Analyse the Presentations of Conflict in "Animal Farm"
Analyse the presentations of conflict in "Animal Farm"
Introduction
George Orwell wrote "Animal Farm" in 1945 as a parody on the Russian Revolution. Orwell was a socialist and felt that communism did not work and that there was corruption in the leadership. The novel struggled to be published initially as people recognised the subtle insults which it contained. Orwell wanted to show how ignorance and indifference could lead to a horrific life for the ordinary people. The novel is a satire using irony and sarcasm the expose the vices of communism. One of the seven commandments created by the animals is " all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others" this shows Orwell’s sarcastic ridicule of the communist system .
Conflict is major theme in Animal Farm, every situation which occurs demonstrates how the animals or the humans use force to take whatever they want. The humans attack the farm and the animals defend what they have already taken by force. The animals fight among themselves, unsure of how to use the power which they find themselves with. As the novel is a fable, some of the violence is comical. The comical tone removes some of the serious aspects and keeps the fable's balance. The novel is a parody on the Russian Revolution and the creation of the USSR and relates to communist revolutions. It emphasises the quotation that "Power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely".
There are two battles in the fable, the battle of the cowshed and the battle of the windmill. In both these battles, the humans try and take Animal Farm from the animals after they have taken it from Mr. Jones, the farm
The Battle of the Cowshed takes place early in the novel when the tone is still optimistic and bright. This is the honeymoon period of the revolution, when everything is going well and the reader really wants a victory for the animals. It is a parody of the Russian Civil War and Trotsky/Snowball’s role in it. Orwell chooses to mock
Introduction
George Orwell wrote "Animal Farm" in 1945 as a parody on the Russian Revolution. Orwell was a socialist and felt that communism did not work and that there was corruption in the leadership. The novel struggled to be published initially as people recognised the subtle insults which it contained. Orwell wanted to show how ignorance and indifference could lead to a horrific life for the ordinary people. The novel is a satire using irony and sarcasm the expose the vices of communism. One of the seven commandments created by the animals is " all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others" this shows Orwell’s sarcastic ridicule of the communist system .
Conflict is major theme in Animal Farm, every situation which occurs demonstrates how the animals or the humans use force to take whatever they want. The humans attack the farm and the animals defend what they have already taken by force. The animals fight among themselves, unsure of how to use the power which they find themselves with. As the novel is a fable, some of the violence is comical. The comical tone removes some of the serious aspects and keeps the fable's balance. The novel is a parody on the Russian Revolution and the creation of the USSR and relates to communist revolutions. It emphasises the quotation that "Power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely".
There are two battles in the fable, the battle of the cowshed and the battle of the windmill. In both these battles, the humans try and take Animal Farm from the animals after they have taken it from Mr. Jones, the farm
The Battle of the Cowshed takes place early in the novel when the tone is still optimistic and bright. This is the honeymoon period of the revolution, when everything is going well and the reader really wants a victory for the animals. It is a parody of the Russian Civil War and Trotsky/Snowball’s role in it. Orwell chooses to mock