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    Morals In Animal Farm

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    legs bad is certainly present in Animal Farm, a novel written by George Orwell a British political novelist born in 1903 who lived in India during the time it was colonized by the British. The novel was first published on August 17 1945 and is an allegory for the Russian Revolution in 1917 and, then on into the Stalin era of Soviet Union. Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin. Animal Farm begins with traditional farm animals living on Manor Farm, and are owned by Mr.…

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    The critically acclaimed and widely controversial novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory (or fable) about a farm and its animals revolting against their cruel owner and becoming their own independent farm as free and equal animals. The characters and actions represent Communist Russia allegorically to provide a further understanding of the history. Several animals played a large role in the novel, such as, Snowball, Napoleon and Boxer, who represent Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky and…

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    The novel, Animal Farm, was written by George Orwell, this story takes place on a farm where the animals revolt against the humans, developing their own political theory and society. From the start, we learn of a theory composed by Old Major known as Animalism, a theory which has close ties to that of Communism. Following his death, Snowball rules over the farm, but is overthrown by Napoleon. In time both leaders ignore the equality Animalism meant and conditions worsen. The story has a very…

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    Studies show that Western cultures tend to have a collectivistic society while East Asian cultures are more likely to be individualistic. Differences between collectivistic and individualistic are how a person treats others and themselves. A collectivistic person has an interdependent view of themselves however to an individualist, they have an independent view of themselves. For this reason, a collectivistic person would see relationships as stable and permanent, unlike an individualist who…

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    into the other animals of the farm. Most of the animals are non-intelligent, hence, they would not know the pigs ulterior motive. “You don’t want Jones back do you?” Squealer uses a Jones as a fear/threat to convey what’s happening on the farm is for the better and if they didn’t comply with the changes, life would be back to the way it was with Jones. However, this causes confusion with the animals on account of the commandments constantly changing. The pigs, especially Napoleon and Squealer,…

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    author of Animal Farm portray this idea by the character of Napoleon. Napoleon is the main character in the fable Animal Farm. Orwell expresses the tyranny behavior that is seen through this character, Napoleon. Orwell shows that power corrupts those who possess it by his oppressive, dictatorial and selfish behavior. As he distance himself from the others, Napoleon becomes more and more like a human. The original thought of the rebellion is to show unity among all animals, including Napoleon.…

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    someone's morals? Both William Shakespeare's Macbeth and George Orwell’s Animal Farm show how leaders can abuse their power to corrupt their communities. Napoleon, from Animal Farm, and Macbeth, from Macbeth, share many similarities such as their manipulative abilities, their leadership style, and lack of truthfulness. Through these two individuals, it can be seen how they use power to satisfy their personal interests and desires. Napoleon and Macbeth leadership styles are interchangeable. They…

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    Leon Trotsky Quotes

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    Animal Farm: Leon Trotsky Leon Trotsky was an activist of Russia. He helped ignite the Russian Revolution. Trotsky was also mentioned in a novel by George Orwell. This novel was known as Animal Farm. The novel was about a farm of animals who dreamed of living on the farm without being controlled by humans. They plan to start a rebellion against the farm owner Mr. Jones. The leader of the rebellion is the pig Old Major. He is a symbol for Karl Marx. When he dies he expects his other…

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    actually a pig ruling a farm and oppressing the other animals? Interestingly, that is exactly what Napoleon, a pig in the book Animal Farm, did. In Animal Farm, George Orwell portrays the theme, power corrupts those who possess it, through Napoleon when he chases Snowball off the farm, brainwashes the animals to always think he is right, plus kills many animals and uses his dog to make the others fear him. Napoleon was obsessed with power when he made his dogs chase…

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    After reading Animal Farm by George Orwell, the reader can conclude that the pigs use rhetoric to manipulate the other animals in many certain ways. Ethos, pathos, and logos are the three rhetoric strategies that the pigs use. Animal Farm represents the “Russian Revolutionary War”. The three pigs all impersonate someone different in the war. Napoleon appears as Joseph Stalion. Squealer stands for the “Pravda Newspaper”. Lastly, Snowball assumes the role of the Leon Trotsky. In the “Russian…

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