| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Animal Farm by George Orwell: The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority
that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs
and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides.
Major continued:
"I have little more to say. I merely repeat, remember always your duty of
enmity towards Man and all his ways. Whatever goes upon two legs is an
enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. And
remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble
him. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices. No animal
must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink
alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. All the
Animal Farm |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: For you see--and I've never said this to you until now--your
mother did hurt me. When you said you would have me after my
years of waiting, and I wrote her that letter telling her all
about myself, and how my family was not like yours, and--and--all
the rest I told her, why you see it hurt me never to get a word
back from her except just messages through you. For I had talked
to her about my hopes and my failings. I had said more than ever
I've said to you, because she was your mother. I wanted her to
forgive me, if she could, and feel that maybe I could take good
care of you after all. For it was bad enough to have her daughter
quit her home to teach school out hyeh on Bear Creek. Bad enough
The Virginian |
