The study focuses on Commercialization of Public Enterprises (Government Property) in the Turn of the Century: A Study of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Charles Okwelume’s Babel of Voices and George Orwell’s The Animal Farm. It explores empirical illustrations embedded in texts and bizarre approach most countries leaders are adopting to sale their national pride in the turn of the century which craftily relayed in the texts. The thrust of the paper therefore espouses the evils and unpatriotic acts capable of depriving public property or utilities from the citizenry which should be discouraged to meet up prevailing economic, welfare and social growths. The study uses historical and psychological criticisms to unravel both the intents of the writers and moral themes and communicate it to the audience or readers. The theoretical framework here adopts library method for empiricism. The findings hinged on greed, lust, power, materialism, immunity etc which compelled most of these political leaders to gazette their national pride, property or utilities for sale. It also serves as cautions to countries, leaders and the electorates to be conscious of their mandates in order to correct these anomalies in national or world polity. If what is articulated here is strictly adhered to, the topic discussed will be minimized to lowest minimum.
Ikechukwu Christian Nnaji (Tue,) studied this question.