Animal Farm Quotes

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“Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.”(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe). This quote explains that we need to behave well, in order to portray ourselves as the good person. Unfortunately some people ignore another's behavior or bad image because they are of high status. It works this way in governments and even schools. In Animal Farm the animals ignore their leaders bad behavior. Animal Farm is written by George Orwell, from England, in the year 1945. In Animal Farm there are some virtuous and some negative behaved animals: the best example of a virtuous behaved animal is Boxer and the best example of a negative behaved animal is by far Napoleon. The animal that shows the most virtuous behavior is by far Boxer. There are …show more content…

Two specific quotes support the opinion that Napoleon is the most negative behaved animal in Animal Farm. “...Napoleon stood up and... uttered a high-pitched whimper... and nine enormous dogs... came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball”(52,53). This quote tells just a little bit about how dangerous Napoleon can be. He raised the dogs from birth saying that he would be responsible for their “education”, when truly he was training them to help him take over the farm. He had them attack Snowball because he was the only one standing in the way of him taking over the farm. “When they finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess”(84). In this quote Napoleon had animals killed in a terrible way. They had their throats torn out for something they didn’t do. They confessed only because of the stress, everyone would believe their leader Napoleon over the animals that confessed. When Old Major first started the revolution he said that no animal should ever kill another. Even when Napoleon and Snowball thought up the Seven Commandments they came up with “No animal shall kill any other animal” for the sixth commandment. There is no further evidence needed to confirm the fact that Napoleon is the most negative animal in Animal

How Evil Beats Good in George Orwell's Animal Farm
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One animal which is considered a ‘good’ character is Boxer. Boxer is the male horse on the farm, who always is hard working and has become the role model on the farm. As the book says, “Boxer was the admiration of everybody.” Boxer is a hardworking character, with the right intentions, who most of the animals look up to. He has the qualities of what Edmun Burke calls a “good man”. Despite his potential as a good leader, leaders with evil intentions still rise to power. Napoleon, one of the pigs on the farm, rises to power and does things that are beneficial for himself. Like allowing himself and the pigs to eat the apples, sleep in beds and have ...
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Animal Farm Quotes
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Orwell’s representation in “Animal Farm” about Trotsky is represented in the character Snowball since both people are reflected as positive leaders who help their society during their time. One event from the novel that shows Snowball as a helpful leader to the society is when Snowball is in charge of commanding the animals to the Battle of Cowshed and how he fought along the animals which contribute to how Snowball is remembering about the noble societal concerns of the other animals. In early October, word flew by the pigeons that Mr. Jones and all his men had entered the gate that leads to the farm. Before Mr. Jones arrive with his men, Snowball already made preparations for the war for he knew that the Mr.Jones will come back to recapture
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George Orwell's Animal Farm
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One of the main characters of Animal Farm is the heartless and merciless leader Napoleon. Napoleon is a leader that prefers to have things his way and not cooperate with others, in other words really obnoxious. For example “He declared himself against the windmill from the start. One day, however, he arrived unexpectedly to examine the plan. He walked heavily round the sled, looked closely at every detail of the plans and snuffed at them once or twice, then stood for a little while contemplating them out of the corner of his eye; then suddenly lifted his leg, urinated over the plans and walked out without uttering a word.”(Page 33, chapter5) Thus, this proves that Napoleon is an obnoxious pig because just because he was against Snowball’s windmill idea he urinated all over his work so he could get his way.
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Snowball's Use Of Irony In Animal Farm
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Even through all of the hard work and effort the animals put forth to make Animal Farm a free, equal, and efficient environment, Napoleon ruined it all with his selfish ways. Napoleon created faulty hope and corrupt rules to win over land and money. The animals were dumb enough to trust him and it backfired tremendously. Snowball would have been a great leader for animal farm but Napoleon tricked the animals. World War II had some corrupt leaders which allowed George Orwell to create this ironic fable which sort of makes fun of Stalin and
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The Significance Of Quotes In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'
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In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell there are two quotes that describe the story's lessons and describes the story itself. The first quote is “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” by George Santayana. The second quote is “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” by Edmund Burke. Both of these quotes describe exactly what happens to the animals in the story.
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Animal Farm
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...d have his rations reduced by half” (Page 40). Here, Napoleon’s forces the animals to work and controls them while hiding behind the façade of the fact that the work is voluntary. Thus, Napoleon does not set himself as a target for the animals and, hence the animals do not aim for him or try to revolt. Overall, Napoleon’s use of coercive power allows him to exercise control over the society of Animal Farm.
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Napoleon As A Moral Leader In George Orwell's Animal Farm
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This evil “...fierce-looking Berkshire boar… with a reputation for getting his own way”(25), abolishes his competition, Snowball, by running him off with viscously educated guard dogs. Instead of letting the people decide who the leader will be, Napoleon gets frightened of his competition and chases him off proving to be the cruel leader he is. Another cruel tactic that Napoleon uses to take control of Animal Farm is the way he kills the animals that confess to contradicting his rule. For example, when four pigs admit to Napoleon that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball, he has “the dogs promptly tear their throats out”(83). Napoleon’s cruelness doesn’t allow anyone to show him up as a leader. One other way in which Napoleon’s cruel nature allows him to take over is amending the commandments to make them in favor of pigs. At first the 7th commandment states, “All animals are equal”(33), but Napoleon secretly changes it to, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”(123). Knowing the ignorance of the other animals, Napoleon takes full advantage knowing that no one would notice what the commandment previously said. This evil boar’s cruel villainous nature allows him to take complete control over a
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Final Assessment: Animal Farm
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Animal Farm – Final Assessment The character I have chosen to analyze is Napoleon. Napoleon, inspired by soviet leader Joseph Stalin, is Animal Farm’s corrupted and opportunistic dictator. During the course of the novel, Napoleon contributes greatly to the downfall of Animalism and its values, as well as Animal Farm itself. He does this through several actions.
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Napoleon: A Cruel Yet Effective Leader in George Orwell's Animal Farm
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Napoleon, a main character in George Orwell's Animal Farm, was very cruel. so why does everyone consider him such an effective leader? In Animal Farm Orwell gives Napoleon, the dictator of the farm, many characteristics that make him an effective leader. Throughout the book Napoleon had a manipulative attitude, a strong support system, and he used scare tactics to intimidate and gain control of the other animals on the farm.
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Napoleon-Deceitful Character In George Orwell's Animal Farm
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Napoleon is an extremely deceitful character in numerous ways. For example, Napoleon tricks the animals into thinking concepts that are not true. “Throughout the whole period of his seeming friendship with Pilkington, Napoleon had really been in a secret agreement with Frederick,” (31). This shows that Napoleon lied to the animals about which farm he was going to sell wood to. Furthermore, this also illustrates that the animals might not trust Napoleon if he continues to lie to them. Additionally, Napoleon is an untruthful menace who will do nothing to help the farm or the animals. “Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples,” (12). This shows that Napoleon is trying to
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How Does Napoleon Gain Power In Animal Farm
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Napoleon would use fear to stop any arguments or dissent. Napoleon introduces his dogs by having them attack Snowball, and then, “He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him (Orwell, pg 35). Napoleons dogs would get rid of Snowball even when the words in propaganda could not effectively do so. Since this is the first incident the other animals do not know how to react to this situation. Snowball was only capable of running. The use of dogs created fear in all of the animals and made it very easy for Napoleon to ascend to the position of the leader of Animal Farm. Napoleon appeared to change countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away, bruised and howling” () Despite the dogs effectively use fear against the animals it didn’t always work as planned. This is why Napoleon had to get rid of Boxer. Napoleon uses the dogs’ violence to threaten the other animals as well as Boxers fate. Napoleon was a master of using fear to his advantage, and through this fear the other animals followed
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Animal Farm Quote Analysis
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Their are people who continue to be upset and consequently no longer believe that their leaders are capable, should make demands and protest for a new leader. In reality, the people together have more power than their leaders, so they can change their current leader for someone who will meet their needs. In the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the animals should have rebelled against Napoleon when he had taken charge, killed some of the animals, and lowered their food rations. The animals should have done something so that they could equality with everyone.
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Animal Farm Quote Analysis
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In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell, a question that is raised is if the human race is as cynical and indifferent as they are in the novel. Are the humans described in Animal Farm, an accurate representation of the behavior and attitude of humans today? Animal Farm is a satirical novel in which the issue of abuse of power in totalitarianism governments is discussed. By giving each human the traits that he did, Orwell leaves the reader curious as to whether it is in the human nature to be cynical or not. Is being motivated purely out of self interest and encouraged by only self gain just one of the instincts that connect mankind to animals? There are many examples in the novel where Orwell makes apparent comparisons to the real life attitude
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The Relationship between Snowball and Napoleon in Animal Farm
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Napoleon was a leader who led with an iron fist. A fist he used to secretly abuse his fellow animal. He began by raising several ferocious dogs to aid him in enforcing his rules, laws, and expectations. Using them, he abruptly ended Snowballs reign by using the dogs to exile him from the farm. Shortly after, he halted the construction of the windmill. More often than not he would cleverly work his way around the seven commandments by altering them to his pleasure. For example, 'Now animal shall drink alcohol to excess.'; Or 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.'; Napoleon grounded the rations of each and every animal. The farm slowly fell into a dark abyss with every wretched move Napoleon made.
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Theme Of Corruption In Animal Farm
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In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, a main theme is that power corrupts those who possess it. A definition of corruption is,“dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.” Orwell develops this idea through the character Napoleon in various ways. Looking back in the book, the animal’s rebellion quickly turned political and revolved around, “Leader, Comrade Napoleon (Orwell 81)”. The power Napoleon possed was executed through lies and selfishness, aided by the lack of intellectual ability in the other animals. The corruption of Napoleon’s power is displayed when he favors himself, along with the other pigs, and eventually the dogs, who all get better rations of food compared to the other animals. Another main demonstration of how power corrupts Napoleon is how he separates himself from the other animals on the farm, displaying his feelings if superiority to the other animals. A ceremonial nature develops towards Napoleon. The last way power corrupts Napoleon is how he acts recklessly; killing other animals and lying about
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