George Orwell Research Paper
George Orwell: The Prophesier
George Orwell once said, “freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”, that, essentially, “speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act”. (“George Orwell”) Orwell’s words reveal his political views in the absolute truest form. His uninhibited writing style forced readers to not only to listen what he had to say, but to also recognize his writing as the truth. Although his veracity was supposed to be accepted without question, Orwell defined oppressive ideas of the government by exposing elements such as class division, and the failed attempts of the middle class to establish a meaningful union with the working class. Through his symbolic storytelling in Animal Farm and 1984, George Orwell creates a delusional and exaggerated picture of society, one marked by oppression, an eccentric government, and the complete hypocrisy of the middle class with the sole purpose of warning humanity of tyrannical forces. Orwell’s Animal Farm, the satiric classic in which animals symbolized the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin, illustrated many of the evils that Orwell feared. However, “according to the varying predispositions of readers, arguments arose as to whether or not Animal Farm focuses essentially on the failure of the Russian Revolution, or on the inherent likelihood of all revolutions to fail” (Gardner). Nevertheless, throughout the novel, Orwell paints a bleak picture of the political 20th century, while advocating the revolutionary ideals of justice and equality. To symbolize revolt and the corruption of the revolution within society, Orwell starts Animal Farm with a rebellion led by the animals in an attempt to create a utopian society. After the revolt, and the “rebellion had been successfully carried through…and the Manor Farm was theirs” (Orwell 32), there were graver dangers than the threat of attack and counter-revolution. In fact, the most severe risks laid within the
George Orwell once said, “freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”, that, essentially, “speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act”. (“George Orwell”) Orwell’s words reveal his political views in the absolute truest form. His uninhibited writing style forced readers to not only to listen what he had to say, but to also recognize his writing as the truth. Although his veracity was supposed to be accepted without question, Orwell defined oppressive ideas of the government by exposing elements such as class division, and the failed attempts of the middle class to establish a meaningful union with the working class. Through his symbolic storytelling in Animal Farm and 1984, George Orwell creates a delusional and exaggerated picture of society, one marked by oppression, an eccentric government, and the complete hypocrisy of the middle class with the sole purpose of warning humanity of tyrannical forces. Orwell’s Animal Farm, the satiric classic in which animals symbolized the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin, illustrated many of the evils that Orwell feared. However, “according to the varying predispositions of readers, arguments arose as to whether or not Animal Farm focuses essentially on the failure of the Russian Revolution, or on the inherent likelihood of all revolutions to fail” (Gardner). Nevertheless, throughout the novel, Orwell paints a bleak picture of the political 20th century, while advocating the revolutionary ideals of justice and equality. To symbolize revolt and the corruption of the revolution within society, Orwell starts Animal Farm with a rebellion led by the animals in an attempt to create a utopian society. After the revolt, and the “rebellion had been successfully carried through…and the Manor Farm was theirs” (Orwell 32), there were graver dangers than the threat of attack and counter-revolution. In fact, the most severe risks laid within the
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