Leon Festinger

The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is about a big group of animals that don’t like the way they are treated and they decide to rebel against the humans. This all started because Old Major had a dream about all of the animals living free from their human masters. Old Major died soon after, but the animals liking the idea of animalism, decided to rebel against Mr. Jones. After Mr. Jones left the farm, the pigs decided that they should be in charge, so they became the leaders, and made a…

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a thrilling, non-fiction allegory that tells a story of farm animals based on the Russian Revolution in 1917. Boxer, a middle-aged, male, working horse, is both a leader and a follower throughout the novella. He represents a leader as he sets an example and shows the animals what to do. In contrast, Boxer is a follower because he takes all direction from Napoleon. To begin, his goal is to work as hard as he possibly can and do the most work he can for the farm.…

3. Explain in detail the different aspects of totalitarianism and describe how Stalin employed these policies and tactics to extend and maintain absolute control over Russian society. (Beck, Section 2) A totalitarian government is one that takes complete control over every aspect of a nation, including both the public and private lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism goes against the democratic values of reason, freedom, human dignity, and the worth of the individual. Leaders of totalitarian…

In the first shot of Emak-Bakia the image of Man Ray cranking the camera this essentially “broke the cinematic illusion by pointing to the film as a product of the camera.” (Short, p. 27) He incorporates sprinkled salt and pepper animated nails and thumbtack sequence the notion that entire sections could be cut out of one work and dropped into another appeared to be downright extravagant. The sequence of shots involving the car and animals suggests that the car has collided with the animal “she…

In the book, Animal Farm, there are many concepts relating to fairy tales. Though these concepts seem pretty evident throughout the story, there are also many other underlying non-fairy tale concepts that are not evident. In some cases, Animal Farm can be considered a full on fairy tale, but as stated before, it has a few concepts that do not follow fairy tale guidelines. Nonetheless Animal Farm closely follows the guidelines of being a Fairy Tale. At an overall look at Animal Farm, it has more…

"In general, the art of the government consists in taking as much money as possible from on class people to give it to the other." (Voltaire) In the allegory Animal Farm written by George Orwell, they experience many things away from them and making them starve. The Russian revolution was in the same vote they had many government take over the people and left them struggle which is about the same thing they did in Animal farm. In the allegory Animal farm Farmer Jones had been taking advantage of…

The perfect example of this is Leon Trotsky who wanted to spread the revolution around the world but Stalin argued that the party must protect and rebuild Russia first. By using his supporters and creating deals with other powerful members of the party, Stalin got Trotsky exiled to Siberia…

Effective satire leaves the responder with a sense that some change needs to occur either to prevent situations recurring or to change current behaviour / actions. The use of absurdity and humour to discuss and expose specific problems makes satire engaging and persuasive in a way that a direct statement, is not, thus promoting and recognising the need for reform. “Animal Farm” (1945), Orwell’s allegorical critique of the Russian Revolution, reveals the innate malevolence of mankind through…

Animal Farm is an allegory since it has two levels in the story. The animals represent the people of Russia and Mr. Jones is the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II. The story tells of the overthrowing of the Russian government and the beginning of communism. Mr. Jones, as did Nicholas II, didn’t hear the cries of hunger and the needs of the people. Major, the pig, is Karl Marx, the father of communism. He is convincing telling the animals what they want to hear. The people thought they could do…

Dystopias are often looked at as a failed attempt of creating a "perfect society". They are often made up, like the world of Panem in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. However, sometimes they become a reality, like the Holocaust that happened during World War II. Although they aren't exactly the same, the Holocaust is similar to the world of Panem in The Hunger Games because they both have sadistic leaders, loyal followers, and both are attempting to be a perfect society. In The Hunger Games…