...Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution The years of leading up to the Russian revolution were bleak for the Russian population. Russians were poor, starving, and fed up with the Tsar. The revolution began with the ideas of Lenin, which carried on to Trotsky and ultimately Stalin, who completely changed Russia. The resemblance between these three leaders of the Russian revolution and the three leaders of Animal Farm, Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon, shows that the movie Animal Farm is an allegory to the Russian Revolution. Old Major, the original leader of Animal Farm, closely resembles Lenin. The most notable similarity is that both Old Major and Lenin are both the original leaders and they both place the idea of revolution into the minds of their followers. Besides the fact that they are the original leaders of their revolutions, Lenin and Old Major share the common ideas of freedom and equality as well. They are also avid believers in the ideas of Karl Marx, who had written about the bourgeois rebelling against the proletariat. Lenin uses the ideas of Karl Marx to encourage the poor and famished workers in Russia to revolt. He promised them peace, land, and bread which are three things the Russians did not have. As a result, Lenin is able to overthrow the tsar and make a socialist government where everyone is equal and everything is owned by the state. Old Major does something similar by convincing the farm animals that removing the humans, who are essentially the proletariat...
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...novella ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, it is important to acknowledge the contextual background that inspired it. Orwell personifies many political ideologies as anthropomorphised animals in order to expose the events surrounding Soviet socialism which he presents in the form of a Beast Fable. Napoleon, the main antagonist, can be seen as an allegory of Joseph Stalin, the second leader of the Soviet Union. ‘Animal Farm’ was published in 1945 but follows the events leading to the Russian Revolution in 1917 and also mirrors events in Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union. Napoleon’s rise to power can be reflected to the rise to power of Joseph Stalin. A fable can be defined as a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. Fables can be considered a fixed literary custom. Although Animal Farm is a fable taken from Aesop. La Fontaine, the main influence was 20th Century Russian history and the idea of socialism in one country and Russia’s move to a more...
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...Animal Farm Animal Farm, a satirical book by George Orwell, compares the life of farm animals to the lives of people living under fascist regimes. Many of the animals, who are characters in the book, directly parallel individuals or groups in fascist Italy and Germany or in the communist Soviet Union. Following the example of the real world, the animals wish to change the negative conditions of their lives, but instead create a new, even worse regime lead by the very animals who they trusted. This regime, lead by the pigs, controls the other animals of the farm with an iron fist. The animals of the farm are inspired to revolt after listening to the words of Old Major, a well respected pig. Old Major is also an allegory for both Vladimir Lenin...
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...Animal Farm is an allegory for the events that took place in Russia between 1917 and 1943 written by George Orwell. This novel refers to the Soviet Union. Some of the main characters played for certain historical figures who stood for communism.This novel is filled with lots of symbolism, In this book, the farm animals rebel once a former pig Old Major,shares a dream he had.Old Major represented Karl Marx and in some ways, symbolized communist leader,Vladimir Lenin. In his dream the animals lived a self sustained lifestyle called ‘animalism’ this was due to their idea that humans consume everything, but produce nothing.Old Major would do anything to accomplish this dream, but Mr.Jones was standing in his way.Soon after, Old Major passes away...
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...Orwell and Martel’s Messages Through Animals A tiger in a life raft and tyrannical pigs can give readers a very strong message about their lives. Animal Farm was written as a warning about governmental collapse and tyrants taking advantage of power. Through the story of the rise of evil pigs in the hierarchy of a new system of government in the farm, it portrays a clear message about tyrannical government. Life of Pi also tries to get the reader’s attention, though it tries to urge the reader into having faith in religion rather than warn them. With animals and numbers, the story of a boy stuck at sea guides the reader into understanding the power that religion can give to those who have faith. Both Animal Farm and Life of Pi use the beast...
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...Why This Person is Superior George Orwell as a Novelist George Orweel is one of the leading novelists of modern age. His novels express a powerful sattire on the political and social hypocrisies. By thw quality of his writing, he has achieved international fame and recognition. In his evolution as a novelist he moved from simple narration to symbolic expression. But he has been criticised by many critics due to the lack of sincere characteristics of a novel in his novels. It has bveen proved that he has failed as a novelist. Tom Hopkinson opines, “Orwell’s reputaion as awriter rests largely on his novels, but his gifts are not those of a novelist; and, if the novel had not happened to be the prevailing literary form during the twenty years when he was writing, he would proably never have been attracted to it. Orwell had little imagination, little understanding of human relationshipl, little sympathy with individual human beings- though much with humanity in general.” O.D. Leavis also found that he had “wasted a lot of energy trying to be a novelist. I think I must have read three or four novels by him and the only impression those dreary books left on me was that nature didn’t intend him to be a novelist.” Edward M. Thomas also found that he did not possess the temperment of a novelist. Thus Orwell, who wished to produce more than thirty novels, had to admitin aletter, written to his friend, Julian Symons, “You are perfectly right about my own character constantly intruding...
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...English E.O.C.A The novel “Animal Farm” was written in 1945 by author George Orwell. George Orwell was the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, a British writer born in Motihari, India in 1903. After serving in the Indian Imperial Police force, Orwell wrote “Down and Out in Paris and London,” an account of the conditions faced by the poor in France and England. Next, in 1936, he fought in the Spanish Civil War, which was his source of inspiration for “Homage to Catalonia.” After his days in service, he devoted his efforts to speaking out against the domination of one man over another. This is shown in books such asAnimal Farm” and “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” “Animal Farm” takes place in England, on Manor farm (later renamed Animal Farm) in Willingdon. It incorporates all seasons of the year, as it takes place over the course of many years, tracing the lives of all the animals. The point of view in the novel is third person, omniscient. “Animal Farm” is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the course of communism in Russia and the USSR. The many characters in the book symbolize either one person or a group of people. The pigs represent the communist government and are the ones that become corrupt. More specifically, Old Major is Karl Marx, the “father of communism,” Snowball is Vladimir Lenin and Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. The dogs that Napoleon uses as his personal guards symbolize the KGB, the Soviet Police force. Most of the other characters like Boxer, Clover...
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...Animal Farm An Allegory of the French Revolution By Travis Booker English 1302 Mrs. Simpson April 18, 2012 What is an allegory? Allegory is a device used to present an idea, principle, or meaning, which can be presented in literary form, such as a poem or novel, in musical form, such as composition or lyric, or in visual form, such as in painting or drawing. It is also seen in scriptural passage. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions, or symbolic representation. Allegory is generally treated as a figure of rhetoric; a rhetorical allegory is a demonstrative form of representation conveying meaning other than the words that are spoken. As a literary device, an allegory in its most general sense is an extended metaphor. As an artistic device, an allegory is a visual symbolic representation. An example of a simple visual allegory is the image of the grim reaper. Viewers understand that the image of the grim reaper is a symbolic representation of death (Kennedy 142). During a time when there was much change and the spirit of rebellion was all around, Animal Farm was written by George Orwell. George Orwell used allegory in his novel Animal Farm to parallel the Russian Revolution and resulting totalitarian regime to the revolutions of the animals and the pigs' corruption of absolute power. The novel's characters, events, and corruption of ideas paralleled the pattern that took place among the Russians during and following the...
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...Animal Farm is a story that connects to an event called the Russian Revolution. Most of the characters in the book relate to the players who were involved in the Russian Revolution. Those players are Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, and how they used propaganda to get what they wanted. This book tests the limit of trust, power, and knowledge. It shows how power, and knowledge can be used to one’s advantage, and to take one's trust and overpower it. Although initially the characters are presented as being equal, Animal Farm quickly dissolves into an unequal society because of greed, power, and the use of propaganda. Greed, one of the most powerful and manipulating thing that has happened in this book. It is demonstrated early on in the hierarchy of leadership. It started with little things that eventually lead to bigger things, but the other animals who were the uneducated, was unaware of what was to come with the pigs being their leaders. The first thing that happened was the disappearance of the milk and apples. The other animals were not to worried about this because Squealer explained to the animals “Comrades, you do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege?” (35). Squealer also explained that they didn’t even like milk and apples, that they were doing it for their own health so they could keep healthy...
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...then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” Throughout the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, the idea of freedom is revealed through the act of fighting and working. The farm animals of the Manor Farm want their freedom and equal rights. However, the farm is under control of narcissistic humans who only care for the produce the animals supply. So they secretly assemble in the barn and create ideas that induce the animals to fight for their independence. Because the humans, Mr. Jones and his people, have an advantage with weapons for self-defense, the animals agree to simultaneously ambush them; this way the humans have less power over the encounter. After...
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...How do the Various Animals in Animal Farm Mimic Social Classes or Types Found in Human Society? After reading “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell, I have come to a realisation that it resembles much of the human society. Events from the book resemble greatly what happened during a historical period such as during the Soviet Union. In order to describe the pigs’ dictatorship and the role of the different animals, I will use the example of Stalin’s reign in Russia. Also, I will be describing the roles of the people under Stalin’s dictatorship in comparison to the animals. Starting with the role of old major, followed by the pigs, then the horses, the dogs, Mollie the sheep and Moses the raven. The roles of each animal will be described and then analysed by comparison to the social classes in a dictatorship society. In the beginning of the story of “Animal Farm”, Old Major preached about a dream he had the previous night. It was about a world in which animals lived without tyranny of men, where all animals roamed free as they wished. He described a world which is out of reach for the animals in their current situation. He preached an idealism called Animalism where animals do the work but humans keep the profit made. In animalism, there are no owners, no rich and no poor. Animals get a better life, because without owners, all animals are equal. In addition, every animal owns the farm. They work for themselves in order to get work done within the farm. With a poor leader...
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...Animal Farm: An Abridged Text 5256 Introduction to Animal Farm ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel. It is a famous story. ‘Animal Farm’ was written by George Orwell in 1945. Mr Orwell went to a farm. He saw a boy walking with a horse. Orwell thought if animals could talk what would they think about human beings? He also thought that humans have all the power and treat animals badly. If animals had power and could talk what would they do? ‘Animal Farm’ is an interesting story. In the novel the animals can talk. ‘Animal Farm’ is a metaphor1 for Russia from 1917 to 1991. During this time, Russia was called the Soviet Union or the USSR. From 1917 to 1991 Communism existed in Russia (the Soviet Union). This means everyone is equal. There are no rich people and there are no poor people. However, there were many problems in the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991. ‘Animal Farm’ is about these problems. 1 A metaphor is when we use one thing to describe something else. 2 Chapter 1 It is evening. Mr Jones is a farmer. He lives at Manor Farm. Mr Jones is not a nice man. Mr Jones is very cruel to his animals. When he falls asleep all the animals at Manor Farm have a meeting. Major is an old pig. All the animals like him. He is intelligent. Major wants to tell all the animals about a dream he had. All the animals are quiet. They want to listen to Major. He tells the animals that he is old. Major thinks he is going to die soon. Before he dies, Major wants...
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...Animal Farm A review by: Dimitrios Pastirmatzis "Animal Farm is an allegorical and dystopian novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945"(1) Animal Farm is a book written in England on the 17th of August of 1945, when the Soviet Union was in the midst of the Stalinist era and is critical of the situation that was developing there. In George Orwell's views the Soviet union was turned into an inhumane dictatorship built around a single man and enforced through sheer terror of various punishments and/or executions. The author deems his book a "fairy story", but the book is anything but. The animals of Manor Farm, plagued by malnurishment and the injustice that was forced upon them, revolt against their human...
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...On one specific night, farmer Jones had drunk much more than was healthy and he returned very late, noon the next day. Neglecting to feed the animals, he went straight to sleep. He slept long through the afternoon and evening. The animals had finally had enough. After not being fed for an entire day, they broke into the barn and began to devour the food. Farmer Jones and his men tried in vain to drive back the animals, but after being kicked and bit were finally driven from the farm. The farmer's wife quickly fled after them, leaving the farm to the animals. The victorious animals rejoiced in the successful rebellion and charged over their newfound territory with zest. The pigs, the smartest of the animals, immediately rose to the top of the...
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... 35 From your reading of: Animal Farm 1.This pig is used as a propaganda machine by Napoleon... a. Snowball b. Minimus c. Squealer d. Sheep 2.Boxer is sold to the Knackers for what reason? a. He is too young to retire b. He is rebelling against Napoleon c. He is hurt and can no longer work d. The farm needed the money 3.By the end of the novel, the final Commandment states... a. All animals are equal except the pigs b.Some animals are more equal than others c.No animal may rebel against another d. Four legs good, 2 legs bad 4.Indentify the speaker: "If comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." a. Mollie b. Clover c. Boxer d. Squealer 5.Identify the speaker: "Surely comrades you do not want Mr. Jones back?" a. Squealer b. Clover c. Muriel d. Sheep 6.Identify the speaker: "Four legs good, two legs bad." a. The sheep b. The geese c. The chickens d. The hens 7. What words were added to the end of this commandment? "No animal shall sleep in a bed..." a. With pajamas b. In the house c. With sheets d. With another animal 8.What words were added to the end of this commandment? "No animal shall drink alcohol..." a. To excess b. In the house c. In a glass d. With Mr. Jones 9.How is Napoleon double-crossed by Frederick? a. He refuses to send help when Jones attacks b. He pays for the timber with fake money c. He cheats Napoleon at a card game d. He allows Snowball to hide on his farm 10. The pigs convert Old...
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