Animal Farm: The Dangers Of A Totalitarian Government
AI: To portray the dangerous effects of a totalitarian government and illustrate how Stalinism affects people.
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that illustrates the dangers of a totalitarian government and Stalinism, as well as the rewriting of history.
One day animals on Manor Farm rebel against their owner, taking over and driving the humans away. They establish their own system with commandments that go against humans (Like any. Neighboring human farms begin to rebel, but the animals always win the fights. As time passes, some animals begin to turn. One of their most important boars leaves and others get slaughtered in a “purge” for following him. The pigs gain power to the point that they change commandments, wear clothes, and make the farm a dictatorship, convinced that “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” By the end, the pigs have taken over, forming an …show more content…
Many characters in Animal Farm were based on people in real life. Lenin and Karl Marx serve as inspiration for Old Major. Joseph Stalin serves as inspiration for Napoleon. Lenin and Leon Trotsky where the inspiration for Snowball. Vyacheslav Molotov makes up the inspiration for Squealer. Adolf Hitler also shows partial inspiration for Mr. Frederick. Later in the book, Napoleon's farm purge goes off of The Great Purge (which Stalin caused). Napoleon ordering the dogs to slaughter animals that have wronged parallels Stalin ordering his followers to kill “bad men.” The entire concept of animalism (an animal based society) has Nazi and Stalinism roots, because it turns into a dictatorship by the end of the book.
Animal Farm illustrates the effects of a totalitarian government, and abuse of power. It depicts how easily people can lie and abuse their power, changing the lives of everyone around them. It shows how easily one person’s life can change
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a dystopian novel that illustrates the dangers of a totalitarian government and Stalinism, as well as the rewriting of history.
One day animals on Manor Farm rebel against their owner, taking over and driving the humans away. They establish their own system with commandments that go against humans (Like any. Neighboring human farms begin to rebel, but the animals always win the fights. As time passes, some animals begin to turn. One of their most important boars leaves and others get slaughtered in a “purge” for following him. The pigs gain power to the point that they change commandments, wear clothes, and make the farm a dictatorship, convinced that “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” By the end, the pigs have taken over, forming an …show more content…
Many characters in Animal Farm were based on people in real life. Lenin and Karl Marx serve as inspiration for Old Major. Joseph Stalin serves as inspiration for Napoleon. Lenin and Leon Trotsky where the inspiration for Snowball. Vyacheslav Molotov makes up the inspiration for Squealer. Adolf Hitler also shows partial inspiration for Mr. Frederick. Later in the book, Napoleon's farm purge goes off of The Great Purge (which Stalin caused). Napoleon ordering the dogs to slaughter animals that have wronged parallels Stalin ordering his followers to kill “bad men.” The entire concept of animalism (an animal based society) has Nazi and Stalinism roots, because it turns into a dictatorship by the end of the book.
Animal Farm illustrates the effects of a totalitarian government, and abuse of power. It depicts how easily people can lie and abuse their power, changing the lives of everyone around them. It shows how easily one person’s life can change