Animal Farm Analysis

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David Ceron
Vento
Political Scienece 103
April 24, 2014
Animal Farm
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a book that displays what can occur in a society that is ruled by an oppressive government. By using farm animals, George Orwell shows how an oppressive government can prove to be disastrous and also confining. While the book was originally regarded as a book that parallels the effects of communism, in more recent times the book has also shown to parallel the happenings occurring in what is known as the Arab Spring. Currently, countries involved in the Arab Spring has begun to revolt and rebel against their governments that oppress them in hopes of gaining freedom and equality among the people. These countries include Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, and Syria. It is in these countries where the people have grown overly frustrated and angry at their governments that treat them unfairly. While some have become successful in overthrowing their government, there are still those that are struggling. However, Tunisia is not one of the struggling countries but in fact is one that was successful in its revolution. It is in the country of Tunisia were many similarities in its revolution are seen in George Orwell’s book. This paper will attempt to illustrate the equivalences between the events that occurred in Animal Farm but also in the Tunisian revolution.
One of the first parallels that Animal Farm has with the Tunisian revolution is how both revolutions were sparked and set in motion. In the book, the character “Old Major” being one of the oldest and more respected animals on the farm, has a dream in which the animals were free from their human oppressors and lived together in harmony. The character “Old Major” proceeds to gat...

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...tly the same methods these Arab dictators use to spread fear into the innocent citizens.
In conclusion, one can clearly see the similarities between the animals in the book as well as the citizens in the country of Tunisia, similarities in both oppression and revolution. Similarities including how a revolution is begun and set forth, social injustices suffered by innocent citizens, and control over the freedom of thought. Although Tunisia has ben successful in its revolution, there are still Arab countries that remain to struggle. Society as a whole needs to realize the dangers and costs of oppressive governments much like the dictatorships involved in the Arab Spring. While Animal Farm may be just a book that uses farm animals as an aid, it effectively depicts the outcomes and consequences involved in oppressive governments especially involved in the Arab spring.

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