Novels are a very important part of the present day society. They teach the society about the past, the present, and in some cases try to warn about the future. George Orwell who wrote 1984 and Animal Farm, also tried to warn about the future by reflecting on the past in these two novels. Both 1984 and Animal Farm share striking similarities in the way they present a dark and disturbing future. While focusing on the oppressive governments of the future, the common aspects of both novels are: media use by the governments, the limited rights and freedoms that the citizen have, and the privileges that the governments keep to themselves.
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First, the pigs had all kinds of food available to them. For instance, “milk and apples (this has been proven by science comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary for the well being of a pig…Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink milk and eat those apples,” (Animal Farm 22). This quote shows the complicated explanations the pigs used in order to receive these privileges. The pigs consumed the entire crop of apples, and the rest of the animals never got as much as even a drop of milk, or a bite of an apple. Secondly, the pigs started living luxuriously once they moved into the farmhouse. All of them slept in beds; they woke up a full hour later than the rest of the animals; they had no shortage of oil to use for lights, while other animals were told to minimize their use of oil for lanterns. Furthermore, Napoleon ate in the Crown Derby dish set, and his bed was guarded at all times by his dogs. At last, pigs began to acquire further privileges as time passed by, “about this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on Sundays” (Animal Farm 70). This quote explains that pigs considered themselves of a higher rank in their society. In addition, this quote shows that the pigs were receiving treatment as if they were masters. Thus, one would come to the conclusion that Animal Farm and 1984 are very similar when it comes to the privileges that the members of the governing bodies keep to
The novel 1984 is similar to Animal Farm when it comes to the use of media by the governments to remain in …show more content…
First, the pigs had all kinds of food available to them. For instance, “milk and apples (this has been proven by science comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary for the well being of a pig…Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink milk and eat those apples,” (Animal Farm 22). This quote shows the complicated explanations the pigs used in order to receive these privileges. The pigs consumed the entire crop of apples, and the rest of the animals never got as much as even a drop of milk, or a bite of an apple. Secondly, the pigs started living luxuriously once they moved into the farmhouse. All of them slept in beds; they woke up a full hour later than the rest of the animals; they had no shortage of oil to use for lights, while other animals were told to minimize their use of oil for lanterns. Furthermore, Napoleon ate in the Crown Derby dish set, and his bed was guarded at all times by his dogs. At last, pigs began to acquire further privileges as time passed by, “about this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on Sundays” (Animal Farm 70). This quote explains that pigs considered themselves of a higher rank in their society. In addition, this quote shows that the pigs were receiving treatment as if they were masters. Thus, one would come to the conclusion that Animal Farm and 1984 are very similar when it comes to the privileges that the members of the governing bodies keep to