1. By Leonard Wibberly
Presentation by Kylie Mountain
(NO, there are no real mice in the book.
It’s a METAPHOR!)
2. What is satire? What was the cold war?
Music: Cold War by
Janelle Monae
Agenda
1. Vocabulary
2. Theme
3. Relationships
4. Cold War
5. Wrap-up
3. Satire Farce
Satire is a literary The plot lies, not in
genre or technique the characters, but the
that makes fun of or situations in which
ridicules something. they find themselves.
4. The world’s smallest country has been
independent since its founding.
It unexpectedly finds itself in need of money.
The duchess Gloriana comes up with a brilliant
plan.
They will invade the United States!
The invasion captures the world’s most
powerful bomb.
5. The theme of this book is making fun of
American foreign policy, and the way in which
defeated countries are treated by the
government. Through hyperbole and satire, the
author expresses the opinion that the United
States should treat defeated countries more
harshly.
6. This book is a classic because:
it contains timeless lessons about using size as
an indicator of strength
It points out that, although we may view our
country as benevolent, and in many
ways, perfect, bringing to mind the cliché
“looking out for the little guy,” at heart, our
system is just as deeply flawed as any other.
We also do tend to overlook the smaller
countries.
7. Duchess Gloriana
Smart
Diplomatic
Strong-willed
Finds herself strangely attracted to someone she had
already decided not to like- Tully Bascomb
Learns not to prejudge people
Tully Bascomb
Is easily influenced by others
Indecisive
Comes up with the idea to have a war and lose on
purpose
Doesn’t care what others think of him
8. Dr. Kokintz
Forgetful
Regrets having ever made the Q-bomb
Loyal to the good of the world, rather than one
country.
Decides that the best bomb is no bomb
9. Leonard Wibberly was born on April 9th, 1915
in Dublin, Ireland. During his lifetime, he
traveled all over the world as a foreign
correspondent before settling in California.
Leonard was married twice and fathered seven
children in all.
He wrote over 100 books, a newspaper
column, and a great number of short
stories, plays, and poetry.
Died at 78 of a heart attack
10. Leonard Wibberly lived and wrote during a
time of great unrest.
This undoubtedly influenced his writing, as he
mentions some of these conflicts in the book.
One such mention is the spread of
Communism in Europe and the allocating of
funds by the U.S to prevent this.
12. We will be looking at:
What was the Cold War?
The Nuclear Arms Race
The Space Race
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Wall
The differences between Communism and
Capitalism
13. The Cold War was a long period of history.
It involved increased tension and mistrust
between Communists and
Capitalists, especially the United States and the
USSR.
It lasted approximately from 1945, at the Yalta
conference, to 1991, with the fall of the Soviet
Union.
15. During the nuclear arms race, the Soviet Union
and the United States were both frantically adding
to their stores of nuclear weapons.
The general idea, oddly enough,
was that they were building
these weapons for the purpose
of never using them. Both sides
hoped that neither would use nuclear weapons just
in case the attacked country struck back.
Lasted from 1945- the successful testing of an
American nuclear weapon- to 2001-treaty to reduce
stocks in both countries to below 2000 nuclear
weapons.
16. Political Cartoon
This cartoon highlights the
similarities between the real
conflicts happening at the time of
writing and the plot of the book.
The United States created the
world’s most powerful bomb, but
couldn’t use it. They were afraid
that Grand Fenwick would destroy
most of Europe if attacked. They
are also using arrows in this
cartoon, just like the warriors of
Grand Fenwick do.
18. The space race kicked off on October
4th, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first
satellite, Sputnik 1.
It took a while for the U.S to catch up. While they
worked a few kinks out-such as the satellites
exploding-the Soviets put the first living creature-
Laika- and the first man- Yuri Gagarin- in space.
The U.S, however with the help of the newly
minted NASA, still managed to get the first man
on the moon.
The space race ended with the fall of the Soviet
Union.
19. LAIKA- LEFT TO DIE IN BELKA AND STRELKA-
SPACE RETURNED TO EARTH
22. The crisis started on October 15, 1962 when it
was discovered that Soviet missiles were being
installed in Cuba.
The crisis only lasted 14 days. However, those
14 days were as close as any two countries
have ever come to nuclear war.
It ended on October 28 when the Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove
the missiles in exchange for promises by the
United States not to invade Cuba.
23. This is a picture taken by a spy plane during the crisis. The various
buildings and launch pads are labeled.
25. Communist East Berlin’s economy wasn’t
nearly as good as democratic West Berlin’s.
So to stop people from leaving, on August
15, 1961, the Russians in charge of East Berlin
built a wall around their half of the city.
Many people tried to escape, but most were
shot and killed. The video on the following
slide shows one escape that succeeded.
Classic photograph-iconic of
the era
27. The Berlin wall came down on November
9th, 1989.
Huge crowds had gathered at the wall, and the
guards really didn’t have a choice- they let the
crowds through.
The wall was mostly demolished, although a
few sections still stand.
29. COMMUNISM/SOCIALISM CAPITALISM
All for one and one for Everyone for
all themselves
No social classes Free market- little
Freedom and happiness government
interference
for all
Businesses owned by
All property owned by private companies
the state All profits from the
Government controls business belong to
the market private owners
30. Think of an event happening in our world
today. Are there any that you find silly or
unnecessary? Choose one and write a short
story about that event using satire.
32. Was Grand Fenwick justified in attacking the
united States? What would you have done? Do
you agree with the author’s assessment of
American foreign policy?
