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Post by Ten on Apr 24, 2009 19:14:44 GMT -5
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In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the pigs create the slogan, "All animals are equal." George Orwell isn't so great at writing, per say, but he makes points that stick in your my brain. This particular book was a critique of communism.
Some of the things Patchfur says remind me of the pigs. When he says everyone is equal, Ducky, does he mean in the rights they have? It's easy to misconstrue equality into meaning equal abilities and such.
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Post by duckyaisha on Apr 25, 2009 5:50:07 GMT -5
He kind of means both. He thinks that all cats are equal in their rights, and so should all get to vote on ideas. He also thinks that all cats are equal in ability. For example, a blind cat is considered equal (in his mind) to a normal cat because though the blind one has lost the use of his eyes, his other senses are better than those of the normal cat. So it balances out, and the two cats are equal in ability. Shortwhisker was saying that disabled cats are worse than normal cats, so when Patchfur said that everyone is equal, he meant it both ways.
.... Does it matter? I haven't read the book, so it's not like I copied it fmor the author.
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Post by Ten on Apr 25, 2009 7:49:12 GMT -5
"Shortwhisker was saying that disabled cats are worse than normal cats,"
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I don't recall him saying that, but Patchfur is welcome to think he did.
"He also thinks that all cats are equal in ability."
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And in his Clan Plan, equal in responsibility?
I'm not accusing you of anything, silly goose. I like talking about books.
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Post by duckyaisha on Apr 25, 2009 10:01:06 GMT -5
I don't recall him saying that, but Patchfur is welcome to think he did.
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He said something derogatory towards them, and Patchfur took it to extremes, of course.
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And in his Clan Plan, equal in responsibility?
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Yes, although apprentices have different responsibilities than warriors, and kits will have no real responsibility.
Oh, okay. I was just thinking that.
Well, we're going to read Animal Farm next year for school, so I'll find out just how many similarities there are between the pigs and Patchfur.
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Post by Ten on Apr 25, 2009 10:04:38 GMT -5
"He said something derogatory towards them"
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What was it he said?
"Yes, although apprentices have different responsibilities than warriors, and kits will have no real responsibility."
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So all cats of the same age are equal?
"I'll find out just how many similarities there are between the pigs and Patchfur."
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It's just the "all are equal" that caught my eye.
The pigs are power-hungry creeps.
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Post by duckyaisha on Apr 26, 2009 13:16:03 GMT -5
What was it he said?
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I don't remember. but Patchfur got mad.
So all cats of the same age are equal?
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Well, not the exact same age. He means general ages, like warriors, apprentices, elders, kits, etc.
It's just the "all are equal" that caught my eye.
The pigs are power-hungry creeps.
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Patchfur's anything but power-hungry. He doesn't want anyone to have a lot of power, much less himself.
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Post by Ten on Apr 26, 2009 14:00:13 GMT -5
"Well, not the exact same age. He means general ages, like warriors, apprentices, elders, kits, etc."
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So cats of different ages are unequal?
"Patchfur's anything but power-hungry."
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I know. He's not much like the pigs at all, beyond their pretext of ideology.
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Post by duckyaisha on Apr 27, 2009 6:10:29 GMT -5
So cats of different ages are unequal?
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Equal in value, but not responsibility. Honestly, would you expect a brand-new apprentice to defend the Clan just like a warrior? Would you expect a kit to hunt its own food?
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