Leon Kass

The Power of Language Compelling language has the power to influence the thoughts and emotions of people and can effectively move people to a decision. In the novel Animal Farm, the propagandist Squealer was “a brilliant talker,” (13), and that “he could turn black into white,” (13) because of his words. His convincing words influenced the animals in many ways, such as justifying Napoleon’s decisions, giving motivation to the animals, and explaining why some events occur. Words are capable of…

The quote from the book Animal Farm by author George Orwell that represents the message of the literature is from page 114, “About this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on Sundays.”. This quote tells us that Napoleon and the other pigs power has gone to their heads. The pigs have made…

Do you think power is corrupt? It seems as if George Orwell thought so. He often wrote about the darker side of politics. In Animal Farm he wrote about the darker side of Soviet Communism. George Orwell’s Animal Farm shows power is corrupt by giving a closer look at animals that broke away from humans to govern themselves, but face many hardships. In Animal Farm, the pigs overworked the animals, the pigs starved the animals, and they started breaking their own rules. The pigs overworking the…

The Three “Marranos” Once upon a time there was a little old lady that lived a simple house right in the middle of the city. everyone knew about this old lady because of how kind and caring she is, everyone knows her as Doña Maria. The one thing that all the people of the city will never forget is the story of The Three “Marranos”. It all started when Doña Maria found three baby pigs in a box on the corner of her street. Doña Maria was fell in love with the baby pigs and took them with her to…

When given power Napoleon along with his close comrades make indecisive and forgetful decisions that end up creating an environment similar to Mr. Jones’s. The animals in Animal Farm work very hard which is expected so they need food and that need is ignored when “Rations, reduced in December, were reduced again in February. But the pigs seemed comfortable enough, and in fat were putting on weight if anything” (Orwell,100). Characterization is used when Napoleon and Mr.Jones become similar not…

George Orwell the author of Animal Farm, was a famous author who focused his works on major political movements of his time. In his book Animal Farm, an allegorical about what went wrong during the Russian Revolution when Russia turned into a Communist Russia. Revealed through literary devices and connections through characters, many allegories can be found throughout the book. He uses animal characters to to symbolize real historical figures throughout World War II. One of Orwell’s goals in…

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…