Animal Farm is an allegorical fable of the workers revolt and the rise to power of the communist party in the former Soviet Union shortly after World War I and in particular the rise to supremacy of Joseph Stalin‚ as told in the form of a story of the farm animals of Manor Farm who overthrow the drunken farmer Jones and seize control of the farm for themselves. In this allegory‚ farmer Jones represents the Russian aristocracy and the animals represent the peasants‚ working class‚ and some elements
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English IH‚ Period 6 25 February 2015 ruiz #1 The Pigs’ Transformation The book Animal Farm ‚ a satire fable‚ by George Orwell was inspired by the Russian Revolution (19171945). At the beginning of this novella Old Major gathers up all the animals to tell them about a dream that he has had. Before he shares with them his dream he gives a speech; a speech about a vision of a place in which the animals will live together in peace and harmony and tells them that they must work toward such a paradise
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people or in this case‚ animals may get restless and want to revolt. In George Orwell’s allegory‚ Animal Farm‚ an old wise pig called Old Major says a speech where all the animals on Manor Farm will never have to suffer under a human’s wretched rule ever again. With humans in their lives‚ it just makes everything more difficult since humans take everything the animals produce. A few months later‚ Old Major who has already peacefully passed away‚ the animals on the farm gets tired of being fed less
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good food and drink while the other animals went hungry. The laborers like Boxer said things like‚ "I’ll work harder"‚ only so that the pigs could waste more resources and food. Orwell also warns against investing lots of time and effort in foolish schemes. The animals wasted way too much time building windmills when they should have been harvesting crops for food. They toiled and worked to exhaustion on a project that they accepted too eagerly. The animals never questioned the necessity for
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory that represent the Russian Revolution. The key point in Animal Farm‚ language is a powerful tool that can be used in a positive or negative way‚ and can work to one’s advantage or result in serious consequences. The pigs make others work extremely hard‚ while they sit back and rest. For example‚ “Now comrades...to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do.” (Orwell‚ 24) Later in the
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The Manor Farm Taken Over “All animals are equal‚ but some animals are more equal than others.” This is the one and only commandment in the the text called Animal Farm. This is where animals are essentially slaves‚ and get little to no pay or food. The novel animal farm is about animals who take over their farm with brute force. They run the farm not so smoothly with the pigs‚ and napoleon who was supposed to represent stalin. The pigs running the whole farm with the other animals forced into labor
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Animal Farm Major Symbol Author: George Orwell Page: 36 Topic: Identify a major symbol (or what you think will become a major symbol) within your novel. Explain its significance. Major Symbol: Pigs Quotes: 1) “The pigs had set aside the harness-room as a headquarters for themselves. Here‚ in the evenings‚ they studied blacksmithing‚ carpentering‚ and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse” (Orwell 31) 2) “As for the pigs‚ they could already read and write perfectly”
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Animal farm is an allegory that implies the history of Russian revolution. Trotsky‚ who led the red army‚ was the archetype of Snowball‚ the sturdy pig based on strong leadership‚ the enthusiasm of spreading idealism worldwide and the rivalry between Snowball and Napoleon. Both Trotsky and Snowball have strong leadership. Trotsky was a passionate and influential leader that his strong speech won support within the Soviet Union. Snowball was good at public speaking‚ which persuaded lots of animals
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Animal Farm Questions 1. List and describe one example of each of the five methods totalitarian rulers maintain control of their citizens. indoctrination: used when Napoleon isolates Jessie and Bluebell’s puppies in the attic of the barn and molds their beliefs for his sake police terror: used when there is a mass slaughter of animals who confess to “working against Napoleon” propaganda: used when Squealer spreads false information about Snowball to make him a public enemy censorship: used when Boxer
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ANIMAL FARM: A BOOK REVIEW SUBMITTED TO: MR. EDWARD CELESTE SUBMITTED BY: MS. JEZLEE FARA-ON Animal Farm is basically a story of communism told in the setting of a farm. Because of a very convincing vision of a dying pig‚ the animals led by the younger pigs revolt against the cruel human farm owner‚ one pig‚ takes over and tries to turn the farm into a sort of Utopia with guidelines to prevent animals from becoming like man and the farm prospered
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