revolution
In the Shadows of Revolution
Inspired by Charles Dickens's novel: A Tale of Two Cities
In the ill-lit lanes of Paris, a young boy named Jean-Pierre, an unsuspecting pawn in the great game of revolution, made his living. He hadn't known a life beyond the misery that the French Revolution had dealt him. He knew nothing of the protagonists of 'A Tale of Two Cities', Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Yet, their destinies were irrevocably intertwined.
Read MoreThe Lost Chapter: Rebellion Resurrected
Inspired by George Orwell's novel: Animal Farm
There was a hushed murmur in the barn that evening. After many years of despotic rule by Napoleon, the younger generation of animals, led by an audacious pig named Maximus, had begun questioning the principles of Animalism. Maximus was unlike the other pigs, for he possessed an insatiable thirst for truth, a virtue he inherited from his grandmother, Snowball.
Read MoreThe Unread Rebellion
Inspired by Ray Bradbury's novel: Fahrenheit 451
In the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451, books are forbidden by law. Firemen, who once extinguished blazes, now ignite them, burning every book they find. Guy Montag, a loyal fireman, enjoyed seeing the charred remnants of prohibited knowledge, until a rebellious teenager named Clarisse instigated a change in his perception.
Read MoreUnfulfilled Love amidst the Russian Revolution
Inspired by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak's novel: Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Yuri Zhivago, a man troubled by the realities of his time, found himself wandering through the remnants of his past in the midst of a horrid winter. It was an era marked by the Revolution, where his ideals diverged from the changing world.
Read MoreGermination of the Phoenix: A Germinal Tale
Inspired by Émile Zola's novel: Germinal
Long before dusk had stained the sky, an army of women, men and younglings marched to the chorus of the awakening rooster. They were as grim as the cold morning fog which hung blankly over the French countryside. This place was 'Le Voreux', and the day had begun for the coal miners of this part of the world.
Read MoreA Silver Lining in Tremain's Trials
Inspired by Esther Forbes's novel: Johnny Tremain
It was one of the coldest winters in Boston, but the spirit of rebellion heated the air more than any furnace. Johnny Tremain, the young apprentice silversmith, could feel it in his scarred hand, having suffered a debilitating accident that prevented him from continuing his work at Mr. Lapham's silversmith shop. Leaving behind his previous life, he found himself in the midst of the brewing revolution among the Sons of Liberty.
Read MoreThe Dawn of a New Aristocracy
Inspired by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel: The Leopard
In a small, isolated village at the foot of Mount Etna, lived an old man named Fabrizio. He was the last surviving member of the Salina family, a once great line of Sicilian nobility that fell from grace after the revolution. Fabrizio had spent most of his life in seclusion, trapped in the past by the fading grandeur of his ancestral mansion.
Read MoreFlickering Shadows of Betrayal
Inspired by Arthur Koestler's novel: Darkness at Noon
It was a dawning of a new era, but for Nikolai Rubashov, it felt like the end. Rubashov was a resilient veteran of the Old guard, a devoted follower of the Revolution. He had devoted his life to the Party, and now, locked away in his cell, expected to be tried and executed, he grappled with his beliefs and regret.
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