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The Memorandum Summary & Study Guide Description
The Memorandum Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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The Memorandum Plot Summary
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Scene I
The Memorandum opens in the office of Josef Gross, the managing director of an office. He is reading his mail when he comes across an important memorandum written in what seems like an incomprehensible language. His secretary, Hana, informs him that it is written in Ptydepe, a new language that is supposed to be more efficient for communication. Gross learns that his deputy director, Jan Ballas, has ordered its introduction without his knowledge. Gross asks him to cancel its introduction, and while Ballas agrees at first, he later convinces Gross that the use of Ptydepe would be best for everyone. This is endemic of the growing power struggle between Gross and Ballas. While Gross wants to work on a humanist principle, Ballas is ready for a conflict and believes he has everyone in the organization on his side.
Scene II
In the classroom where Ptydepe is being taught, the teacher, Lear,...
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