...AP Literature The classic novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell unravels the story of a group of farm animals who craved freedom from humans. Many of the characters in Animal Farm relate to ideas and people involved in the Russian Revolution such as, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx and the idea of communism. George Orwell tends to give animals on the farm characteristics of those who lead the Russian Revolution. The novel is simply a reflection of this time period with the twist of the people involved being portrayed as animals instead. George Orwell's novel Animal Farm is directly related to the Russian Revolution in several ways. In the novel Animal Farm, Mr. Jones treats his animals extremely poorly and fails to give them enough food to be healthy (Orwell 18). He is sometimes cruel in which he beats his animals with whips and on the other hand he is sometimes kind by mixing milk into the animals' mash. This relates to Czar Nicholas II of the Russian Revolution. He was a poor leader compared to his western kings and he was sometimes cruel and brutal with opponents, and other times he was kind and hired spies to make money (CITE). Old Major is also a character that can be compared, he taught animalism as Karl Marx had taught and invented communism. Major also spoke of how the animals did all the work while the humans kept all the money and for that reason the animals should revolt against mankind. Marx believed that the workers of the...
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...The Fairy Story we all know so well is not a fairy story at all, it is a very real event, and it happened right under our noses. George Orwell's “Animal Farm” was an allegorical novella written about the Russian Revolution. Set on a farm with a cast of almost exclusively animals Orwell used this novel to illustrate how Russia had failed in their revolution in a way that was easy to understand and translate. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, many animals represent important figures and groups from the Russian Revolution. This is proven in particular by three animals, all with uncanny resemblances to Russian Revolutionaries. The first animal with a Russian counterpart is Snowball the pig, who represents Leon Trotsky, the Russian politician...
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...In George Orwell’s Novel, Animal Farm, there is a character named Snowball that is assertive, eloquent, and passionate. In the passage it displays that Snowball is assertive when he replies to Mollie by saying, “Those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons” (Orwell 13). This quotation represents Snowball’s assertive side when he responds very sternly to Mollie. The reader can then detect that Snowball clearly does not want the animals to have any remembrance of humans upon them. In the animal’s eyes, humans are the antagonist and the animals should never trust or help them. When Mollie mentions the ribbon, it triggers Snowball because the ribbon is a symbol...
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...Discussion of the merits of Animal Farm as book and film respectively Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a story about how animals take over a farm. The farm and the animals are symbols that are used to represent the Russian Revolution. The story of Animal Farm is based on the Russian Revolution. If you make a comparison between the movie Animal Farm and the book Animal Farm there are numerous reasons that made it similar and different. This Animal Farm movie features some significant departures from Orwell's story. It may be the best film adaptation of the novel to date, but it's far from perfect. No film adaptation of a written work is hardly ever perfect, but one could expect this one to be fairly accurate because Animal Farm is a rather short book, after all. For the most part, I feel like this movie does a great job capturing the essence of Orwell’s work, but there are some significant departures that one should be aware of. One thing that I believe can make a book good is the characters. There were many more animals on the farm, in the book. The movie did not show many animals except for the main animals. Even though this is a small difference, I find it very noticeable. In the book, Mollie was a character. When she betrayed the animals by being with a human it gave you a feeling that there were more animals that could be traitors. Rather than the animals talking, as in the book, a narrator generally tells the story in the movie. The animals only have very few sound...
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...The story takes place on a farm somewhere in England. The story is told by an all-knowing narrator in the third person. The action of this novel starts when the oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls all animals to a secret meeting. He tells them about his dream of a revolution against the cruel Mr Jones. Three days later Major dies, but the speech gives the more intelligent animals a new outlook on life. The pigs, who are considered the most intelligent animals, instruct the other ones. During the period of preparation two pigs distinguish themselves, Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon is big, and although he isn't a good speaker, he can assert himself. Snowball is a better speaker, he has a lot of ideas and he is very vivid. Together with another pig called Squealer, who is a very good speaker, they work out the theory of "Animalism". The rebellion starts some months later, when Mr Jones comes home drunk one night and forgets to feed the animals. They break out of the barns and run to the house, where the food is stored. When Mr Jones sees this he takes out his shotgun, but it is too late for him; all the animals fall over him and drive him off the farm. The animals destroy all whips, nose rings, reins, and all other instruments that have been used to suppress them. The same day the animals celebrate their victory with an extra ration of food. The pigs make up the seven commandments, and they write them above the door of the big barn. They run thus: 1. Whatever goes upon...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM By HAZEL K. DAVIS, Federal Hocking High School, Stewart, OH S E R I E S W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., E D I T O R S : UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of George Orwell’s Animal Farm 2 INTRODUCTION Animal Farm is an excellent selection for junior and senior high students to study. Although on one level the novel is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as applicable to the latest rebellion against dictators around the world. Young people should be able to recognize similarities between the animal leaders and politicians today. The novel also demonstrates how language can be used to control minds. Since teenagers are the target not only of the educational system itself but also of advertising, the music industry, etc., they should be interested in exploring how language can control thought and behavior. Animal Farm is short and contains few words that will hamper the reader’s understanding. The incidents in the novel allow for much interactive learning, providing opportunities for students to dramatize certain portions, to expand on speeches, and to work out alternative endings. The novel can be taught collaboratively with the history department as an allegory of the Russian Revolution, allowing students to draw parallels...
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