Class notes from Animal Farm Socratic Seminar ● Question do you think old Major would’ve wanted animal farm to be different than what it turned out to be? communism made animal farm different revolution meaning abandoning humans ● Question Could any animal make Snowball the leader‚ besides Napoleon? Would the dogs follow anyone else besides the pigs? Clover warmed up to all the other animals when they were cold. Only the pigs would brainwash the dogs because they were the only clever ones in the farm
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George Orwell 1984 Quotes Chapter 1‚ Page 1‚ Paragraph 2 “The flat was seven flights up‚ and Winston‚ who was thirty-nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle‚ went slowly‚ resting several times on the way. On each landing‚ opposite the lift-shaft‚ the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU‚ the caption beneath it ran.” Question 1 Who is Big Brother
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Major had a dream‚ few speculated that it would ultimately turn into a nightmare for the inhabitants of Animal Farm. Old Major fantasized about a free society where animals would live in harmony and where they would work for themselves as opposed to working for free and being deprived of their work by humans who would use it for their own profit. Old Major illustrates the suppression of the animals which strongly resembles the work of Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan when he states‚ “our lives are miserable
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The novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ is the story of a group of animals who rebel against their farmer‚ whom they characterize as a tyrant. Under the command of the two main characters‚ Napoleon and Snowball‚ both pigs‚ the animals revolt and form a new type of government called Animalism. Orwell’s premise in the book is that if one person is given great power‚ that power will not only change the person‚ but also change his moral outlook on life. Similarly‚ this premise has been posited in
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Novels often advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. One novel that can be seen to advocate such changes is George Orwell’s 1984. This novel takes place in a communist style‚ totalitarian nation called Oceania. This nation is plagued with horrid politics that could be compared to such regimes as‚ Communist USSR under Joseph Stalin‚ and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. The nation is ruled by Big Brother‚ with the common slogan “Big Brother is watching”. This
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Animal Farm Dystopia Humans are just as bad as animals‚ or is it the other way around? True equality between societies can never be accomplished because of true human nature leads societies to become dystopias. Animal Farm by George Orwell is the perfect example of a dystopia for three main reasons. One‚ propaganda is used to control the citizens of the society. Two‚ a figurehead of concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. And third‚ the natural world is banished and distrusted. Coming
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” reminisces about a bad decision he made earlier in life‚ just like Tim. Reflecting on his experience‚ Orwell has also identified the reasons why he did it: “I could get nothing into perspective. I was young and ill-educated and I had to think out my problems in utter silence‚” Tim O’Brien also dealt with his problems alone‚ “ I felt isolated; I spent a lot of time alone.” Both Tim and George are struggling to deal with their problems and it’s eating away at them. In “On the Rainy River‚” having
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The novel Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ is an allegory portraying the evils and pitfalls of a totalitarian government. It attempts to illustrate a society where all live as equals has not existed‚ and cannot be obtained. Orwell‚ through the use of the character Squealer‚ demonstrates how propaganda can influence members of a communist community in a negative way. By drawing parallels to events in communist Russia‚ Orwell’s Animal Farm shows how propaganda was used to dominate the Soviet people.
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Garcia Mrs. Rogers English IIH‚ Period 2 3 February 2014 Writing Style of George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satirical piece that portrays and mocks the events leading up to the Russian Revolution. In this story‚ Orwell’s style is simple and unsentimental. He is able to do so by using straightforward English‚ few figurative language or rhetorical devices‚ and by creating rather emotionless characters. George Orwell’s plain language contributes to the unsentimental side of his style
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Animal farm Essay “What is the satirical comment that Orwell is trying to make in Animal Farm & how does he achieve this?” George Orwell’s famous Allegorical Beast fable titled Animal Farm‚ comments on the Russian revolution and on the misuse and abuse of power. A master piece of political satire‚ Animal Farm is a tale of oppressed individuals who long for freedom. Through his literary links to scapegoating‚ revisionism and propaganda Orwell makes a satirical comment on the way in which those
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