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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…

Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell that depicts the overthrowing of a farmer by his animals. Mr.Jones, an unhappy drunk, is the ruler of the Manor Farm. He over works his animals, gives them bad living conditions, and does not feed them regularly. The animals don’t necessarily view Mr.Jones as a bad man or feel like they are being treated unfairly since it is all they have ever known. One night, the farm animals gather with Old Major, a pig, as his life is coming to a close. Old…

Aside from the obvious species differences in the characters of Animal Farm and 1984 (animals and humans), the characters of both books offer an interesting comparison. Napoleon, great leader of the animal rebellion, mirrors many of the authority figures in 1984, such as Big Brother, leader of the Party, or O’Brien, member of the privileged Inner Party. O’Brien in particular offers a good contrast to Napoleon. Both the pig and the man share the dubious characteristic of hiding behind an identity…

Corruption and manipulation have many times been a part of civilizations and countries in history. One of the most remarkable leaders who fits this profile is Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in order to show his point of view, as a socialist, regarding the Soviet Union, giving us a closer look of how Stalin's rule was affecting the Russians. By creating characters for many relevant figures in the Soviet Union, Orwell was able to create a literary piece of work…

Comparing|Contrasting animal farm with Lord of the Flies: “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” ― William Golding, Lord of the Flies. The speech was said that by one of the boys. What the boy meant by the speech was that they were not able to control themselves so they started acting in a savage way. (I found this quote in goodreads). Animal Farm is about an unspecified Animal farm and Lord of the Flies are both related in savagery, and power. There is Snowball, and Ralph. There is…

Animal Farm Character Analysis Paper – Napoleon Napoleon is one of the main characters in the book, Animal Farm. He is one of the pigs on the farm. The pigs are regarded as the smartest animals on the farm. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, the former dictator of Soviet Russia. The name Napoleon represents this character well. Napoleon sounds like a name given to someone who is very powerful and ruthless. After Mr. Jones is removed from the farm, Napoleon and Snowball fight to rule the farm.…

We experience psychological manipulation on a weekly, maybe even daily basis. Often times it comes from the people that claim to have our well-being at heart and in mind. If you have ever been in this situation, you can understand how Napoleons’ tyrannical tactics and Squealers’ crafty verbiage take a toll on the animals’ emotions and minds. The first sign of Napoleons’ deviousness is in the beginning of the book when the milk goes missing. Someone brings up the point that there is a lot of…

Imagine a story where the children actually side with the animals, but not understand it is an allegory about political and social intentions. George Orwell's purpose in writing the novel Animal Farm is to put communism and the Russian Revolutionary War into a better perspective. The themes that are developed in this novel are, gullibility, lies, and deceit. The animals that are supposed to represent people in this time era along with the events taking place in the novel, are various elements…

Squealer the Pig In the book Animal Farm, Squealer is a brilliant talker, persuasive, and manipulative to the animals and is the one to go to when needed by Napoleon. Squealer is a brilliant talker on the farm. He has a way of speaking to the animals that get them to believe the truth, from this passage from the book “When he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive” (Orwell 16). What this…

Animal Farm: A Satire on The Soviet Union Animal Farm is a classic novel written by George Orwell in 1944. Orwell Served with the Indian Imperial Police Force for six years in Burma, but resigned in 1927 when he discovered he felt like an oppressor. He came up with a theory that states “the oppressed are always right and the oppressors are always wrong.” He seems to demonstrate this theory throughout Animal Farm as the oppressors always do wrong by the oppressed. In many of Orwell's writings,…