'The Great Dictator' is a political satire on Adolf Hitler released in 1940. Though there is no name of Hitler, by dictator's hatered for Jews and sending Jews to concentration camp clearly suggests it is satire on Hitler. This film also directed, produced, written and starting by Charlie Chaplin. He has played double role and this is his first real talkie. It was controversial and also very popular.
Film starts with war. One Jews barber during war saves one officer. After that story takes place twenty years later. That barber had lost his memory and he runs away from hospital to his home in Ghetto. Tomainia country has dictator named Adenoid Hynkel. His face is same as that barber. This matter plays very important role in the end.
Jews people tortured by storm troopers. After many events in the end Hynkel captures when hunting ducks because soldiers believe him barber and barber, dressed like Hynkel and Schultz go for addressing large crowd of people. Barber as Hynkel gives speech which is very significant. Chaplin wants to clearly give his message by this speech.
So the film is satire on Hitler's dictatorship and his false ideas for making the nation greater.
'The Old Woman' is simple and short poem by Joseph Campbell where he compares old woman with different things and describes her. The poem has three stanzas. .In the first stanza , the poet compares the old lady with the white candle. White colour is symbol of peace and candle is symbol of light. The old woman is like white candle. She is in peace and she gives other people light by his experiences. She is able to show right path who need that. In the second stanza, the poet compares the old lady with the spent radiance of the winter's sun. It refers old woman's long life. But now she is old like winter's sun, but she has gathered a wide experience of life. Poet writes, "A woman with her travail done" In last stanza, the poet compares the old woman with the water under the ruined mill. The water is still under the ruined mill and by comparing this poet writes about the old lady that her all sons has gone, they do not live with her. But she has all the
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