Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Group 8
THE CONTEXT
The Author: Bertold Brecht
Life: 10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956
Nationality: German
Political Attitude: Marxist
Pursue Excellence
MYTHOLOGICAL/FICTIONAL
CHARACTERS COMPARISON
ROBIN HOOD
• Escaped law to survive and continue to serve people
• Heaven and stars Vs. Forests (Harsh series of laws, Private
preserve of the king and his officers)
• Public perception s of the outlaw (Popular outlaws)
• Religious beliefs Vs. Evil men
• Tactics (Aristotle’s book at the end) Vs. brutal means with support
• Honorable by the codes of their own times
• Galileo expected people to believe in their common sense Vs.
People’s legends directed/assisted Robin Hood
• Fear in the minds of people Vs. evil men
HOWARD ROARK & ATTICUS
FINCH
Galileo: Thinking is one of the greatest pleasures of the human race
Roark: Man cannot survive except through his mind
• Anarchy
• Fascism Belief
• Socialism
Doubt
• Communism
• Capitalism
Science
Regulators
(Technology
forecasting and
Assessment)
Society
Specialization to promote…….
Science Engineering
Technology
Stay Hungary Stay Foolish
• No hugging the coast
• Helplessness – Indifference
• Nothing moves which isn’t moved
God Hope
Problem
Science Prosperity Hope
Solving
Some lines to ponder upon
“He who does not know the truth is
merely an idiot. But he who knows it
and calls it a lie, is a criminal”