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
This extract from 1984 by George Orwell highlights Winstons physical and mental pain, brought upon by the Party, as Winston partakes in the Physical Jerks,
This extract from ‘1984’ by George Orwell highlights Winston’s physical and mental pain, brought upon by the Party, as Winston partakes in the ‘Physical Jerks’, a set of daily stretches. Orwell successfully evokes sympathy in the reader throughout this extract by: his use of graphic description of physical pain; his representation of the Party as a definite, ever-watching and cruel power; his depiction of Winston’s thoughts of regret and frustration; and his intense portrayal of Winston’s feelings of humiliation and being belittled. In the extract, Orwell vividly describes Winston performing the ‘Physical Jerks’, which are a daily, compulsory series of stretches and movements, performed in the morning by Party members. The name itself, especially the word “Jerks” connotes a sense of the movements being strict, sharp and painful. This creates a theme of discomfort, and this theme exists throughout the extract, and even throughout the book. The reader is compelled to feel sympathy towards Winston; his situation being one where pain is guaranteed, and inescapable. Winston feels “shooting pains all the way from his heels to his buttocks” as a result of these exercises, pain being a physical sensation known to all. The word “shooting” emphasises and indicates the intensity of Winston’s pain. Orwell’s association of the “Physical Jerks” with
Physical Jerks Extract "1984". How does Orwell make you strongly sympathise with Winston at this moment in the novel?
English Essay: How does Orwell make you strongly sympathise with Winston at this moment in the novel? In this extract from George Orwell’s ‘1984’, Winston is suffering under the rath of Big Brother, a dictator seeking to now take full control of the minds of its citizens. George Orwell forces the reader to sympathise with Winston in this extract through the way in which Winston is utterly humiliated during Big Brother’s morning exercises by an instructress, through the physical ‘torture’ he suffers as a result from this, and also from the deep shame he feels as he reminisces his past regrets during the exercise. To begin this essay on George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’, the extract under question firstly focuses on the unbearable physical pain Winston endures during his compulsory morning exercise. Winston is 39 years old, he is thin, frail, and has a varicose ulcer above his left ankle, meaning he struggles to carry out simple exercises such as, in this case, touching his toes without experiencing serious pain. “…which sent shooting pains all the way from his heels to his buttocks and often ended by bringing on another coughing fit.”, is the quotation in which displays unequivocally the pain Winston endures throughout this exercise. The reader from this is forced to strongly sympathise with Winston as he is the protagonist and naturally the reader tends
How does Orwell strikingly convey the relationship between Winston and Julia at this moment in the novel? (Part 2 Chapter 3)
How does Orwell strikingly convey the relationship between Winston and Julia at this moment in the novel? In this extract, Orwell discusses Winston’s and Julia’s cautious actions in order to meet each other, after their initial affair at the forest. Orwell strikingly conveys the relationship between Winston and Julia through the use of literary devices to depict their love for each other, and their cautiousness in meeting each other showing Julia’s influence over Winston’s life. Orwell shows the relationship between Julia and Winston as one that is completely fueled by lust, which allows them to oppose the Party. This can be seen when Orwell mentions that they had “succeeded in making love”. The use of the verb “succeeded” conveys how desperate their need for “making love” was, that they considered it a victory, as emphasized by the verb “succeeded”. Moreover, Orwell also states that Winston was kissing a “live warm face”. This is important as it shows that their relationship was a way to escape the monotonic and cold environment of the Party, as it is conveyed by the verb “live” and adjective “warm”, thus showing the presence of life and liveliness, as opposed to the cold, lifeless environment of the Party. This is further proven when Winston discovers that both of their faces were “thickly coated with plaster”, thus showing the
Explore the ways that the writers use contrast within a character or between characters to interest the reader or audience in "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Animal Farm".
Explore the ways that the writers use contrast within a character or between characters to interest the reader or audience In this essay the ideas I will be exploring is the contrasts between a character and how they change throughout the book and the contrasts between different sets of characters. The main protagonists in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ are Cluadio, Don John and Benedick and the main protagonists in animal farm are Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer. Animal farm was written during the Russian Revolution and therefore each of the animals represents a different character from the revolution; for example Napoleon represents Stalin. Animal farm had to be written in this way as if the real names were used then the author would be killed. When Shakespeare wrote his play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ he could write about anything he wanted to as there were no laws against authors and he wrote about a love story and within the main story of the book there was another love story which was most unexpected. In both novels language is used in a very effective way to show contrast for example in Shakespeare’s play once Benedick is tricked into believing that Beatrice loves him he then goes and speaks to her and they end up having a little argument. The main theme in Much Ado About Nothing is love turning into hate then back to love and hate turning into love both end with
Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely. Discuss in relation to "Animal Farm".
POWER CORRUPTS AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY I believe that this dictum is borne out to an extent as suggested by several examples present in the novel. These include violence amongst supposed comrades, deceit and betrayal amid leaders and workers, and most importantly intelligence, which is the key to the corruption. Orwell’ scathing satire of the Russian Revolution, and his dark dystopian vision of a population under complete surveillance and control, have informed generations of readers of the threat posed by tyrannical governments. The statement “absolute power corrupts absolutely” is carried out to a degree throughout the events that occur in this political allegory. ‘Animal Farm’ is a fable in the sense that its characters are animals, each with his own personality and human characteristics. The animals think, talk, obey, disobey, aspire, fight, and respect their leaders - just like men; but the animals are used to expose the follies and failings of humans. In a fable, everything is meaningful and has some purpose; situations, relationships, scapegoats, and friends are all developed to make a point. The law abiding, simple animals in the story only want peace, which is impossible under the harsh and merciless pigs that rule. Squealer's rationalising, persuasion and defensive tactics point out the hazards of propaganda. Through him, Orwell warns,
In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, how does Orwell creates a convincing dystopian society?
In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell creates a convincing dystopian society in which he often combines the mundane and the extreme through the character of Winston Smith, who is living in a Communist state. This novel shows the total control exerted by Big Brother and how the society of today reflects it. The future Orwell creates in Nineteen Eighty-Four combines the everyday with the extreme and shocking. In the first line itself, Orwell begins with an ordinary comment about the weather ‘It was a bright cold day in April…’ and carries on with a remark about the time ‘… and the clocks were striking thirteen’. Everything in that sentence was purposely made to sound as if it was nothing out of the blue, until the last word, ‘thirteen’. At first glance, this sentence seems like the most conventional of openings, before re-reading it, when you realise clocks do not strike thirteen. Mundane until the last word. Orwell uses this technique, combining mundane and extreme, throughout this novel by describing scenes familiar to us such as a ‘hallway smell [ing] of boiled cabbage and old rag mats’ and then startling us with situations like ‘Hate Week’. Orwell uses this technique to show the reader that from the outside this world is not different to ours, until you delve in further which is when you begin to see the corruption they face in Orwell’s
Animal Farm-Question form an Extract from Chapter 8.
Higher tier- past paper- Edexel – Jasmine Ahmed . What do you discover about the character of Napoleon? (8 marks) use evidence from the extract to support your answer. Napoleon represents Stalin in the allegory. I discover about Napoleon is a cunning person as well as a bully. He likes to use fear to scare the animals. In the extract it says “drinking of alcohol was to be punished by death” this suggests to me that he is threating the animals. This shows the power Napoleon holds over them, he is threating the animals and commanding them to do as he says. The animals seem to be bossed around a lot by him “Napoleon gave orders”; the word order is a commanding word it also shows how much control he has over the animals. Napoleon only has power due to fear he is a director. Overall as readers we can already see the personality of Napoleon; he seems greedy, bossy and selfish as well as controlling. He is cruel and commanding. . Comment on how language is used to create the relationship between the pigs and the other animals in the extract. (10 marks) Use examples of the writer’s language from the extract. The relationship between the pigs and the other animals is that the animals just follow what the pigs say. They do not think for
What are the most important messages Orwell conveys to the reader in Animal Farm, and what techniques does he use to make these messages powerful and unforgettable?
What are the most important messages Orwell conveys to the reader in ‘Animal Farm’, and what techniques does he use to make these messages powerful and unforgettable? Animal Farm, (written by George Orwell in 1945) is a fable, paralleled with the Russian revolution. Its story takes us through the rebellion, and the rise and fall of communism using the allegory of a farm. Within the book there are several compelling and important messages Orwell has illustrated, and an assortment of techniques used to enforce them. One of the most memorable messages Orwell conveys in ‘Animal Farm’, is that fear is an enormously powerful form of manipulation. Within the book, there are countless occasions where fear is used to make sure the animals remain ignorant to the horrors occurring on the farm. For instance, the character Napoleon, a fear mongering leader (paralleled with Stalin), employs multiple other animals and techniques to keep fear present. Post-rebellion outlook is such that if the animals were to let the slightest thing slip then Mr. Jones would return with his evil, subjective regime. 'Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?' (Page 39) The repetition of this phrase, and the use of humans as scapegoats, shows that fear is brought into play by the pigs whenever dissent is shown. Even though the animals may not necessarily concur with the
Through Napoleon and his pigs council, we are able to see the idea of power corrupts
Discuss how an important idea was illustrated at the beginning, and concluded at the end of the novel The satire ‘Animal farm’ by George Orwell has many ideas that are illustrated through it. One important idea is power corrupts; this idea is demonstrated through Naopleon who is the antagonist and along with his council of pigs represents the Russian leader Joseph Stalin and his committee. Through Napoleon and his pigs’ council, we are able to see the idea of ‘power corrupts’ anyone or group who has too much of it. When Napoleon is crowned the official leader of the farm, all he cares about is maintaining his position. Unknown to anyone else, he has raised a secret army of dogs which “he had taken form their mothers at birth”. Napoleon represents the Russian leader Stalin who ruthlessly murdered anyone contesting his superior power. In ‘Animal farm’, a key event is ‘the public execution of alleged traitors’. By doing this, Napoleon is able to keep everyone in line and get rid of any opposition. Another key event is the exile of Snowball, a key rival of Napoleon, who represents Leon Trotsky in history. Snowball was the only possible animal that was able to contest power with Napoleon and this led to both pigs trying to persuade the other animals to vote for them as leader, due to the fact that neither of them was willing to co-operate and share power.
