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    Animal Farm is an allegory as it has parallels to the Soviet Union and the possibility of totalitarianism. The phrase in the book "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others" is a good satire on the facade of equality that communism in Russia at the time had. The pigs were the communist idealist, some of them being representatative of ones present in Soviet Russia, and they had a plan to overthrow the farmer, Mr. Jones, who is like the old tzars of Russia. The farm goes from a…

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    George Orwell's allegorical novel Animal Farm is an example of how power leads to destruction. One of the main characters, a pig named Napoleon, is decided leader after his farm takes over and runs things by themselves. The ways of the farm are slowly yet suddenly changed throughout the time span of many years. Napoleon made every division, for every animal. Three ways Napoleon's actions led to destruction of the farm are less food, more work, and the fear of death. Napoleon makes changes based…

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    Animal Farm:How Does Napoleon Stay in Charge? How could a farm be ran without any human control or supervision? Would there be peace or chaos? In the novel Animal farm, George Orwell leads the readers through the lives of animals who have overthrown their human leader. The novel is an political allegory an allegory is a story,poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. The novel indicates and reveals the truth about the Russian Revolution of 1917. The first way…

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    Animal Farm Essay Were the working animals the ones to blame for Napoleon's takeover? The working animals are to blame because they were still working for him even after he chased off Snowball and made them work like slaves. Some people might disagree because the animals do not know better, Napoleon was the one who brainwashed them on doing whatever he wants and they believe him because he is smarter. Napoleon makes the animals work like slaves and let’s the pigs have special treatment because…

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    Animal Farm written by George Orwell, the author does an astounding job foreshowing events that are going to happen later in the book, and using symbolism in the book to show the power differences between the pigs and the other animals. Orwell also does a great job tying using allegories to show how similar how animal farm and the Russian revolution was. In the first chapter of the book Orwell foreshadows what the commandments of the farm are going to be by having Old Major tell the farm about…

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    old, fat, award winning pig named Old Major. Old Major taught Animalism. He believed that workers did the work and that the rich kept the money, or in their context, their owner kept and sold the things reaped from the work of the animals. Old Major later died before the revolt from old age. Old major is a prime example of Karl Marx. Marx is the inventor of communism or Marxism. He encouraged the workers of the world to take over the Government, but died before the Russian revolution. These…

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    In the beginning of the novel Animal Farm, there are a total of seven commandments that all animals must follow. These commandments were meant to keep order on the farm and create a sense of sameness between every animal. The idea of these rules was very successful until they began to be manipulated by the pigs. This manipulation is shown throughout the novel as the pigs change the rules for their own benefit. Most of the original commandments involved the banishment of taking part in acting…

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    Symbolism Animal Farm

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    Representation In George Orwell’s figural novella, Animal Farm, Orwell symbolizes that the common people associated with the Russian Revolution are related to the animals in the novella. Symbolism is using a person, object, or words to represent an idea. Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer all represent known people from the Russian Revolution. In the novella, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. Trotsky ignited the Russian Revolution and helped defeat opposing forces. He also engaged in a power…

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    them food? Both sharp-edged and sensitive, George Orwell displays his wit in his 1945 satirical fable, Animal Farm. This novel illustrates Orwell’s historically imaginative perspective of the rise of the Soviet Union and his indirect view of World War II. He voices his opinion of unconscious, power-driven people leading a violent, conspiratorial revolution through his use of characters- the farm animals. The animals grow tired of their cruel master, and revolt in attempt…

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    Animal Farm Essay There are several examples of tyranny displayed throughout George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm . “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” a statement by Lord Acton, is a recurring theme throughout the text. This is shown with Farmer Jones at the beginning of the story, as well as with Napoleon through the rest. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” suggests that people with power tend to be corrupt, therefore someone…

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