Analysis of Themes 1. Corruption of Socialist IdealsExamples of the theme of corruption of socialist ideals can be seen throughout Animal Farm. Once Napoleon takes over as the leader of the farm‚ his reign becomes corrupted. In the book Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin andSnowball represents Leon Trotsky. The struggle between Stalin and Trotsky during the rise of Stalin is seen in the rivalry between Napoleon and Snowball. In both the book and history‚ the more politically power and spiteful
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More like rolling hills than snow-covered mountains‚ the Western Ghats - stretching some 1‚600km from the north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - is a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country’s plant and animal species; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world. As gandhiji said-“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs‚ but not every man’s greed.” The Western Ghats were once covered in dense forests. Today‚ a large part of the
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Farm by Napoleon’s hounds then they decided to change the history of how the battle happened. Squealer announced to all the animals that “ Snowball‚ with his moonshine of windmills-Snowball‚ who as we now know‚ was no better than a criminal?” (Orwell page 55). This quote emphasizes how if they followed Snowballs idea of a windmill this would have led to the rebellions downfall. They decided to make snowball look like a traitor or coward to keep the animals from rallying up with him. Not only that but
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where everyone benefits equally‚ whereas on the other hand Napoleon prefers power. Snowball invents all of the ideas and arranging the animals into committees to help the farm in the best way possible. An example of this was the idea of building a windmill which would make ’jobs around the farm a lot easier‚ as well as warming the animal’s stalls in the winter’‚ with the introduction of electricity. Throughout the committee
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George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory through which he presents his cynical view of human nature. He uses the animal fable effectively to expose the issues of injustice‚ exploitation and inequality in human society. Orwell uses the allegory‚ Animal Farm‚ to present the story of The Russian Revolution and essentially express his opinions on the matter. By plainly exposing the unjust and corrupt system that is communism‚ Orwell is ultimately presenting his pessimistic view of human
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OLD MAJOR Old Major is the inspiration which fuels the Revolution and the book. According to one interpretation‚ he could be based upon both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. As a socialist‚ George Orwell may have agreed with much of Marx‚ and even respected aspects of Lenin. According to this interpretation‚ the satire in Animal Farm is not of Marxism‚ or of Lenin’s revolution‚ but of the corruption that occurred later. However‚ according to Christopher Hitchens: in the book‚ "the aims and principles
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and in his ideas. Even after kicking Snowball out‚ the animals still could not fathom Snowball turning against them. Squealer changes their views of Snowball‚ telling them that he was a traitor from the very start. Snowball had knocked down their windmill‚ he tells them. The animals are frightened of Snowball being some kind of “invisible influence.” Because of this rhetoric device‚ the animals’ views on Snowball changed throughout the book. The pigs succeeded through this propaganda. Soon‚ Snowball
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First off he uses Napolens windmill to illustrate Stalins five year plan. Both Stalin and Napolen had the dream of industrializing as a hope to bring wealth and food to their people. An example of this is‚" Napolen was greatly credited for his achievement and every stroke of good fortune
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AULA ESCOLA EUROPEA ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT 2013-2014 3ºESO STUDY GUIDE Dust jacket: 2008 edition Animal Farm by George Orwell 1 Table of Contents I. George Orwell biography II. Vocabulary III. Political Background IV. Animal Farm Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X V. Additional Resources a. http://www.george-orwell
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DON QUIXOTE The novel opens by briefly describing Don Quixote and his fascination with chivalric stories. With his “wits gone”‚ Don Quixote decides to become a knight and ream the country side righting wrong and rescuing damsels in distress. He outfits himself in some old armor and professes his love and service to Aldonsa Lorenzo whom he refers to as Dulcinea Del Toboso. After a long hot ride on his horse he comes upon an inn which he thinks is a castle and the innkeeper
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