![]() ![]() Just like Hitler demanded full obedience and the repression of differentiated ideas through book burnings and the Hitler youth, the ants demand uniformity, and individuality is not tolerated. In a totalitarian state, free thought is repressed because duty outweighs free will. ![]() If a word does not exist for something, then that something cannot be pondered. There are no words for independent thought, or for emotions, such as “freedom”,“happiness”, or “liking”. Their entire vocabulary is reduced to phrases such as “done” and “not done” which apply to all questions of value. ![]() Allegory Examples from "The Sword and the Stone" TOPICįor Arthur, the ants’ language is one of the most frustrating things he encounters. Lesson Enhancer: Have students examine the concept of “Newspeak” in George Orwell’s 1984 and compare it to the ants’ language. White on the political workings of fascist and communist societies, veiled behind the colony of ants who end up making Arthur miserable.Īs a lesson, have your students create a storyboard that shows the parallels between the lesson of the ants and the fascist political system of the Nazis in the 1930s. It is a direct commentary from author T.H. In “The Sword and the Stone”, the lesson of the ants teaches Arthur the dangers of losing free thought and waging continual war. For students to decipher and understand these extended metaphors, it is helpful to track parallels between the text and the larger issues it is representing. ![]() Allegories rely on extensive symbolic meaning to convey their messages. ![]()
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