1008-The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
STENDAHL (1783-1842)
This topic is very broad and can be related to almost any subject matter, but one recent discussion of ours are the novels we have read lately. This quote goes hand in hand in some of the magor topics we discussed in 1984, and Brave New World about deception. Just as Big Brother and the One State deceived their people for the essence of happiness, the shepherds do likewise with their interests for their liovestock. These two governments ( the shepherds) lied to their people (sheep), so that they would feel content with their lifestyles and governing. They were misguided and misinformed about their true reasons for being there, as were the sheep.This is a prime example for rhetoric because this quote can be perceived in a variety of metaphors and analogies.
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