Theme of animal inequality in Animal Farm

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    Animal Farm is like a satire as in the book, George Orwell talks and mocks the theme of power of how absolute power corrupts absolute. Orwell substitutes animals for humans, so the major concepts of communism can be played out on the farm. Communism is meant to be a classless society which is similar to Animalism in Animal Farm as all animals are equal. However he mocks the Russian Revolution which like in Animal farm is the Revolution that results in new leaders, but the same kind of tyrants.…

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    George Orwell, author of the political satire, Animal Farm, once said, “[I]f thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Language, as Orwell comprehends, can be used as a written or spoken tool to express thoughts and gain support. Its meaning is wholly in the hands of the orator or the writer, but can often be altered by the audience. Similarly, in the novel, Orwell uses language to support the theme of how knowledge can be used as a weapon and tool to manipulate the…

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    Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way” (Orwell 16). Evidently, this foreshadows the fact that Napoleon, who was rather smart, will make himself dictator and have complete control of the farm by using authoritarian and totalitarian tactics just as Stalin did. Napoleon was extremely thirsty for power and got what he wanted by using terror as well as propaganda that none of the animals on the farm could fight against. He…

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    The Government regularly, only tells the citizens what they want to hear, instead of what is most important. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm he describes what happens during a corrupt Government, and how his life experiences…

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    The life and work of George Orwell In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, examples of a corrupt government are used to show that even the most humble and noble beginnings can become the most dishonest and dark societies. Orwell’s experience though fighting in political movements and writing propaganda against them gave him an edge amongst other writers in that period of time. The way he‘s able to compare the society of a farm to one of the biggest political movements of all time is renowned. George…

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    On October 12th, the animals of Animal Farm, previously named Manor Farm, once again drove Mr. Jones out of his own farm. The news of the animals first rebellion, where Mr. Jones, his wife, and his men were all driven and kept out of his farm, started to spread to animals who live on nearby farms. Mr. Pilkington of the neighboring Foxwood Farm and Mr. Frederick of adjoining Pinchfield Farm were afraid of their animals taking over their farms. This fear led the two farmers to spread rumors about…

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    George Orwell author of 1984 and Animal Farm, warned us about the future in these two books. They share drastic similarities in the way they show us a dark and oppressive possible future. While focusing on the oppressive governments of the future, the common aspects of both novels are: media use by the governments, the limited rights and freedoms of citizens, and the privileges that the governing bodies maintain. The novel 1984 is similar to the novella Animal Farm in the sense that media is…

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    were the most cleaver animals on the farm. After rebelling, the pigs made laws that needed to be followed. “Beasts of England” would have to be sung every day, and on the anniversary of “Battle at the Cowshed” one shot would be fired from Mr. Jones’ gun. Later in the story, Napoleon and Squealer start to take advantage of some of the animals. The intellectually inferior were easy to gain as followers, like Boxer and the sheep. Squealer would use propaganda and tell the animals lies so that…

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    corrupting them. In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell, the character of Napoleon gains sole power over Animal Farm and becomes a totalitarian leader. Napoleon initially lacks the same intellectual skills as Snowball which make him a good leader. As Napoleon becomes the leader of Animal Farm he abuses his power turning into a totalitarian leader; overall, Orwell suggests that anyone who is given sole power of a government will become corrupt. Initially in Animal Farm, Snowball is the chosen…

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    It is seen throughout animal farm as one pig, snowball tries to turn the farm into a sort of Utopia place with guidelines to prevent animals from ever becoming like man, but he’s chased out by another pig Napoleon, which was power hungry and cruel. This pig begins to manipulate and brainwash the other animals while slowly turning into the same type of leader that Mr Jones originally was. George Orwell the writer hated two…

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