Examples Of Allegory In Animal Farm
Animal Farm is an allegory because it’s hidden meaning behind the story is that of a corrupt government or ‘the pigs’. The pigs are basically wording and working over the animals by pretending to be their friends and are completely controlling everything like a government would. A good example of this allegory to compare is The Russian Revolution.
The rhetorical components include the Russian government and characters such as Napolean, the sheep, and the pigs. The sheep represent the followers who follow anything a specific leader says, while Napolean represent Joseph Stalin. The pigs represent the capitalists who were working with Stalin. Snowball and Squealer were also big characters and Squealer represented the Soviet media who was spreading
around Stalin’s word while Snowball is Leo Trotsky. Boxer is equivalent to the working class of Soviet Russia.
The author chose using something that did not seem historical, to actually explain history (or at that time, the present). It’s different from just stating what happened because it makes the readers learn and laugh and find themselves intrigued by the book, rather than just laying out facts for them to read. It makes the story seem interesting and wonder, but when they hit the end of the book, they realize what’s actually going on.
Absolutely because he effectively uses the allegory and rhetorics to produce a different image of who the ‘people’ are and it makes the book seem almost unreal. This is perfect because until you draw the connections, the book does not seem at all related to the Russian Revolution but in reality, it’s describing it all.
The rhetorical components include the Russian government and characters such as Napolean, the sheep, and the pigs. The sheep represent the followers who follow anything a specific leader says, while Napolean represent Joseph Stalin. The pigs represent the capitalists who were working with Stalin. Snowball and Squealer were also big characters and Squealer represented the Soviet media who was spreading
around Stalin’s word while Snowball is Leo Trotsky. Boxer is equivalent to the working class of Soviet Russia.
The author chose using something that did not seem historical, to actually explain history (or at that time, the present). It’s different from just stating what happened because it makes the readers learn and laugh and find themselves intrigued by the book, rather than just laying out facts for them to read. It makes the story seem interesting and wonder, but when they hit the end of the book, they realize what’s actually going on.
Absolutely because he effectively uses the allegory and rhetorics to produce a different image of who the ‘people’ are and it makes the book seem almost unreal. This is perfect because until you draw the connections, the book does not seem at all related to the Russian Revolution but in reality, it’s describing it all.