Bless Me

Sadly many similarities in dystopian books and movies are showing up in our society today such as the different social classes, the government watching us online etcetera. It’s scary how dystopian books and movies are so closely similar to modern time.Some that really stand out are from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell and movie V for Vendetta. In summary, Animal farm revolves around the Russian Revolution but Mr. Orwell uses animals to delineate indirectly the people involved in the…

"But it was noticed at these two (Snowball Napoleon) were never an agreement. Whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it."(Orwell 31) it all started with Mr. Jones, owner of the farm, forgot to feed the animals due to being inebriated. The animals were so hungry they broke through their stalls and ate what they found that. That is how the rebellion started. Although the animals won, there were two pigs who stood up and became in charge; Snowball and…

Veterinarians I’ve always loved animals, I grew up around them all of my life. I have owned animals for as long as I can remember. I can still remember my first animal, a bearded dragon. Animals are my passion, and I have been caring, raising, and breeding animals for as long as I can remember. My family has owned animals from horses to a 6.5 foot Red tail boa. I can already clean and dress wounds and do many other things required of veterinarians. My mother is a veterinarian technician, based…

George Orwell’s classic novella Animal Farm, written in 1945, is considered to be one of the most influential pieces in modern english literature. The novel focuses on the idea of totalitarian dictatorship, and the repercussions it can have on a society. One of the most prominent themes in the novella is the power of fear. One of the main characters in the novel and the leader of the rebellion Napoleon, a sly, intelligent animal, as well as his minion Squealer, use their high intellect to…

Equal… Well Not Quite “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”. The novel Animal Farm, George Orwell: is about a farm named Manor Farm which was changed to Animal Farm; the animals at this farm believe in equality and a few other rules. Then some of the animals began to believe that they were more important than others. This leads to the animal farm falling down into pieces. The theme of the story is rivalry. I think that this novel is still relevant to readers today, not…

Napoleon’s Corruptive Power “Long live Animal Farm, Long live Comrade Napoleon, Napoleon is always right!” (Orwell 125). In George Orwell's Animal Farm, Squealer, Napoleon's right hand, claims that these are Boxer’s last words before he dies. This story takes place on Manor Farm in London, in the mid 1900’s. The story begins with the animals on the farm displeased with how their leader, Mr Jones, has been treating them. The animals overthrow him as leader and elect Napoleon and Snowball to take…

or the Trojan army and their spirit, or lack thereof (Iliad iv. 502-509). The “sheep” simile is a common one. Sheep are on everyone’s menu, which forces them to flock together in order to stay safe from predators. Sheep are not very intelligent animals, when faced with danger they flock together. This is pretty much the extent of their defense arsenal. When Homer compares the Trojans to “flocks of sheep” he is telling us that, militaristically, they are not an even match to the Achaeans and…

Eventually after a while the other animals started to notice that no matter what happens if they don’t have a strong and responsible leader and a trustable one they will always be lied to and treated like they have no meaning in this world. Boxer returns to the farm a few months after he was supposedly sent to “the veterinarian and died a peaceful death”. He sneaks around the pigs and goes to his trusted friends and tells them everything that’s been going on to this farm. “the pigs have…

Animal Farm Responses: Response #1: How are the pigs and their role in the governance of Animal Farm a symbol for more educated and more intelligent members of society that are required to do little physical labour? In Animal Farm by George Orwell, the author uses the animals and the roles that they play in the story as symbols for different classes of people in a real society. The role that a particular species assumes in Animal Farm is closely related to the real characteristics of that…

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…