![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, he sees the communist emphasis on equality and redistribution as an affront to individuality, which requires being able to favor some people over others. ![]() When he refuses, he’s not just greedily hoarding money and property-he’s also defending the right to choose his own values, commitments, and loyalties, instead of being forced to have the same ones as everyone else. Professor Preobrazhensky puts courageous experiences, trying to turn a dog in equal to in all of the person. ![]() Vyazemskaya’s magazines for German children reflect what Bulgakov sees as the distorted Soviet attitude towards others: Vyazemskaya wants Philip to give because of social pressure to help others and an abstract commitment to equality, not because he actually cares about the German children. Despite the government’s professed belief in equality, it doesn’t make society much more equal-it just replaces an educated, civilized aristocracy with a cynical, manipulative communist elite. Everything you need for every book you read. Aristocracy used to protect Philip’s privilege, but now, nepotism does. Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov Upgrade to A + Intro Plot Summary Themes Quotes Characters Symbols Theme Wheel Teachers and parents Struggling with distance learning Our Teacher Edition on Heart of a Dog can help. Philip’s phone call settles the conflict with the house committee, but it also shows the Soviet government’s absurd, dysfunctional corruption. ![]()
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