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    The book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell revolves around the concept of socialism and communism. However, in this book, it takes form in something called Animalism, a code of conduct set in place by the animals in Manor Farm after driving off Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was the farm owner who was negligent of their needs. It is because of this that the animals rise up and revolutionize the place, claiming the farm as theirs and stating their independence. As you may have guessed by now, Animalism fails…

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    Animal Farm and Russian Revolution Comparison and Contrasting Final Writing Assignment In Animal Farm the animals take on the characteristics of the Russians from the Russian Revolution. The main characters in animal farm seem to be most like the main people who participated in the Russian Revolution. For example, in Animal Farm Napoleon seems the most like Joseph Stalin and Snowball from Animal Farm seems the most like Leon Trotsky. In Animal Farm Snowball was trusted by everyone after Old…

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    Society is a huge power struggle by power-hungry political powers. In the novel, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, a group of animals succeed in taking over their farm from their previous owner, but later on, they eventually succumb to the greedy feelings of humans. During the Russian Revolution the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power from the czarist rule and destroyed all opposition, ending the rule of the Romanovs. The symbols of Napoleon and the pigs, and the nonfiction research of…

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    Crime and Punishment is a book set in Russia, written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and focuses on a theme of alienation. The book starts when the main character- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov- goes to a pawnbroker,Alyona Ivanovna. While there Raskolnikov trades his watch for the money he needs to pay his rent and to plan out how he could rob Alyona. This entire sequence of events makes up the exposition of Crime and Punishment and introduces alienation as the theme. From there the rising action…

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    Marxism In Animal Farm

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    Upon reading ‘Animal Farm’ it is clear that Orwell’s loosely disguised animal fable pays homage to the idea that "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" . It being an allegory to the oppression and totalitarianism faced during the Russian Revolution in 1917, it provides a critical approach to the idealistic intentions of Marxist theory. Arguably ‘Animal Farm’ epitomises the idea that “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”, which establishes the existence two distinctive social…

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    J.D. Salinger uses this first example of imagery in The Catcher in the Rye to show that the things we see in the world can change how we view the world and the people in it. “There didn't look like there was anything in the park except dog crap and globs of spit and cigar butts from old men, and the benches all looked like they'd be wet if you sat down on them” (Salinger 124). Using the park, Salinger uses imagery to show the way Holden sees the world. Through Holden’s sense of sight, he sees…

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    The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a society of animals led by a group of intelligent pigs that start a revolution against the owners of the farm in order to prove their superiority among the humans. It all started with a pig named Old Major telling all the animals about his dream of taking the farm from humans and running the farm themselves, so that all animals can live in a state of equality. Old Major brings the animals together before he dies, and the two pigs: Napoleon and…

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    Wonderful Prisons for Pitiful Animals Pretty pictures painted on the walls, so many branches placed all around, magnificent creation of the land area; all these can't surpass the feeling when you're at home. Killing His creations unintentionally, forgetting the sense of equality, serving these animals the things which they think they deserve; all these are just revolving around a business. Zoos are educational and nuts but not. How could we even trust zoo proponents if they don't believe in…

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    All animals are equal to this farm, but others have more power, more equality, meaning the pigs. DEJ7: DEJ8: An issue in this book animal Farm is that Mr. Jones has a drinking problem and it caused problems for not only him but for the animals like they were underfed. This relates to alcoholics in the United States and how it's a huge…

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    Calpurnia as if she is his own family member. Another event is when Atticus greets Scout’s classmate, Walter Cunningham at the dining table. He does not treat Walter as a poor child. Instead of talking about Walter’s background, Atticus chooses to discuss farm problems. Thus, Atticus respects Walter regardless of his social status and condition. These prove that Atticus demonstrates respect is essential because it shows that one values another as an individual and that he honours the personal…

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