la carre tinker tailor soldier spy

la carre tinker tailor soldier spy

1a.) At the end of your first paragraph you wrote: ‘The main subject in this novel is the durability of English values amid the decline of English power. The central insight into this subject lies in the fact that to Bill, England is a fantasy of power (England is Empire, and Empire is England; Russia is, or is becoming, the new Empire; by switching sides Bill will reclaim his Lawrence-of-Arabia-ness, but in service of Russia). On the other hand, George’s England endures in the form of English values that bear no relation to England’s standing in the world. He remains loyal even to “a poor island with scarcely a voice that would carry across the water.” (l Carre 257). Loyal to his betrayers–England as well as Ann.’ 1b.) In my response to your rough draft I wrote: ‘It seems to me that the subject you’re working toward is this: the durability of English values amid the decline of English power. Your central insight then becomes something like this: to Bill, England means power, or rather a fantasy of power (England is Empire, and Empire is England; Russia is, or is becoming, the new Empire; by switching sides Bill will reclaim his Lawrence-of-Arabia-ness, but in service of Russia) while George’s England endures in the form of English values. He remains loyal even to “a poor island with scarcely a voice that would carry across the water.” Loyal to his betrayers–England as well as Ann.’ 2a.) On the fourth page of your essay you wrote: ‘Bill and George are both “Trained to Empire, trained to rule the waves. All gone. All taken away. Bye-bye world. You’re the last, George, you and Bill” (le Carre 86). It is implied that George and Bill are on the same mission and that they are the last men standing in this serious matter. However, they are also trained by England’s best schools and clubs, very much including the Circus, to be loyal to their fellow Englishmen, particularly those Englishmen who are of the right sort–not peers but talented commoners educated at Eton and Oxford. As England’s influence in the world dwindles to nothing, Bill trades loyalty for power–or a fantasy of himself, dredged up from the past, as a powerful man. Really he’s under Karla’s thumb as much as he was under Control’s, if not more so. George, though, clings to loyalty, which is to say, he clings to Englishness. He is loyal to his fellow Englishmen, to the old schoolboy values, despite the sharp decline of England’s standing in the world. Like England, “the Circus [is] in the doldrums” (le Carre 99), toward the end of Control’s tenure, but Smiley stays loyal to Control; by great contrast, Bill swaps “the existing outfit” for “a new one” (le Carre 99). George and Bill have both been betrayed by England. The Empire they were trained to lead is past. As John le Carre writes: “The Circus was in the doldrums and there was loose talk of scrapping the existing outfit entirely and starting elsewhere with a new one. Failures in that world occur traditionally in series but this had been an exceptionally long run” (le Carre 99). Their days of adventure in the field are done. But George, as we see again and again, accepts his betrayal; England’s past is a betrayal of England’s present, but it is also a source of knowledge to use in the present day. To Bill, England’s past is fuel for his fantasy of personal greatness, of a future in which he reclaims his past glory. Bill is a fantasist; he has “proposed all sorts of grand designs for restoring England to influence and greatness,” but Smiley can “remember few that ever got off the ground” (le Carre 117-118). It is obvious that Bill also has his personal ideals, but he is also a traitor. By betraying his country, he commits the greatest treason there is. However, George admits that he has always been a good agent and that he actually wanted for England to become great again.’ 2b.) In my comments on your rough draft I wrote: ‘Bill and George are both ” ‘[t]rained to Empire, trained to rule the waves’ “, but they are also trained by England’s best schools and clubs, very much including the Circus, to be loyal to their fellow Englishmen, particularly those Englishmen who are of the right sort–not peers but talented commoners educated at Eton and Oxford. As England’s influence in the world dwindles to nothing, Bill trades loyalty for power–or a fantasy of himself, dredged up from the past, as a powerful man. Really he’s under Karla’s thumb as much as he was under Control’s, if not more so. George, though, clings to loyalty, which is to say, he clings to Englishness. He is loyal to his fellow Englishmen, to the old schoolboy values, despite the sharp decline of England’s standing in the world. Like England, “the Circus [is] in the doldrums” toward the end of Control’s tenure, but Smiley stays loyal to Control; by great contrast, Bill swaps “the existing outfit” for “a new one” ‘ (TTSS 136). can you change change all of these instances of plagiarism he is talking about please. Thank you! Preferred language style US English