Animal farm
Book title: Animal Farm Name: Yammy Ho Author: George Orwell Class: 6s Date: 2/05/2009 Class no.: 5 The story begins Old Major, who gathers all of the animals in the farm to tell them a dream that he has. He tells them about a society of only animals, they would run everything without humans. All animals like this idea and they sing a song called "Beasts of England" about their freedom. Three days after announcing his dream, Old Major dies. Two younger pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, put Old Major's ideas into a philosophy and they call it Animalism. Later, the animals beat Farmer Jones off of the farm and claim that the farm belongs to them, calling it "Animal Farm". Everyone works together and bring happiness to the farm. Snowball teaches the animals to read, and Napoleon educates a group of puppies on Animalism. In a little while, there is a struggle for power between Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball wants to build a windmill to produce energy for the animals, but Napoleon disagrees and gives command to the dogs to chase Snowball out of town. After that, Napoleon owns all power and begins to run the farm. He changes his mind about the windmill. They build it finally, but they find it topples over on the next day. Napoleon tells everyone
Animal Farm
How did George Orwell reflect the Russian Revolution in Animal Farm? Animal farm was published in 1945 and George Orwell was the author of the book. In Animal Farm, George Orwell gives a very expressive and accurate description of what happened in Russia after Tsar Nicholas II was forced to surrender. In 1917, at the end of the First World War Russia was forced to give up to the German army. The Russian Tsar was forced to abdicate. As he abdicates a new government was established which was called provisional government. This was overthrown by a new system of government "communism" and the beginning of the Soviet Union. In the book, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. He was quicker in speech and more inventive as Trotsky. The both character are very similar to each other. Snowball actively works to change Animal Farm and although not all of his ideas work very efficiently. He was always concerned to improve the animal farm such as building of windmill. Snowball repaints the sign reading "Manor Farm" to say "Animal Farm," and he is the one who introduce the seven commandments to the animals. He was also contributed in the battle of cowshed. The battle represent as the civil war. During the battle of cowshed, he risks his own life for the security of the animals and injured by a shotgun. In the end napoleon uses his trained dog to banish snowball as Joseph Stalin uses his
Animal Farm -Language and Meaning
Orwell's Animal farm Themes Language and Meaning In Animal Farm, his allegory of the Soviet Revolution, Orwell examines the use of language and the subversion of the meaning of words by showing how the powerful manipulate words for their own benefit. As a journalist, Orwell knew the power of words to serve whichever side the writer backed. In the novel, Snowball is a quick talker who can always explain his way out of any situation. When the birds object to the maxim, "Four legs good, two legs bad," that the pig teaches the sheep, he explains that the bird's wing "is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg." The birds do not really understand this explanation, but they accept it. Orwell particularly comments on the abuse of language with his character Squealer, "a brilliant talker," who acts as an unofficial head of propaganda for the pigs. Like Joseph Goebbels, who bore the title of Nazi party minister of propaganda and national enlightenment during World War II, Squealer "could turn black into white." This is also reminiscent of the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Pravda, which was often used to rewrite the past. (Ironically, its title means "Truth.") When a bad winter forces a reduction in food rations to the animals, Squealer calls it a "readjustment." In a totalitarian state,
Animal Farm
Animal Farm Animal Farm was published on 17th August 1945 and written November 1943 - February 1944. It was written by George Orwell. He was born in 1903 in India. His first book was published in 1933 and this was called "Down and Out in Paris and London." He wrote many other books for example "The Road to Wigan Pier", "Homage to Catalonia", "A Clergyman's Daughter", "Coming up for Air" and "Keep the Aspidistra Flying." This story is a political allegory, which means that the animals stand for different people. It was also based on the Russian revolution, which had just happened. This story is about a rebellion. Old Major a pig was extremely old and he told the animals of a rebellion that would change all of their lives, he also taught them the song Beasts of England. A few nights later Old Major died but the cleverer animals on the farm the pigs took this into account and started organising things, Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer thought of a complete system which they called animalism. On Midsummer's eve Mr Jones the owner of Manor Farm ran away because he was so drunk. The rebellion came before the animals had least expected. The animals burned everything that reminded them of Mr Jones even Mollie the white mare through her ribbons on the fire and Boxer put his straw hat on the fire which kept the flies out of his ears in the summer. The day after the rebellion the two
Animal Farm discussion.
Entry 1 - In Animal Farm, the animals often depict what can be seen in modern human society. They converse, behave and even contemplate like humans, and furthermore, they are also given a treatment that is not unknown to mortals. Each of the creatures have a place, whether it be in production in daily farm work or in their particular little cozy spot where they settle themselves in the barn. The way that Orwell describes many of the animals may very well be as if he is portraying figures that any person may be familiar with nowadays. However, that also includes not minding the usage of animal terms of course. There are those who are wise, those who are bad-tempered, fanciful, and those who simply do not care. Clover the horse is said to be "a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal." To this statement, many middle-aged women can relate to. Another horse, Mollie, whose vanity is clearly described in being "the foolish, pretty white mare who...came mincing daintily in...and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with." The role of the outsider is given to Moses, "the tame raven who slept on a perch behind the back door." By these words, the reader can conclude that he has a certain conceitedness and believes himself to be above the other animals along
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).
Animal Farm
Animal Farm I was kind of confused when I had read this book, because it said in the beginning that George Orwell believed in socialism and this book shows, in a simple way, that socialism or communism does not work in real life. Animal Farm starts with the death of the pig old Major (Lenin), who right before he dies tell the other animals about the Rebellion (Russian Revolution). After old Major's death there were three other pigs; Napoleon (Stalin), Snowball (Trotsky) and Squealer, who started to plan for the Rebellion. They held secret meetings where they tried to convince the other animals of their home-made system of thought: Animalism. And then a few months later the Rebellion came, without anyone really knowing it (exactly as in Russia). The Animals threw all human beings out of the Manor Farm, and destroyed lots of things that belonged to Mr Jones. So far in the book everything looked good from the animals' point of view. But after a while strange things started to happen. The pigs ruled and decided almost everything on the farm. They did, for example, set aside a special room in the barn for themselves. Snowball and Napoleon also makes these Seven Commandments, which are telling the animals what is right and what is wrong. The beginning also tells you about nine new-born puppies, which are brought away by Napoleon, and this is very important later on in the book.
Animal Farm Essay
Animal Farm Essay 'Animal Farm,' a novel by George Orwell, has a theme based around power; how it is abused and how it's used in a good way. 'Animal Farm' also explores how it is transferred between characters as the story progresses. It is also fair to say that every event that takes place on 'Animal Farm' has a political significance which mirror the events which took place in the Russian Revolution. The characters in the novel represent famous political figures from history. I think that George Orwell wrote 'Animal Farm' because he wanted to make people actually think about what the novel and the characters contained in it represent. Power on 'Animal Farm' ends up being totally abused - I think that George Orwell's theory is that when one person has absolute power, it corrupts completely, and that it will never work. At the beginning of 'Animal Farm' we see how Mr Jones is at the top of the power 'hierarchy;' he has the most power, although it's more of an authority that Jones has over the animals compared to him having power. In a way, Jones having all the authority over the farm was a good thing, as all the animals knew where they stood, however, the normal farm animals, who represent the citizens of Russia, wanted more authority and power over the ruling of the farm; the country in Russia's case. Fed up with slaving for Jones and getting nothing except the bare
Animal Farm.
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 Media Coursework
Annie Gott Animal Farm Media Coursework We have watched two different versions of Animal Farm, by George Orwell. One version was a real film, directed by John Stephenson in 1999. The other version that we watched was an animation, the first feature length animation made in England, directed by Joy Batchelor and John Halas in 1954. I am going to review each two versions by comparing the techniques and direction used by each film maker. I am then going to explain which one I preferred and explain why. At the moment, I prefer the real life film as I think it is a lot clearer to children and it is a lot more interesting. I will start by comparing the opening of each film. In the animation, the film opens with a bright countryside view; the manor farm is highlighted in black to capture people's eyes. An American narrator starts telling the story; I think this is quite misleading as the animals on the farm, voiced by Maurice Denham, are English. The narrator however, is quite useful as he immediately explains the story and introduces us to most of the leading animals. This is perfect for young children watching the film. The real life film however, starts in a completely different way. It uses a flashback to introduce us to the story. The colour is incredibly dark, almost black and white. The director uses pathetic fallacy by using thunderstorms, rain and howling wind to
