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GCSE: Animal Farm

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337 GCSE Animal Farm essays

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Animal Farm is not just about a story about animals it is about human nature and behaviour. Discuss.

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This is an excellent essay. The contextual analysis far exceeds the expectations of any GCSE student and the comparisons drawn between the events of the Russian Revolution and the events…
- Essay length: 773 words
- Submitted: 12/12/2010
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 08/09/2012
Animal Farm

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This answer is a response to a question asking candidates to consider the reality of the Russian Revolution present in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'. This answer discusses in profound detail…
- Essay length: 1263 words
- Submitted: 06/12/2007
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 15/03/2012
Focusing on THREE key incidents, explore the extent to which language is an effective method of control in "Animal Farm".

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The question asks candidates to discuss how George Orwell uses language as the ultimate tool for totalitarian control over the animals in 'Animal Farm'. This candidate excels as they correctly…
- Essay length: 1066 words
- Submitted: 22/02/2007
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 26/02/2012
Explore and evaluate the ways in which Orwell presents and structures Old Majors

4 star(s)

The candidate here retains an excellent focus on the question. Everything they say in directly in line with what the question asks, and their is no ineffectual digression from the…
- Essay length: 629 words
- Submitted: 12/03/2012
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 06/04/2012
Animal Farm - Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

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The essay response here is in receipt of a question asking candidate to show how Lord Acton's famous quote "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is reflected in the…
- Essay length: 1007 words
- Submitted: 21/02/2009
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 09/03/2012
Animal Farm: Compare and contrast Napoleon and Snowball. What methods do they use for their struggle for power?

4 star(s)

This answer shows all the signs of an extremely competent writer, you very frequently adopts external, independent research and incorporates it into their essay, fortifying it's knowledgability. However, in doing…
- Essay length: 1015 words
- Submitted: 18/05/2008
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 17/04/2012
How does Orwell's novel - 'Animal Farm' reflect events that happened during the russian revoloution in 1917?

4 star(s)

This is a response to a question asking candidates to identify the links Orwell makes between the events and characters of his novel 'Animal Farm' and the Russian Revolution. The…
- Essay length: 924 words
- Submitted: 29/11/2007
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 06/03/2012
Animal Farm why did the rebellion fail in the end after all the work, time and, most of all, effort that they put in?

4 star(s)

This question orientates around the main plot in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'. There is an excellently expressed understanding of how the novelis influenced by the Russian Revolution, the KGB, the…
- Essay length: 782 words
- Submitted: 06/03/2007
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 23/02/2012
Animal farm

4 star(s)

The Response to the question is very focused; focused on the specific steer of the question and the candidate displays an adeptness of understanding and contextual appreciation within George Orwell's…
- Essay length: 781 words
- Submitted: 02/03/2007
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 25/02/2012
Does the rest of the story show the fulfilment of the ideals and aims expressed in Old Major's Speech?

4 star(s)

This is a question orientating around the ideology of the fictional political viewpoint of Animalism and how successful the animals of 'Animal Farm' are at achieving this policy. Old Major…
- Essay length: 1122 words
- Submitted: 01/11/2006
- Reviewed by: sydneyhopcroft 07/03/2012

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Conclusion analysis

Good conclusions usually refer back to the question or title and address it directly - for example by using key words from the title.
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Can you work out the question or title just by reading the conclusion?

Although 'Animal Farm' is written as a fable to what extent could it be looked at as a comment on human behaviour?

"So in conclusion the answer to the question is yes it is possible to see the story of animal farm as a comment on human behaviour. I believe this because Orwell described all the animals in the story with terms we use to describe the behaviour of other people for example "benevolent","wise", " motherly" and "foolish". It is probably easy to see that that book dose describe the animals to be an easer way to comment on the human ways of life. If we changed all the animals to people and made the story relevant it would be very hard to think about what goes on in the story for example the battle of the windmill where all those animals were killed, and when Napoleon has lots of the animals killed in front of the other animals."

Compare and Contrast "Shooting an Elephant" And "A Hanging".

"In conclusion to this essay, Orwell displays two different scenarios where killing and no value for so called 'inferior' people in the eyes of Orwell and the superintendent. It can be suggested that Orwell is trying to show people that humans an animals are not diverse and share many similarities and all should be treated equally."

Focusing on THREE key incidents, explore the extent to which language is an effective method of control in 'Animal Farm'.

"In conclusion, we can say that Napoleon uses Squealer to do what he wants and he knows that Squealer can convince anyone or at least influence anyone. From what we have seen, the pen really is mightier than a sword in the Animal Farm since every time Napoleon wanted to pass on something to the animals, he used Squealer's abilities in language, to do so."

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GCSE: Animal Farm

337 GCSE Animal Farm essays

Animal Farm is not just about a story about animals it is about human nature and behaviour. Discuss.

Animal Farm

Focusing on THREE key incidents, explore the extent to which language is an effective method of control in "Animal Farm".

Explore and evaluate the ways in which Orwell presents and structures Old Majors

Animal Farm - Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Animal Farm: Compare and contrast Napoleon and Snowball. What methods do they use for their struggle for power?

How does Orwell's novel - 'Animal Farm' reflect events that happened during the russian revoloution in 1917?

Animal Farm why did the rebellion fail in the end after all the work, time and, most of all, effort that they put in?

Animal farm

Does the rest of the story show the fulfilment of the ideals and aims expressed in Old Major's Speech?

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