Examples Of Allegory In Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell expresses the idea of self-government through the animals in the story. Animal Farm is an allegory through which George Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of the Russian revolution. An allegory is defined as a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. In Animal Farm the animals decide to form a way of living called “Animalism”. The animals created seven commandments, which they lived by. The two basic principles of animalism are that all animals are to be treated as equals and no animal should …show more content…
His power is first shown when the pigs take the milk and apples, explaining to the rest of the animals that “everyone is equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Jessie and Bluebells’ puppies were taken away from them to be raised as Napoleon’s secret police. The dogs were Napoleon’s bodyguards, and didn’t let any of the other animals come near him.
Manipulating the other animals, Napoleon gains more power. All the animals worked like slaves except the pigs. The pigs were the supervisors who made sure all of the work was getting done around the farm. Boxer lived by two mottos: “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” Of all the animals on the farm, the sheep were the easiest to manipulate. The sheep couldn’t read, and they were also short minded. Throughout the story the sheep bleated “four legs good, two legs bad”.
Gradually modifying the commandments, Napoleon allows himself special privileges such as eating at a table and being able to sleep in a bed. For example, by the end of the story, Napoleon and the other pigs on the farm learned to walk upright and began to act as humans. The pigs changed the original commandment which stated that “no animal shall walk on two feet”. The sheep were manipulated into believing “four legs good, two legs
Animal Farm by George Orwell expresses the idea of self-government through the animals in the story. Animal Farm is an allegory through which George Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of the Russian revolution. An allegory is defined as a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. In Animal Farm the animals decide to form a way of living called “Animalism”. The animals created seven commandments, which they lived by. The two basic principles of animalism are that all animals are to be treated as equals and no animal should …show more content…
His power is first shown when the pigs take the milk and apples, explaining to the rest of the animals that “everyone is equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Jessie and Bluebells’ puppies were taken away from them to be raised as Napoleon’s secret police. The dogs were Napoleon’s bodyguards, and didn’t let any of the other animals come near him.
Manipulating the other animals, Napoleon gains more power. All the animals worked like slaves except the pigs. The pigs were the supervisors who made sure all of the work was getting done around the farm. Boxer lived by two mottos: “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” Of all the animals on the farm, the sheep were the easiest to manipulate. The sheep couldn’t read, and they were also short minded. Throughout the story the sheep bleated “four legs good, two legs bad”.
Gradually modifying the commandments, Napoleon allows himself special privileges such as eating at a table and being able to sleep in a bed. For example, by the end of the story, Napoleon and the other pigs on the farm learned to walk upright and began to act as humans. The pigs changed the original commandment which stated that “no animal shall walk on two feet”. The sheep were manipulated into believing “four legs good, two legs