In times of revolutionary upheaval, a society can become governed by powerful and abusive leadership. George Orwell brings this idea to full fruition in his satirical narrative, Animal Farm. The revolution within Manor Farm by way of the animals, is comparable to the vast changes which occurred in early 20th century Russia. The rebellion which took place in Russia was supposed to improve society but as in the story, powerful nondemocratic authorities took over. In this sardonic fable set in old English times on Manor farm, the narrator describes the chronicles of a totalitarian dictatorship in the eyes of its society, also known as the farm animals. Old Major is the father figure on the farm and conjures the idea that humans are the solitary
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The previously called “Manor Farm,” is renamed “Animal farm” and a green flag with symbols of a hoof and a horn is hoisted on the grounds for all of England to see. As time goes on, the pigs rapidly gain control over the farm, giving themselves special privileges and becoming tyrannical. A power struggles soon blossoms between the power-hungry Napoleon and Snowball, who compete to the point where Napoleon has his rival chased off and exiled from the …show more content…
This type of power is expressed throughout the entirety of the story line, but specific instances can be summarized into one thought. The two head pigs create this idea of Animalism that is based off of Old Majors belief in equality and is established to create this notion of harmony. These principles of Animalism are condensed and put on public display as the 7 commandments and it is expressly shown that you should not be or act as a human. However, these ideals were later washed away by the abusiveness of the power hungry. This relates to real world, historical events including the reign of totalitarian dictator Joseph Stalin of the USSR. He ruled the Soviet Union for over two decades, modernizing Russia and helping defeat the Nazi party, but also introducing new acts of omnipotence and terror. Correspondingly, the city state Sparta of ancient Greece, the Peoples Republic of China under a Mao Zedong, and North Korea under the Jung-un family line, also show similarities to Orwell’s
The previously called “Manor Farm,” is renamed “Animal farm” and a green flag with symbols of a hoof and a horn is hoisted on the grounds for all of England to see. As time goes on, the pigs rapidly gain control over the farm, giving themselves special privileges and becoming tyrannical. A power struggles soon blossoms between the power-hungry Napoleon and Snowball, who compete to the point where Napoleon has his rival chased off and exiled from the …show more content…
This type of power is expressed throughout the entirety of the story line, but specific instances can be summarized into one thought. The two head pigs create this idea of Animalism that is based off of Old Majors belief in equality and is established to create this notion of harmony. These principles of Animalism are condensed and put on public display as the 7 commandments and it is expressly shown that you should not be or act as a human. However, these ideals were later washed away by the abusiveness of the power hungry. This relates to real world, historical events including the reign of totalitarian dictator Joseph Stalin of the USSR. He ruled the Soviet Union for over two decades, modernizing Russia and helping defeat the Nazi party, but also introducing new acts of omnipotence and terror. Correspondingly, the city state Sparta of ancient Greece, the Peoples Republic of China under a Mao Zedong, and North Korea under the Jung-un family line, also show similarities to Orwell’s