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How does George Orwell reflect the Russian Revolution in Animal Farm? Towards the end of the First World War in 1917 the defeated Russian nation was forced to surrender to the mighty German army. This lead to the abdication of the Russian Monarchy and the installation of a liberal provisional government. Within nine month however, the provisional government was overthrown by a new system of government which had previously not been seen, Communism, which lead to the establishment of the Soviet Union. In 1945 George Orwell released his well respected satirical allegory of the communist government which was a parody of the soviet revolution in 1917. The book highlights the downfall of communism which eventually developed into a totalitarian dictatorship. In the book Snowball is a fictional character, a pig that is commonly believed to represent Leon Trotsky. The two characters display striking similarities, both appear to have the best interests of their nations at heart. Snowball is concerned with the improvement of conditions on the farm, such as the building of the windmill and the improvement of the animal's social welfare, which is apparent at the battle of the cowshed. This battle represents the civil war in Russia between the Tsarist forces and the Bolsheviks where the old regime tried to retake power. During the battle of the cowshed Snowball is in the thick of
Animal Farm
Animal Farm (Coursework) Animal Farm was written by, George Orwell. He had written this book to clearly pinpoint the areas of the Russian Revolution. This essay is going to discuss the methods used by Napoleon to transform himself into a dictator. In the story, Old Major the pig had a dream, about a rebellion. He conveyed the dream to the other animals on the farm. Old Major died peacefully and the other pigs on the farm began to take charge. Their names were Snowball and Napoleon. Napoleon was a huge and furious looking Berkshire boar. He did not talk very much but had been seen to be getting his own way on the farm. It has been clearly stated, 'Napoleon was a large, rather fierce looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way'. His fierce look could have been a reason for getting his dictatorship for the reason that the animals would have been afraid of him. Napoleon becomes very powerful towards the end of the story as he has guard dogs, a pig named Squealer that is exceptional at giving the speeches of Napoleon and plenty of comfort by his side. A dictator such as Napoleon needs to preserve immense power. Most of all he needs to be Brilliant at proposing to others his ideas. A Dictator does away with anyone that objects to his decisions. He would need to have someone by his side at all times
Animal Farm
Level 2 Access/GCSE Communications Animal Farm Chose three chapters in the fable where you think the author's use of satire helps us to: * Understand the writers purpose * Understand what is happening in the novel * Understand and appreciate the 'characters' more fully * Appreciate the writers skill * Understand why he used a fable form rather than a novel Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1943, yet due to political sensitivity, not published until 1945. The novel is written as an allegory of communist Russia. In consideration of Russia being an ally of the British at this time one can understand the reluctance of many publishers to participate in its distribution. The story is set on an English farm and the animals on the farm are used as characters intended to represent prominent figures in the Soviet Union. The story centres around a revolution undertaken by the animals in order to oust the farmer, Mr Jones, and gain freedom from oppression and hardship. How the story unfolds relates directly to Orwell's profound disillusionment with revolutionary politics, human nature and our overwhelming need to dominate and suppress. The principle characters in this book are Napoleon, Squealer, Snowball and the pig population. Napoleon represents Stalin and remains the most powerful force through out the story. Squealer is used as a means of propaganda directed
Animal farm
George Orwell is the author of the novel "Animal Farm" which is a novel I have recently read. I have chosen to study the topic of corruption. In the novel which is an analogy of the Russian Revolution, George Orwell uses animals to play the part of people. The two characters which were most apparently corrupt were Napoleon and Squealer. The corruption starts in the second paragraph when the commandments were written on the wall for all to see including "all animals are equal" but Napoleon showed to all the animals that he thought he was better and more equal than the others. In the second paragraph both squealer and Napoleons corruption became more apparent as all the other animals except them are hard at work to harvest hay whereas Napoleon and squealer drank milk. Also we see the birth on new puppies being taken from their mother so they can be trained to be the new henchmen for Napoleon who were meant to present the corrupt K.G.B. Napoleon also showed his corruptness by going against the commandment that "all animals are equal" and one of the reasons for the men's rebelling that they're eggs were being sold to the outside world for the money for supplies that only the pigs would have the benefit of. Napoleon and his rival pig Snowball had fallen out over plans to build a windmill which was to supply the farm with electricity. Napoleon was jealous of how smart Snowball was
Animal Farm.
AMDG Breda Sweeney Animal Farm 22-11-01 Recently I have read the novel 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell. It is about a group of animals on a farm that all dream to be free. Old Major, a boar, hopes for farms to be run by animals and for everyone to be equal. However, after he dies, his vision goes terribly wrong. Napoleon, the pig, and Boxer, the horse, are good examples to show us how Orwell has used these creatures to make a political point. Napoleon takes power over the farm after Old Major dies. He is an untrustworthy leader, as he does not do any work. He tells the rest of the animals that all the pigs will work on plans for the farm but really they just order everybody about. Orwell describes, 'the pigs did not actually work, but directed the others.' As we read on in the novel we realise Napoleon and the pigs are acting like humans, walking like humans and dressing like humans. In relation to the Russian Revolution I would say that Napoleon would represent the power-mad Stalin who treats his people badly and keeps all the money and food for himself. Orwell persuades the reader to dislike Napoleon for many reasons. For example, if someone came up with an idea other than himself he is not happy, he does not agree. Orwell describes, 'only Napoleon held aloof. He had declared himself against the windmill from the
Animal Farm Essay
Animal Farm Essay George Orwell (Eric Blair) expressed in this novel a complete system of thought, where Major's ideals change and become yet another stage in revolutionary activity. The whole story is an allegory of the Russian Revolution, and this must of meant something to the author otherwise he wouldn't of wrote it with so much relevance. I think that he wanted to tell everyone in a subtle background way that things are better left as they are, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Old Major, an old knowledgeable boar on the farm begins by supposedly dreaming about the perfect utopia for animals, with no humans where animals are free and provide for themselves. He expresses this to the other animals, and the farm turns into a wave of thought and thinking. Major does not go into the dream in detail, and to avoid any objection breaks into the song, 'Beasts of England' (this suggests that there was actually no dream just a thought that Major had). He explains to the rest of the farm that Man is the only real enemy and that all animals are equal, this is stated when he says, 'All men are enemies, all animals are comrades.' Old Major died three nights later, and his ideals were put into actions by the pigs on the farm. Napoleon and Snowball saw these ideals as an opportunity to gradually come to power (although Snowball is eventually driven out by Napoleon).
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Animal Farm Orwell's use of simple characters to express the effect of power and revolutions on normal people can be interpreted in two ways. For some readers, Animal Farm could be seen as an innocent fable or fairy story. However it hides a much more complex story a much more complex story. Its deeper meaning is that of revolutions, dictatorships and also a warning of what can happen under a totalitarian state. Orwell uses the fable as a way of putting the story across in a simple, understandable fashion. The fable style makes the story more accessible to a large audience. Animal Farm was written by Orwell to put his vies of revolution across. He questions if there is any positive outcome from rebellion or revolution and if it does actually make everyone have equal benefits from the poor to the rich and leaders. Orwell's representation of historical figures is accurate. Each character is a portrait of a person involved in the Russian Revolution and its progression to dictator-led communism. The book is written in a way so we almost instantly loathe the pigs as characters and also for what they represent. They never worked in the fields but told the other animals what to do. Napoleon is the clear leader almost from the beginning of the story. Napoleon is described by Orwell as: "not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way." Snowball seems a more
Animal Farm - explain how Napoleon gained power over the farm and what the book is about.
Animal Farm Essay Introduction: In this essay I am going to explain how Napoleon gained power over the farm and what the book is about the name of the book is "Animal Farm" and the author is called "George Orwell". At the start of the story Farmer Jones was in charge of the animals. Farmer Jones was always drunk and he overworked the animals and he didn't feed them enough. Old major decided to start a rebellion against Farmer Jones and he got all the other animals involved Main Paragraphs: So the animals all decided to run Farmer Jones out of the farm. They named the battle "The Battle of the Cow-shed" and they then had control of the animals and were organising the working farm and the food. Napoleon keeps interfering with Old Major's control of the farm and he was pushy, ambitious and he wanted to be a leader. He also was giving them food and trying to get them on his side. Napoleon persuades the other animals to obey him by changing the rules for them, and then to suit him-self. He gave them extra food and tells them he would be a better leader. He then gets them on his side. Napoleon starts to brainwash the animals and uses guard dogs to protect him. He tells them that if they did not do what he said things would go back the way they were when Farmer Jones was in charge of them. At the start there were seven commandments. Napoleon decided to change the commandments
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Asif patel 11x2 English Animal farm coursework The oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, gathered all the farm animals into the barn. He told them of a dream he had about one day animals ruling the world. He said there was to be a rebellion in the farm against their cruel farmer, Mr. Jones. Old Major did not know when the rebellion was to take place but he knew it would be soon. He taught the barnyard a song called Beasts Of England. This song riled the animals up about the rebellion. Three nights later Old Major died. There were pigs to take his place though. They were Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer. They called Old Majors teachings "Animalism." After Old Major died the animals did not think that much of the rebellion as they used to. Two horses did not like the idea. They were Clover and Mollie. The other horse, Boxer, listened to what ever his leader said. The pigs also had trouble with the farmer's tame raven, Moses. Moses said that the rebellion was not a good idea. One day however, the rebellion did happen. After the animals had the farm secure, they made laws called the Seven Commandments. They were like our ten commandments. Then they renamed the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm. The pigs learned to read and write by looking at books in the farmhouse. They also learned many other things. The animals had to work even harder than before. They had to
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Comment on the importance of Boxer and his symbolic significance within the novel Animal farm is based on the Russian revolution and is a satire of the happenings of that time. The story is about the consequences of political ideals, as well as what happens to ordinary people when other people have absolute power over them. A character which represented the hard working class of Russia was boxer. Not. He is the type of person whom during the revolution, is inevitably exploited and his is what Orwell shows us. Boxer shows all the qualities of the exploited working classe (the proliterates), he shows trust, loyalty and dedication as well as the capability to undergo intense labour. However he has a naïve trust for the intellectual leaders (the pigs) especially Napoleon, whom he continuously states "is always right". And due to this, he does not take heed of how far the pigs are exploiting him. His death at a glue factory not only shows how brutal the pigs were but leads to the destruction of the farm as it was he whom served as the anchor for animal farm. One of boxers flaws, as was the flaw of the labouring class of Russia. Is his lack of inteliigence "Boxer could not get beyond the letter D". Orwell cleverly demonstrates this to alert the reader of the consequineccs of illetracy and how stupid animals where more exploited than the smarter ones. The name "Boxer" creates an
