Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Animal Farm satirizes the Russian revolution and magnifies the flaws of communism and totalitarianism in the composition of a fairy tale. The book “Animal Farm,” was published in 1945, by George Orwell. Orwell writes to show the result of all people being equal…”but some are more equal than others.” Through a third person perspective Orwell clearly depicts the naïve loyalty of the individuals to the leaders, and the deceptive manipulation by the leading positions. Orwell puts communism and totalitarianism under a microscope and exposes the realistic outcomes these society’s produce, while satirizing with a fairy-tale story of talking animals and tyrannical pigs.
Animal Farm can be categorized as a fairy tale, or a satire. The story tells the tale of the Manor Farm that is overrun by the animals and renamed Animal Farm. The animals founded their new farm on equality, free from human control or oppression. However, the pigs take leadership of the farm and quickly become controlling, and more and more similar to humans. By the end of the book the pigs declare their intentions of allying with the humans against all the laboring classes of both the human and animal groups. And their decree of equality that stated: “all animals are equal,” was distorted by the pigs to say: “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal farm is said to be a fairy tale due to its surreal qualities such as talking animals. Although, it can also be called a satire as Orwell uses humor to encourage reform and maximize the faults of communism and totalitarianism.
Communism and totalitarianism are poor forms of government and as the book animal farm displays very flawed. Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines communism as “a way...
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...re expelled by their successor Stalin (Napoleon.) Another symbol Orwell used was through the faithful horse, Boxer. He possesses all of the qualities of the exploited working class, such as hard work, determination and loyalty. He also was exorbitantly naive fully trusting his authorities to have honorable intentions completely blind to the corruption in leadership. He represents the unseen labor of individuals during political drama being carried out by the elite politicians.
Animal Farm is a fairy-tale with a much deeper topic of the Russian Revolution hidden in satires. It presents the unjust “equality” promised through communism. The book satirizes the dictatorship manipulation, and the citizen’s blatant innocent trust in their leaders. Orwell tells of communism and totalitarianism through the outside perspective, revealing the many faults of such societies.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how animal farm satirizes the russian revolution and magnifies the flaws of communism and totalitarianism in the composition of a fairy tale.
- Explains that animal farm can be categorized as a fairy tale, or satire, as orwell uses humor to encourage reform and maximize the faults of communism and totalitarianism.
- Explains that communism and totalitarianism are poor forms of government and as the book animal farm displays very flawed.
- Analyzes how orwell satirized the old major and karl marx, who dreamed of equality reigning. the pigs became the ruling class in the new society, much like the soviet intelligentsia.
- Analyzes how orwell tells of communism and totalitarianism through the outside perspective, revealing the many faults in such societies.
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- Analyzes how orwell describes totalitarian states in animal farm based on the ussr revolution.
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- Explains that marxism is both practical and theoretical critique. it is useless because it constantly addresses itself to the latest products of bourgeois ideologue.
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- Analyzes how orwell's animal farm is an allegory rewriting the history of the russian revolution in 1917. it explains the links between different animal characters and what continues after the dethrone of tsar nicholas ii.
- Analyzes how orwell introduced napoleon as a strong leader due to tactical planning and schemes. his decisive acts allow the reader to assume the effects others have on each other.
- Analyzes how leon trotsky and his character snowball believe in a continued revolution, while napoleon wanted to strengthen his power on the farm.
- Analyzes how orwell's use of propaganda shows the fear placed upon the animals by squealer, forcing them to follow napoleon.
- Analyzes how orwell's vivid use of rhetorical devices compels the reader to believe the twists and turns instead of looking deeper into the text.
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- Analyzes orwell's "animal farm" as a political allegory based off the russian revolution of 1917, where explores the cruel dictatorship of napoleon, and his comrade snowballs views on animalism.
- Analyzes how snowball and napoleon presume pig's superiority throughout the whole story in "animal farm."
- Explains that snowball and napoleon have different characteristics. napoleon's traits are negative but effective; greedy, discreet, and the ability to misdirect the attention of animals is his specialty.
- Analyzes how napoleon successfully led the concentration of the animals to the harvest instead of milk, alternatively keeping the milk for the pigs, and not mixing it in the animal mash.
- Analyzes how the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog-wheels, covering more than half the floor, which the other animals found completely unintelligible but very impressive.
- Analyzes how the passage testifies snowballs ground-breaking frontward rationality, his plot to organize efficiency of the farm, and easing the lives of animals with the idea of a windmill. napoleon lacks this trait of practicality.
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- Analyzes how animalism is betrayed when napoleon orders to manipulate the commandments to expedite himself, and the superior pigs.
- Argues that snowball is a better alternative to napoleon's ruling because he has empathy for the animals, able fighter who is brave, and is in favor of equality.
- Explains snowball's declaration that the seven commandments could be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "four legs good, two legs bad." this contained the essential principle of animalism.
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- Analyzes how george orwell's animal farm is an exceptional novel based on the experience of communism in russia.
- Describes how three pigs with the names of napoleon, snowball, and squealer take over old major's place and create animalism.
- Narrates how the rebellion became known as the battle of the cowshed, when mr. jones appeared back at the farm to take back what was rightfully his.
- Analyzes how napoleon and snowball disagree on the idea of creating a windmill. squealer explained that napoleon was making sacrifices to become the leader.
- Narrates how napoleon sabotaged animal farm's windmill after a gigantic storm knocked it down. the animals were convinced that more eggs would be sold or mr. jones would return.
- Narrates how napoleon decided to sell the windmill to mr. frederick since he was offering the most amount of money. when the money was examined at closer, it was seen to be fake money and napoleon was outraged.
- Analyzes how the windmill was destroyed before it could be put to use. boxer, injured from the earlier battle, is still putting his greatest efforts into building it.
- Describes how boxer collapsed while moving stone for the windmill. some of the animals hurriedly went to see squealer to tell him.
- Explains that animal farm is still in the process of doing their work for a better life. the windmill has finally finished and has begun its work.
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