This scene from "Doctor Zhivago" (made in 1965) depicts life in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution. The Bolshevik Revolution was an uprising in Russia against the Tsarist Monarchy system which had instituted unfair practices against peasants. The movie is set in 1918. World War I has ended, but the violent Bolshevik Revolution is underway. After treating soldiers on the front lines of war, the main character, Dr. Zhivago, returns to his family home in Moscow to find it full of people who he does not know. His home has been confiscated by the new Soviet government and divided into apartments. The 13 families that live there are Revolutionaries, and he is concerned that if he does not say the correct thing to the Revolutionaries, he, his wife, and their son may be killed.

Are there any places in the world today where people have to be careful about what they say? If so, where is this true? How important is freedom of speech to you?

For the strangers that came to town you will write a paragraph explaining the main conflict. you will also compare and contrast the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. view the grading rubric as you complete your assignment. this is your guide to a super submission. for this assignment, use the novel or short story you chose to read for module 5. write a paragraph explaining the conflict and the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. review the example in the lesson. be sure your paragraph mentions the title and author in the first sentence briefly summarizes the plot identifies the main conflict describes the protagonist’s perspective on the conflict provides a line of dialogue that the protagonist says to support your idea (text support) describes the antagonist’s perspective of the conflict provide a line of dialogue that the antagonist says to support your idea (text support) includes a closing line to summarize the character’s views uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling