A revolution can be defined as a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. Revolutions have both pros and cons: a pro is a society can result in a new innovation or unite people, but a con is that many people can die as a result of the revolution. The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell is based on the Russian Revolution and the book made it easier for people to understand what really happened during the Russian Revolution. In the book there were three main revolutions, the first revolution was when the animals took over the farm, The Battle of the Cowshed, and when the windmill was totally destroyed. There were also events that happen in the real world that also proved that revolutions are not worth the effort,
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There were three main leaders at Animal Farm, first it was Old Major and when he died it was Snowball and Napoleon who became the leaders of the farm. Snowball and Napoleon never agreed on anything and always fought, “Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it”(Orwell 31). With Snowball and Napoleon disagreeing on everything on how to run the farm, this lead to corruption within the government, and soon after the downfall of Animal Farm. During the Russian Revolution, there were two leaders that created corruption within the government, Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky, “Against Stalin’s stated policies, Trotsky called for a continuing world revolution that would inevitably result in the dismantling of the Soviet state” ("Stalin Banishes Trotsky"). This proves that revolutions are not worth the effort because the can cause corruption within a government. The book Animal Farm is based off of the Russian Revolution and Stalin vs Trotsky, and this quote proves that Stalin and Trotsky did not agree on anything and did things behind the others back. This lead to corruption within the government because the two leaders were always mad at each other. Therefore, revolutions are not worth the effort because they can cause corruption within a
There were three main leaders at Animal Farm, first it was Old Major and when he died it was Snowball and Napoleon who became the leaders of the farm. Snowball and Napoleon never agreed on anything and always fought, “Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it”(Orwell 31). With Snowball and Napoleon disagreeing on everything on how to run the farm, this lead to corruption within the government, and soon after the downfall of Animal Farm. During the Russian Revolution, there were two leaders that created corruption within the government, Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky, “Against Stalin’s stated policies, Trotsky called for a continuing world revolution that would inevitably result in the dismantling of the Soviet state” ("Stalin Banishes Trotsky"). This proves that revolutions are not worth the effort because the can cause corruption within a government. The book Animal Farm is based off of the Russian Revolution and Stalin vs Trotsky, and this quote proves that Stalin and Trotsky did not agree on anything and did things behind the others back. This lead to corruption within the government because the two leaders were always mad at each other. Therefore, revolutions are not worth the effort because they can cause corruption within a