Read the lines from robert hayden’s poem "monet’s ‘waterlilies,’” then look at the detail from claude monet’s painting water lilies. today as the news from selma and saigon poisons the air like fallout, i come again to see the serene, great picture that i love. why does the speaker like to view monet’s water lilies? to view art purely for art’s sake to escape unpleasant news to be exposed to stark reality to escape poisonous air

to escape unpleasant news.

Hayden is referring here to the news regarding the civil rights movements that were coming out from Selma, and the events that were taking place in Saigon because of the Vietnam War. As both situations were tragic, Hayden felt he could find refuge in the nature of Monet's painting.

He ends the poem by saying:

"Here is the aura of that world each of us has lost. Here is the shadow of its joy."

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animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.