.

8. Olivia (poem) Olivia's poem was very short but she does capture some elements of the book. She showed how the pigs take over once Jones is gone.

9. Sara (picture) Sara's picture was very creative and captured the story well. It showed animal farm and the corruption that had taken place.

10. D'andra (poem) D'andra's poem was creative and had lines that were repeated for emphasis. She showed the events on the farm well with her words in the poem.

I feel I did well on my project and captured the elements of the book in my poem. I showed the five major points in the story and used the words to show the events on the farm. I had the overall theme of tyranny woven into my poem to show it as a major element of the book.

Animal Farm Project: Poem

Animal Farm Poem


torn.
counTry and farm,
greed for power,
justice silenced,
how long?

hope.
future, promise,
dictator overthrown,
freedom from oppression,
the scepter shattered.

rebuild.
piece bY piece,
Rise from the dust,
heal the wound,
a new Age has begun.

twisted.
webs of deceit,
slowly wiNding,
thickly veiling truth,
sileNced by fear.

greed.
slylY corrupting,
whip in trotter,
scepter in hand,
one and the same.

what is this? TYRANNY