Communism Vs. Old Major Speech In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Old Major’s speech in George Orwell’s Animal Farm is similar to The Communist Manifesto in that they both rallied people (or personified animals) to make a change. Both were controversial but widely accepted by many people/animals. However, both were met with opposition; Communism had strong opposition in capitalist America, while Old Major’s ideas were met with opposition by Mr. Jones and his fellow farmers. The Communist Manifesto begins with acknowledging that “the history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles” (Marx, 1848, p. 3). Old Major’s speech in Animal Farm also acknowledges a class struggle; he points out that “man is lord of all the animals”, and how man takes an unfair advantage of the animals and