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In studying the concept of conflict, it is evident that conflict is often essential for personal growth. Through detailed analysis of the two prescribed texts, ‘Animal Farm’, a traditional fable by George Orwell and the untitled cartoon describing two tethered donkeys In conflict, effectively use a range of affective language and visual features to explore the aspects of conflict. This Includes how conflict reveals a persons capableness, how conflict can alter relationships among those Involved and ways effectively to respond to conflict.
Were conflict is apparent in an individuals life, it can often reveal the persons capabilities. Rowel’s classic fable is clearly conveyed in this theme through his narration of Boxer during the Battle of the Cowshed, were he struck a man from Boxwood on the skull with his hind legs. The man was stunned and was laying on the ground, but only minutes later the man soon got to his feet and ran away to the relief of Boxer who he thought was dead.
This concept Is mirrored In the prescribed novel by the use off simile, “but the most referring spectacle of all was Boxer, rearing up on his hind legs and stalking out with his great Iron-shod hoofs Like a stallion. ” This language feature insightfully shows Boxer’s unknown capabilities. Boxer was oblivious of his physical capabilities until he had entered into conflict and from then on, he knew the damage he could exhibit as shown later in the text when he was deciding whether or not to kill one of Napoleons dogs.
Conflict can alter relationships among those involved which then leads to personal Roth of those individuals. Both the texts clearly illustrates this point about conflict. The most significant example of this comes from the untitled cartoon of the two donkeys In conflict. In panel one to three, the donkeys are tied together and are gradually straining against one another In opposite directions to eat a mass of food. After falling to reach the food, the donkey’s then discuss and realist that they are after the same solution.
This shows change in the relationships and personal growth which that has been gained between these two donkeys, because in the end they are working together to get what the previously wanted. This point of view is also portrayed in the prescribed text by the change in relationships between Napoleon and the rest of the animals on the farm. The composer delivers this view when the pigs announced that the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. All the pigs were in full agreement but the animals thought that they should be shared out equally as
Minimalism Is about equality. Any doubts were quickly cleared after Squealer convinced all the animals that the rations were to preserve the pigs health. This opinion is cleverly highlighted in the text by the rhetorical question asked by selfishness and privileged? ” This question change the opinions of the animals and the agreed to the new rules that had Just been put into place. Napoleon was slowly changing the equality between the pigs and the rest of the animals, which is therefore changing the relationships between them both.