Leon Leonwood Bean

Animal Farm by George Orwell is, as you know, is on the banned and challenged list. I can’t begin to understand the logic behind this. So, maybe in a Communist country or a place with Islam as a major religion this would be more offensive. But, to a country where Islam is a minority, and communism is not in practice? No, I think not. Animal Farm is being challenged because people think it puts communist leaders in a bad light. Why does that matter in America? In a country founded on freedom,…

Tayler Kolby-Kishbaugh Lit/Comp 1 Animal Farm: Literary Analysis ‘This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half’(73). George Orwell’s fable, Animal Farm, portrays an excellent view on the Soviet Union and to reveal it’s flaws. A domestic group of animals on the “Manor Farm”, play an important role in the revolution. Old Major, a wise pig, aggregates all animals from, small mice to brimming horses. He says, Remove Man from…

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a short story with a big metaphor, and many underlying themes. Animal Farm is a story about a group of farm animals who rebel against their cruel keeper, Mr. Jones, the rebellion was successful, but things turned after greed and corruption spread quickly through the leaders and all that was rebelled for was lost. As said before, there are many underlying themes in Animal Farm, but the three that stood out the most to me were Greed, Leadership and Hope. I will…

It's always hot in Mexico, there are three days a year that it rains and the wind never blows . The day of April 7th 1935 was no different. A balmy 98 degrees and dry. Frida was already in her studio with the windows open hoping to get even the slightest breeze to cool her down. She had on a flowy dress to keep her from overheating and all of her hair piled on top of her head. With paint brushes sticking out of her bun coming from all directions, covered in greens and yellows, she was working…

In “George Orwell's Animal Farm: A Twentieth-Century Beast Fable”, Laraine Fergenson evaluates Animal Farm specifically as a fable, to explore its underlying meaning. Fergenson is an english professor emerita of the City University of New York and has written several articles about politics and literature. She opens her article proclaiming that Animal Farm was Orwell's greatest work of art and Orwell himself considered it a masterpiece. This article was written due to the volume of deliberation…

Mr. Molotov’s Life of War According to Nikita Khrushchev, “Molotov took the name hammer just as Stalin had taken the name steel, and Stalin did indeed use Molotov to smash his opposition into submission and to pound his own power base into shapes” showing that Molotov was a tool for construction that Stalin used as he saw fit. Vyacheslav’s original last name was Skryabin, but changed it to Molotov which literally meant the hammer. Molotov was arrested and banished twice in his lifetime, once…

Animal Farm is a book by George Orwell based on the allegory of the Russian Revolution. In it, Orwell tells a story based on a group of animals seeking rebellion in order to pursue a life of liberty. It is a portrayal of the Russian Revolution, where the more cunning gained the false allegiance 0f the majority of the animals by playing on their dreams of a brighter future where all animals would live in dignity and peace. However, the corruption and greed overtakes the original leaders humble…

Orwell is not a Marxist as shown through the class system and abuse of power. In Animal Farm, both the class system and abuse of power create inequality and injustice on the farm and this proves that Orwell is a not Marxist. Orwell shows that he is not a Marxist by using the pigs in Animal Farm to manipulate the other animals and build a disparity among them all. The pigs receive all rewards, education, and overall better treatment all because they think they are higher in class than any other…

¨Animal Farm¨ written by George Orwell gives us the insight into life in general. It takes place on an English farm. The aged pig on the farm, Old Major, calls for a confidential meeting of all animals. He shares with them his dreams about a revolution against humans. When Old Major dies, the other animals decide to accomplish his dream and start a rebellion which makes them take control over the farm and make their own set of commandments. In Animal Farm, the four main themes of the story…

Known for being the most ruthless man in Russia, Joseph Stalin was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) dictator from 1929 to 1953. Stalin was a totalitarian dictator. Which means that he had control over every aspect of the country. Under his reign, he completely transformed the USSR. However, he is known to have appointed “... a reign of terror while modernizing Russia and helping to defeat Nazism” (https://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723). Stalin started off his rise…