Revolutionary Anthems: Song Comparison

The realization of the word choice, symbolism, imagery, theme, and author’s message in these revolutionary anthems. When reading or listening to “Beasts of England,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” and “The Internationale,” analyzing each song for individual use of the literary terms above and how or why they were important. Compared each of these songs together have similarities and differences. The Beast of England is an anthem of the animals at Manor Farm as an inspirational tool in their rebellion. Old Major had created this anthem as a way to inspire and think of a future without Jones. He did it by gathering all the animals and telling them that they can create a world by themselves with animals on top on the farm. While at the meeting
This happy like tune is shows the happiness and hope of one day rising up from Jones’ control. This song “Beasts of England” was loved this anthem so much they sang it everyday til it’s banishment by Napoleon. They had deep feelings for this song for it spoke of freedom for the animals. This song blatantly predicted and guarantees their rebellion and indeed that is what happened. It is even shown throughout the song for example “Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone.” (Orwell). Another example of the anthem states freedom will eventually come is “Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack” (Orwell). These are example of the anthem already predicting the future of Manor Farm. Also this is why the anthem was so important while it was
It is the original left-wing anthem, honored by socialists, anarchists, and especially communists. Russia's socialist leader Lenin wrote in 1913: "In whatever country a class-conscious worker finds himself, wherever fate may cast him, however much he may feel himself a stranger, without language, without friends, far from his native country he can find himself comrades and friends by the familiar refrain of the Internationale" (isj.org). The year is no accident only months before, the workers of Paris had taken power and formed the Paris commune. For a few months the working people of Paris had developed an even-handed economic and political system, before they were brutally put down by the army, in addition with the foreign powers with which France had been at war. It was the world's first experience with working class power, and it proved the naysayers wrong, workers' power and socialism were not utopian fantasy; such a society could exist. Out of the commune came Eugène Pottier, a working man with a reputation as a poet who had risen to a few minor leadership positions. He escaped the bloody retribution but was forced into hiding. On the run and in fear for his life, he penned The Internationale. This is what gives the song its force it represents the real experience of working people in