This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: 15008838
Title: "Swat the Fly!": A One-Act Fantasy
Note: Reading ease score: 89.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Swat the Fly!" by Eleanor Gates is a one-act fantasy play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a garden behind a laboratory for animal experimentation, highlighting the ethical dilemmas surrounding vivisection and animal rights. The play explores themes of compassion, cruelty, and the interconnectedness of all living beings through a humorous yet poignant narrative. The plot centers on a confrontation between a doctor experimenting on animals and a woman inspector who questions his methods. A boy enters to feed the animals, believing they're being mistreated, which leads to a debate over the morality of animal testing. While the animals express their grievances against the doctor, they ultimately discover that a common fly is the real threat, carrying diseases that necessitate the doctor's work. In a twist, they decide to team up against the fly, realizing that it is the source of their troubles, resulting in a comical yet insightful resolution where they resolve to "swat the fly" instead of the doctor. The play cleverly uses anthropomorphic animals to discuss serious issues, blending humor with a message about the responsibility humans have towards animals and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gates, Eleanor, 1875-1951
EBook No.: 65912
Published: Jul 24, 2021
Downloads: 60
Language: English
Subject: American drama -- 20th century
Subject: Flies as carriers of disease
LoCC: Medicine: Internal medicine
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 15008838
Title: "Swat the Fly!": A One-Act Fantasy
Note: Reading ease score: 89.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Swat the Fly!" by Eleanor Gates is a one-act fantasy play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a garden behind a laboratory for animal experimentation, highlighting the ethical dilemmas surrounding vivisection and animal rights. The play explores themes of compassion, cruelty, and the interconnectedness of all living beings through a humorous yet poignant narrative. The plot centers on a confrontation between a doctor experimenting on animals and a woman inspector who questions his methods. A boy enters to feed the animals, believing they're being mistreated, which leads to a debate over the morality of animal testing. While the animals express their grievances against the doctor, they ultimately discover that a common fly is the real threat, carrying diseases that necessitate the doctor's work. In a twist, they decide to team up against the fly, realizing that it is the source of their troubles, resulting in a comical yet insightful resolution where they resolve to "swat the fly" instead of the doctor. The play cleverly uses anthropomorphic animals to discuss serious issues, blending humor with a message about the responsibility humans have towards animals and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Gates, Eleanor, 1875-1951
EBook No.: 65912
Published: Jul 24, 2021
Downloads: 60
Language: English
Subject: American drama -- 20th century
Subject: Flies as carriers of disease
LoCC: Medicine: Internal medicine
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.