Animal Farm Extended Essay 
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Ramel Johnson
English 2
Mrs.Widemon
Friday, November 22,2013
Animal Farm Extended Essay
The idea of rebellion is planted by Old Major, who is at the end of his life; he has a vision of a farm owned by Animals, who work together for the common good. His ideas are taken and expanded by the pigs, led by Snowball and Napoleon; Snowball is an idealist, while Napoleon seeks personal power. When Jones forgets to feed the animals, they rebel and drive all the humans off the farm, and believe themselves to be on the verge of a better future. The animals change the name of the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm, but this change is not accepted by the public until the Battle of the Cowshed, where the animals prove that they are capable of defending their property. After that, although the humans make a few attempts to discourage the farm's success, the farm moves from its equalitybased Utopian ideals to a slave plantation under the rule of Napoleon, and the rebellion is allbut forgotten, with only the memories, many invented by Squealer and Napoleon's glorious victory over humanity to remember the rebellion by. The rebellion is composed of three distinct stages: the secret meeting at the barn, the ostracization of farmer Jones, and the battle of the barn. Through each of these stages, the rebellion develops, and "officially" ends when Napoleon says that the rebellion is over. In the last stage of the rebellion, Jones attempts to exact his revenge and retake his farm. Jones brings guns and men, but fails to
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take the farm. After the animal's victory over Jones, the rebellion of Jones farm succeeds and the farm changed its name, and was known as "Animal Farm." After the revolution, the conditions on the farm are temporarily improved. The animals are wellfed, but they work harder still. The difference of the working conditions is that before the animals had nothing to work for, except paltry scraps of
Ramel Johnson
English 2
Mrs.Widemon
Friday, November 22,2013
Animal Farm Extended Essay
The idea of rebellion is planted by Old Major, who is at the end of his life; he has a vision of a farm owned by Animals, who work together for the common good. His ideas are taken and expanded by the pigs, led by Snowball and Napoleon; Snowball is an idealist, while Napoleon seeks personal power. When Jones forgets to feed the animals, they rebel and drive all the humans off the farm, and believe themselves to be on the verge of a better future. The animals change the name of the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm, but this change is not accepted by the public until the Battle of the Cowshed, where the animals prove that they are capable of defending their property. After that, although the humans make a few attempts to discourage the farm's success, the farm moves from its equalitybased Utopian ideals to a slave plantation under the rule of Napoleon, and the rebellion is allbut forgotten, with only the memories, many invented by Squealer and Napoleon's glorious victory over humanity to remember the rebellion by. The rebellion is composed of three distinct stages: the secret meeting at the barn, the ostracization of farmer Jones, and the battle of the barn. Through each of these stages, the rebellion develops, and "officially" ends when Napoleon says that the rebellion is over. In the last stage of the rebellion, Jones attempts to exact his revenge and retake his farm. Jones brings guns and men, but fails to
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take the farm. After the animal's victory over Jones, the rebellion of Jones farm succeeds and the farm changed its name, and was known as "Animal Farm." After the revolution, the conditions on the farm are temporarily improved. The animals are wellfed, but they work harder still. The difference of the working conditions is that before the animals had nothing to work for, except paltry scraps of