Read this selection from "What I Hope to Leave Behind." A man said to me recently, "I would like before I die to live in a community where no individual has an income that could not provide his family with the ordinary comforts and pleasures of life, and where no individual has an income so large that he did not have to think about his expenditures, and where the spread between is not so great but that the essentials of life may lie within the possession of all concerned. There could be no give and take in many ways for pleasure, but there need be no acceptance of charity." What is the main idea of this selection? We can all work together to build a perfect world of equality. We should realize that family is more important than money and status. We must meet people’s essential needs for people to be happy. We should always take pleasure in the simple things in life.

What is the main idea of this selection?

We can all work together to build a perfect world of equality.

Explanation:

In the writeup, it was the man's wish to experience what equality was all about among people living together before his death. This was due to his reference to living in a community where the spread between is not so great but that the essentials of life may lie within the possession of all concerned.

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explanation:

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.