Leon Kass

The Russian Revolution is portrayed in the famous novel Animal Farm by the talented George Orwell. Throughout the novel, the readers are introduced to a farm taken over and ran by animals that follow the written commandments established by the noble pigs. We are introduced to Napoleon, a stubborn pig who eventually takes over Animal Farm when Snowball gets chased away by his army of dogs. Napoleon is portraying Joseph Stalin, a dictator who killed millions of people. He was associated with…

Memory: Of the thousands of memories, one can acquire through life itself, I believe it impossible to name one in this single semester that overpowers anything I’ve experienced. However, because it is mandatory that I choose, I am going to speak about my experience with the book “Animal Farm”. This book is an allegory on its own and embodies the true essence of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The reason I chose this book to read mid-semester was that I enjoy reading without being pressured to…

Oppression as Explained in Animal Farm "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed” –Steven Biko (Oppression Quotes). Oppression is the “cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people” (Oxford). One of the most renowned literary works pertaining to oppression is Animal Farm by George Orwell. Animal Farm allegorizes the events of the Russian Revolution and Stalin era. Using this source one…

In any story centering around power, whether it be historical or fictional, propaganda is a vital aspect. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, propaganda is used widely and effectively. This story revolves around a group of animals who rebel against their unjust human masters and take over the farm they slaved on, but of course, propaganda plays a big part in the events further on. The mastermind behind so much of this manipulation is the ever talented pig, Mr. Squealer. His efficiency with words is…

Animal Farm Responses 1. The ideas that Old Major advocated in his plan to initiate a revolution, which in turn would favor all the animals, indeed parallel those of the origins of socialism. Through Old Major’s words, he reveals the miserable animal exploitation and cruel workings that the human species had created for their own benefit; “The life of an animal is misery and slavery” (Orwell 28). Similarly to the notable socialist, Karl Marx, who argued that exploited workers would unite to…

The evil King, who was rumored to have set up the assassination of his mother, father, and brother. The King ruled with power over his poverty stricken and plague ridden kingdom. There was mass amounts of peasants who lived off of bread scraps and leaves. Those who lived, lived in huts made out of the trash that was thrown onto the streets. He believed in no other God but himself. He would torture, burn, and kill the people who opposed him, there was also large grey-brownish from the smoke of…

Introduction: My report examines the connections of how control can affect individuality and how control can limit or remove freedom. The texts that I have chosen to show and explain these connections are Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I chose these texts as each text contains plenty of evidence to support the connections between each text so that they can link to the theme of ‘control’. Connection One and Text One: Identity in…

As the animals on the farm are worked hard with little food or care all social classes are discontented. Old major, in his speech about how their will be a revolution convinces the animals of the inhumane way they are treated. Humans use them for their resources whilst giving them the bare minimum in return. Plus the minute that the animals are no longer of full strength, to pay for their years of service, are killed. The animals have awful conditions,“And even the miserable lives {they} lead…

In real life, each one of the tyrants has their own minions. In Animal Farm, a political fiction story and cautionary tale written by George Orwell, the pigs were manipulated to be the rulers of Animal Farm. On the same time, the book Animal Farm is an allegory to the Russian Revolutionary of 1917. Animal Farm, or what was called Manor Farm, represents Russia. Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, appears as Czar Nicholas II because both were overthrown by their citizens. While Napoleon, a pig…

The Archetypal Lens of Good vs. Evil in Heart of Darkness In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad focuses on the main characters of Marlow, the story’s narrator, who recounts his journey into the interior of the Congo, and Kurtz, an ivory trader, who is shrouded in mystery as Marlow is eager to meet him. Through the archetypes of the hero’s journey and shadow, both Marlow and Kurtz become deeply affected by their setting, which illuminates the theme of good versus evil. Throughout Heart of Darkness,…