Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Throughout his book Animal Farm George Orwell proves a point about the nature of humans. The mottos in this book are very clear examples of what Orwell is trying to prove. He shows that humans are easily manipulated and indoctrinated through mottos, repetition, and euphemism. A leader who understands this can take power from them without even realizing what is happening. The first example of this is “Napoleon is always right”. Boxer says this many times throughout the book. He is an influential…

Do you know what it takes to be a good leader? There are multiple given examples of being a good and bad leader in Animal Farm. In this book you will see these two sides of a good leader, snowball being the good leader and Napoleon the bad leader. With this they have given multiple things from each side to show how they are good or bad. There is one side where he is truthful, honest, never lies to or changes up on the animals. Then, there’s the other who lies, is manipulative, does everything…

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and His Addiction? “Animals trapped behind bars at the zoo, need to run rampant and free! Predators live on the prey they pursue; this time the predator's me,” sung Henry Jekyll in the play Jekyll & Hyde. Although this quote is from the play, not the book, I believe it is extremely relevant. In the beginning of the book, Jekyll felt that his true self was trapped in a prison of morals. He felt like a caged animal. He wanted to be free, he wanted to do…

In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” from 500 BCE shows us how we believe that shadows are reality, just as Stephen Crane’s “Many Workmen” writing in 1920 shows that pride can blind us to do things that can harm other people. In the same way George Orwell’s Animal Farm written in 1949 show us that greed and power can destroy a society. Plato’s, Crane’s, and Orwell’s allegories show that pride, greed, and denial of the truth can destroy a society. Pride made the society in Plato’s “Allegory of the…

It's weird, when they read the rules, they're different: now commandment #6 says, “No animal shall kill any other animal...WITHOUT A CAUSE.” Napoleon gets a new name, and is now formally referred to as "Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon." (He is becoming a dictator). He also gets his own holiday honoring his birthday, which is greatly celebrated with gunshots. (He is basically like an animal Hitler. So amazing at first, and everybody loves him, but then you get to see his plan and what is underneath…

Nobody would ever envision a pig being capable of obtaining absolute power, let alone being the leader of a rebellion. George Orwell’s fable, Animal Farm, was developed when he first saw a village boy whipping a carthorse, which lead him to the idea of gathering all of his thoughts, and therefore demonstrating how men would never have such power over animals if they knew the kind of strength they were capable of doing. This novel demonstrates political satire on equality, portraying how all the…

In “A Change of Heart about Animals,” Jeremy Rifkin asserts, “[Animals] feel pain, suffer and experience stress, affection, excitement and even love.” Not necessarily so. Is there any evidence that animals mourn on the death of other animals, or party at birth of new animals? Do they live with their partners or family if animals experience affection and love? Rifkin makes a bold claim that pigs need social(human) contact because they are easily depressed if isolated, but he doesn’t…

The book 'Animal Farm' written by George Orwell shows lots of themes through out the book. The themes that I will be talking about is Power and Deception, Control, and Persistence. Orwell shows these themes all though the book about how the pigs Deceive the animal to gain control and power as well as showing the persistence of the other animals. The two themes Power and Deception are shown all through the book 'Animal Farm' Squealer is just one of the pigs who deceive the other animals for…

Fear is the most effective means of governing. Fear can be used to manipulate people, bending them to what the person who is using it, wants them to do. Napoleon from the novel, Animal Farm, uses fear and manipulation to keep the others from questioning his orders and how he came to power, and it shows to have a powerful impact. The animals start to see Napoleon as a perfect, all-powerful being that they fear and even end up praising. Controlling others becomes easy when one knows their fears.…

The 1946 novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is famous for its metaphorical critiques on dictatorships, and is specifically comparable to the events in Russia after the rebellion against the Romanov empire thirty years prior. However, another dictatorship could also be easily compared to Orwell’s book; modern-day North Korea shares many common traits of dictatorship with Animal Farm. In the story of Animal Farm, the animals of the Manor Farm lived under the care of the alcoholic…