is animal farm a fairy story
HOW FAR WOULD YOU AGREE THAT ''ANIMAL FARM'' IS, AS ORWELL HIMSELF DESCRIBED IT, A 'FAIRY STORY.' The first obvious question that is posed, is what exactly is a fairy story? A fairy story is a tale that is made up and is not real. They are mainly meant for children, however they used to be for adult ears only. I looked up 'fairy-tale' in the dictionary and it defined a fairy story as a tale about fairies or an incredible story. In the first part of this coursework, I will try and prove that Orwell's subtitle for his novel is true and can be proven from knowledge provided by the book. 'Animal Farm' is like a fairy story in the way that the animals can talk, and that the animals have human qualities and capabilities. The pigs are very clever and they use half-truths to change the views of the other animals that, as a result, make them believe in things that they didn't before. Squealer is a good example of this, who skilfully talks the animals into believing things that certainly are not true. It says in the book 'Squealer went on to give further graphic details of Boxer's deathbed. (P.83)' Squealer knew very well where Boxer was going, and to make such light news of the situation seems quite malicious, but nevertheless, this point still proves that Squealer is able to talk the animals into believing things, that are not entirely true. The pigs also use their intelligent
Power and Possession in Animal Farm
Power and Possession Have you ever felt that rush of excitement when you can do whatever you want without thinking of the consequences? If so, wasn't it one of the greatest feelings you've ever felt? The feelings that describe us that we are leaders, that we have followers and our every move are important to the people around us? Power is the one possession that everyone desires. It lets you feel that one can do anything he or she wants without the consequences of his or her actions. In George Orwell's illuminating fable of "Animal Farm," he describes how a pig named Napoleon takes over an entire farm. Napoleon, with his sly group of trustworthy pigs, maintains power and takes over "Manor Farm" by using the concepts of intimidation, fear, and persuasion. Intimidation is a malicious, yet intelligent way to gather up people to join a force. By intimidating someone, one would be too frightened to stand up for his or her self. Thus, he or she would have no other choice but to go along with the event of intimidation. In Napoleon's case, he uses intimidation by having a group of dogs to stand as his bodyguard. "Silent and terrified, the animals crept back into the barn. In a moment the dogs came bounding back. At first no one had been able to imagine where these creature came from, but the problem was soon solved: they were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their
Comparing Animal Farm and Gulliver's Travels
Wide Reading Assignment In both Animal Farm and Gulliver's Travels, there are many parts which comment on human behaviour. However, neither book approaches this subject directly. Both stories are allegories - stories that have two meanings. The surface meaning is simple and is usually portrayed in the form of a simple story. This makes it easy for the reader to understand what is going on. Underneath the surface is a deeper meaning that is harder to understand. Animal Farm Animal farm is a story about a good idea going terribly wrong because of greed, jealousy and power. An idea is put forward for a world where animals rule themselves. At first this is a good idea. The farmer, Mr Jones, is thrown off the farm and Animalism comes into practice. Later on, however, certain animals become more and more like leaders, and after a while the farm is being ruled by a dictator. George Orwell decided to write Animal Farm because he was concerned about things that were going on in the world, mainly the Russian Revolution. In Russia, an idea was being spread around about communism, where all people are equal and there are no leaders. Orwell could see problems with this idea of communism. He wrote Animal Farm so that other people could also see these problems. In the book, communism is known as Animalism. Orwell knew that if he sat down and wrote a book about the Russian Revolution,
1984, and Animal Farm.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. " -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) In the 1st 50 years of the 20th Century, it came to pass that revolutionary upheavals in the name of social progress and the utopian ideal brought humanity to the gates of destruction. Out of the flames of war arose several colossuses that bestrode the globe. One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was founded on the ideals of social equality and sharing. Instead the people of the USSR had a nightmare unleashed on them unrivaled in the annals of human history. Only once in the passing of human fictional literature has the acute horror of this regime been displayed once, much less twice. Only one man has the insight and the genius to portray this regime for what it was, a failed experiment of fatally flawed ideology. Only he understood that in the end, humans cannot defeat human nature, because it is inherit in themselves. To truly understand the role that these two books, 1984, and Animal Farm played in our society, we must first understand the man that penned them. Eric Arthur Blair was born in 1903 in the Indian Village of Motihari, which lies near the border of Nepal in north-eastern India. During this period the Indian sub-continent was part of the British
Animal Farm character assessment - Boxer.
Orwell first introduces Boxer in Chapter 1, when the animals are all coming in to hear Old Major's speech. Orwell describes Boxer with a strong appearance "Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high", Boxer is also known for the amount of strength he has as he is "as strong as any two ordinary horses put together". But, even if his physical appearance might be extremely good, we cannot say the same about his mental capabilities because he was "not of first-rate intelligence". Even if it is the first time we have been introduced to Boxer, we can already see his kindness, "walking very slowly and setting down their vast hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw." Later on in Old Major's speech he tells Boxer "the very day those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will send you to the knackers", this is ironic because later on in the novel, when he does lose that power the pigs do exactly what Jones would have done - send him to the knackers. In the second chapter Orwell starts to show Boxer's natural loyalty to his leader, "Their most faithful disciples were the two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover". "Once having accepted the pigs as their teachers they absorbed everything that they were told." In just two pages ahead again it shows his loyalty to the pigs, "When Boxer heard this he fetched the small straw hat
Animal Farm - By George Orwell
Sarah Hurworth 02/05/07 Animal Farm- By George Orwell All the animals have driven out Farmer Jones and are living in complete harmony and equality but odd things on the farm keep happening. The seven commandments written on the barn seem to be changing. The animals know there is something wrong but cannot prove it due to their very poor memory. The pigs, who have much better memories than the other animals, seem to be in on what is happening and are always able to excuse the occurrences and change the animals minds, but some are still suspicious. Benjamin, a grumpy donkey who is the oldest animal on the farm, and Clover, a kind middle-aged mare with failing eyesight, are two of the main animals who are quoted to be the most suspicious on the farm and notice the most changes. Clover is more affected by the changes than Benjamin but they both feel very strongly about them. At first the animals were very idealistic, believing in equality for all animals, but as the pigs gain more and more control over the farm and the other animals loose theirs, their ideals are shattered as they are forced to work every day while the pigs do nothing, living in even worse conditions than those suffered under farmer Jones' regime. "No animal shall wear clothes", the book describes how this commandment was broken by the pigs on page 85, when it states "The pigs took Mr.Jones'
Essay on Animal Farm by George Orwell
Essay on "Animal Farm" by George Orwell (1945) During World War II, George Orwell, pen name of Eric Blair, wrote the novel "Animal Farm". The novel was a critique of how the Communist party was leading the Soviet Union, and it is possible that the fact, that the Soviets were allied with England to fight a common enemy, was the reason why the publication of the book was postponed until after the war. The novel intends, besides being a fictional political satire, to show that the Soviet Union not was a true Socialist Country as many believed. Furthermore the novel brings together important themes such as politics, revolution, truth and first of all, class conflict. The angle of this essay will be to interpret and find the similarities between characters of the Russian revolution and the most important characters in the fiction of the book. Furthermore, I will seek to explain Orwell's intentions with using the fable and allegory as the primary genres in his novel. "Animal Farm" takes place on an old-fashioned farm in England about the time where the book was written (middle 1940's). The novel takes its beginning when Old Major, the oldest and cleverest pig on the farm, enlightens the other animal of a dream he have had. Old Major is the first character we meet, and this philosopher of changes is an obvious metaphor for Karl Marx, the founder of the ideology socialism. Old
Animal Farm By George Orwell - symbolism and meaning
Animal Farm By George Orwell "Animal Farm" is George Orwell's rendition of the Russian Revolution in a smaller scale using an English farm to represent the country of Russia. At the start of the book, the animals are discussing how much they dislike their current farm master, Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is the owner of Manor Farm, the farm on which all the animals live, and he represents the Russian Czar regime. The animals begin to discuss ways that they can overthrow Mr. Jones. Their discussions represent views that are similar to those of the organizations and people attempting to overthrow the Czar government in Russia prior to the Russian Revolution. During the book, some of the main leaders of the farm animals show signs of similarity to prominent leaders in Russia. One of the leaders fighting for power, Napoleon, displays similarities to Joseph Stalin and another, Snowball, is similar to Leon Trotsky. Each one of these animal leaders shows similarities in behavior and actions to their Russian counterparts. As the book continues, the animals are able to overthrow Mr. Jones and take control of the farm government for themselves. The animals' running of the farm is much more efficient than that of Mr. Jones and his men. For example, when the animals tend to the harvest, they produce far more product than the humans ever did on the farm. Napoleon and Snowball work
How does Napoleon gain controle of Animal Farm.
Napoleon takes control of the farm by the means of propaganda, fear and suppressing his enemies. Squealer is Napoleons propaganda machine. Squealer uses propaganda against the less clever animals. Napoleon also exploits the animals in the farm. He uses the dogs as his fear instrument. Napoleons public relations man is squealer. Not only does he use propaganda but he also does all of the brain work around the farm. Napoleon gets rid of snowball his main enemy, he also gets rid of four pigs and a few chickens. This shows power but also shows that Napoleon was scared and threatened by Snowball and others that oppose him. At the beginning of the story Napoleon, Squealer and Snowball begin to stand out from the rest of the animals. The cows produced two buckets of creamy frothing milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest. When they had come back from the fields the milk had disappeared. "Never mind the milk comrades. That will be attended to the harvest is more important. Snowball will lead the way. I shall follow in a few minutes. Napoleon, after saying this, took the milk himself and later the pigs consumed it. This shows that Napoleon and the other pigs are greedy and selfish. Also this shows the pigs are starting to take more than their fair share, this act is like when Jones was about in the way that the pigs did not produce the milk but still
Critical Evaluation Animal Farm
Caitlin McLean Animal Farm by George Orwell How central is the character of Boxer to the book "Animal Farm" and how does Orwell use him to criticise the system of government that exists following the Rebellion? The character of Boxer in George Orwell's novel is an important one and central to the whole book. In fact it could be said that he is the real hero of the Revolution, albeit a dead one by the end of the book. It is through his character and the treatment that he receives that Orwell successfully criticises the new Regime. The character of Boxer represents the working class people. He is without a doubt the kindest and physically strongest character on the farm and blindly trusts and follows his leaders - the pigs, but despite his good characteristics the character of Boxer is betrayed and killed - showing that the system is at fault. Animal Farm is an allegory depicting the downfall of an idealistic political movement caused by the corrupting effect of power, Orwell uses animals to portray different groups of people in society. It is understood that George Orwell wrote the book to show his views on the political situation in Russia. At the beginning of Animal Farm we are introduced to "Old Major" a pig who rallies up the other animals, convincing them to overthrow their human master and live by the concept of "Animalism". "Animalism" is made up of seven rules -
