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    Animal Farm Character Analysis Paper – Napoleon Napoleon is one of the main characters in the book, Animal Farm. He is one of the pigs on the farm. The pigs are regarded as the smartest animals on the farm. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, the former dictator of Soviet Russia. The name Napoleon represents this character well. Napoleon sounds like a name given to someone who is very powerful and ruthless. After Mr. Jones is removed from the farm, Napoleon and Snowball fight to rule the farm. In the middle of the book, Napoleon gains control of the farm by chasing Snowball off with the nine guard dogs that are under Napoleons control. Napoleon becomes the dictator of Animal Farm and breaks all the rules that are part of the Seven Commandments throughout the book. The first rule is “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.” He broke this rule at the end of the book, when all the pigs decided that walking on two legs was better. Which is ironic because the pigs became the enemies of the rest of the…

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    The story of Animal Farm is not just the the tale of animals following a set of dictated rules in order to be liberated from the so called evil Mr. Jones. Rather the tale seeks to use the character of Mr. Jones to mask the underlying villain, Napoleon, and their character’s allegorical meaning during Russia’s attempt towards westernization. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, criticizes the totalitarian rule of Napoleon the pig, whom mirrors the rule of Joseph Stalin over communist Russia, along with…

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    Animal Farm Literary Analysis Intro Hook Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell. In this story the animals want freedom from Mr. Jones, the farmer, so they rebel and take the farm for themselves. The pigs start taking over and brainwash and manipulate them by using double speak. After a while it’s back to normal with one animal more powerful than the others. The utopia that they wanted in the beginning is reversed and the pigs are just the same as Jones. This novella is written as…

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    Andy Barbaro Honors English 101 Mrs. Cyphers 10 October 2014 Animal Farm Character Analysis: Napoleon “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again, but it was already impossible to say which was which.” This is the last line in a 1945 novel written by Eric Blair, more commonly known by his pseudonym, George Orwell. This quote explains how Napoleon, a fierce looking Berkshire boar, changes from the life of a normal pig to become the dictator the…

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    Literary Analysis The corruption inside shows Corrupt people who abuse their power often break their own rules. In the Russian Revolution a man by the name of Stalin assassinates Trotsky and becomes a powerful dictator. When Stalin gains complete control as dictator he abuses much of his power. The abuse of his power leads to many deaths and sufferings. The Revolution was inspired by Karl Marx who wanted a world where everything was equal and this lead to the novel Animal Farm. In the novel…

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    Throughout the allegorical, Animal Farm, the author’s use of particular characters to represent real life political figures is admirable. A debate could be started discussing the significance of a character and their contribution to the overall essence of the novel. But due to the level of engagement of Squealer, a character analysis of this character seems most suitable. Squealer, a pig, is the underdog, the messenger, and the public relations officer. This character, as portrayed by George…

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    sacrifice their rights for the groups greater good. Animal Farm is a story by George Orwell that symbolizes the Soviet Union in the 1900s. Two of the major events that occur in the story are the fall of the human rule and the farm turning into a dictatorship. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, there are two characters named Snowball and Napoleon that symbolize Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Napoleon and Stalin were both dictators that controlled…

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    main content about Animal Farm and discuss how does animal farm satirize modern society. In the second section, it explain how the satire works by analysing other examples(. And how satire deal with the serious issues will be discussed in the final part. Additionally, the argument of this essay is that the using satire is an effective way to deal with the social issues. Animal Farm tells a story that one day the oppressed animals rebelled to overthrow the domination of humans and takeover…

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    Literary Analysis in Animal Farm What if animals tried to takeover and run our society? In the novella Animal Farm by: George Orwell, the author based the animals off the communists in the war of 1918. The animals were rebelling from “Mr.Jones” there farm owner who had ran the Manor Farm. In the novel the farm animals wanted freedom and were tired of humans controlling their lives. The animals went into a rebellion and won a significant “battle of the cowshed” which had led into their…

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    Animal Farm was written in 1946 by George Orwell. The lead characters are pigs: Old Major, Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer, and horse Boxer. Animal Farm is written in the genres of satire, fiction, black comedy, fable, political fable, and political satire. Analysis: Animal Farm begins when Old Major, a big boar, gathers the animals of Manor Farm for a meeting. He tells them of his hopes and dreams for a future where all animals may live a life free from human oppression. He urges the…

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