1) An allegory can be used as a parallel to critique people or current events in a non-direct way and George Orwell does exactly that with Animal Farm. He uses the treatment of the animals and farm to mirror the minor and major flaws to mirror those in the Russian Government during and post the Russian Revolution.
The setting is set at Manor Farm to represent the time during and post Russian Revolution era. Mr. Jones is that of the last tsar of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II. They both manage to be out of touch with everything, especially their people and animals in this case. With Mr. Jones being a drunken idiot who forgets to feed his animals, Tsar Nicholas II ignored the cries of the laborers and peasants of Russia and instead used the money for …show more content…
So, of course, a huge debate has to spark over the windmill causing a tense atmosphere as loyalties were being split between the two. When it comes time to vote on whether they will proceed to build the windmill or not, it seems as if Snowball is going to win. Napoleon decides his tactics will be to fight dirty and instead of giving his speech as intended he calls on the dogs to chase snowball away and afterward he is never to be seen again. It clearly shows Stalin’s rise to power especially with having the dogs represent the …show more content…
He experienced hardship under the Tsar and under Communism. He believed that the revolution would bring a better life. His beliefs turned to broken hopes. In the end, he fled to the promise of the United States of America. He experienced life as the animals experienced on the Animal Farm. Orwell’s characters are animals in form only. They possess all the human failings. The animal farm inhabitants start out with idealistic principles. Without cause, the leaders of the farm begin to envy and jockey for power. The leaders repeat the mistakes of the leaders that preceded them. Human nature trumps our ability to reason. The allure of power is addictive. A little power results in chasing after more power. Sir John Dalberg said, “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely”. I find Orwell’s narrative to be extremely depressing. Did he foresee the Trump presidency? Lies, empty promises, egotism, and tyrannical tendencies leads to corrupt
The setting is set at Manor Farm to represent the time during and post Russian Revolution era. Mr. Jones is that of the last tsar of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II. They both manage to be out of touch with everything, especially their people and animals in this case. With Mr. Jones being a drunken idiot who forgets to feed his animals, Tsar Nicholas II ignored the cries of the laborers and peasants of Russia and instead used the money for …show more content…
So, of course, a huge debate has to spark over the windmill causing a tense atmosphere as loyalties were being split between the two. When it comes time to vote on whether they will proceed to build the windmill or not, it seems as if Snowball is going to win. Napoleon decides his tactics will be to fight dirty and instead of giving his speech as intended he calls on the dogs to chase snowball away and afterward he is never to be seen again. It clearly shows Stalin’s rise to power especially with having the dogs represent the …show more content…
He experienced hardship under the Tsar and under Communism. He believed that the revolution would bring a better life. His beliefs turned to broken hopes. In the end, he fled to the promise of the United States of America. He experienced life as the animals experienced on the Animal Farm. Orwell’s characters are animals in form only. They possess all the human failings. The animal farm inhabitants start out with idealistic principles. Without cause, the leaders of the farm begin to envy and jockey for power. The leaders repeat the mistakes of the leaders that preceded them. Human nature trumps our ability to reason. The allure of power is addictive. A little power results in chasing after more power. Sir John Dalberg said, “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely”. I find Orwell’s narrative to be extremely depressing. Did he foresee the Trump presidency? Lies, empty promises, egotism, and tyrannical tendencies leads to corrupt