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    Equality In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ he examines the impact of communism and the post-war anxiety of World War II. Orwell uses allegories to thoroughly explain the pain and worry following the clash between countries. He uses farm animals and a farm to represent the major events and figures in the time of Stalinism and the Soviet Union. The animals want to “get rid of man” (Orwell 30)‚ and man stands for capitalist society. Communism‚ or “Animalism” as the animals call it‚ starts out as a society

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    Fairytale and fantasy is a genre of literature that has been introduced to generations and generations of children from very young ages. The tales that never have an unhappy ending are regarded as stories for children in today’s society; however Neil Gaiman‚ the author of Stardust‚ argues that children were never really the targeted audience for these narratives that they were in fact intended to be delivered to adults. “Children listened to them and enjoyed them‚ but children were not the primary

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    good food and drink while the other animals went hungry. The laborers like Boxer said things like‚ "I’ll work harder"‚ only so that the pigs could waste more resources and food. Orwell also warns against investing lots of time and effort in foolish schemes. The animals wasted way too much time building windmills when they should have been harvesting crops for food. They toiled and worked to exhaustion on a project that they accepted too eagerly. The animals never questioned the necessity for

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    FAIRY TALES & GENDER ROLES Some things about fairy tales we know to be true. They begin with "once upon a time." They end with "happily ever after." And somewhere in between the prince rescues the damsel in distress. Of course‚ this is not actually the case. Many fairytales omit these essential words. But few fairytales in the Western tradition indeed fail to have a beautiful‚ passive maiden rescued by a vibrant man‚ usually her superior in either social rank or in moral standing. Indeed‚ it is

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    Animal Farm Written By George Orwell in 1946 Preface Written By Russell Baker 139 Pages Fiction / “Fairy Story” (Fable) Summary: The Moore Farm of 20th century England is an ordinary farm where life for everyone seems fairly normal. But‚ what the humans don’t realize is that the farm animals meet together in secret to conspire against them‚ because they believe they are being taken advantage of and treated like slaves. The animals eventually rally together and run all of the humans off the

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    Animal Farm: Political Issues Eric Arthur Blair‚ better known by his psuedonym George Orwell‚ is an English author commonly known to write about political issues. Orwell has been highly acclaimed and criticized for his novels‚ including one of his most famous‚ Animal Farm. In a satirical form‚ George Orwell uses personified farm animals to express his views on stalinism in the novel Animal Farm. Throughout Orwell ’s early novels‚ democratic socialism kept the author from total despair of all

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    Period 5 Pre-AP English 10 Persepolis and Animal Farm In Persepolis‚ the powerful graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi‚ and Animal Farm‚ George Orwell’s eternal satirical fable‚ both authors use their books to tell stories of the oppression and manipulation of powerful states. Their approach to this similar theme is‚ however‚ entirely different. Satrapi’sfirst person narrative employs simplistic diction and black and white comic strips to tell the tale of a childhood amongst the horrors of “revolution

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    • Snowball= The brains and scapegoat hog of the Animal Farm‚ and Snowball representation of Leo Trotsky. Snowball is the main protagonist. At the begin of the Rebellion‚ Snowball starts out leading alongside Napoleon‚ but he loses a debate and loses all power. Snowball’s depicted as a traitor and spy by Napoleon and negatively by the other animals. Snowball is a round and dynamic. • Squealer= The propagandist pig of the Animal Farm and representation of the Russian media. Squealer is a main antagonist

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    Animal Farm - Themes Language and Meaning In Animal Farm‚ his allegory of the Soviet Revolution‚ Orwell examines the use of language and the subversion of the meaning of words by showing how the powerful manipulate words for their own benefit. As a journalist‚ Orwell knew the power of words to serve whichever side the writer backed. In the novel‚ Snowball is a quick talker who can always explain his way out of any situation. When the birds object to the maxim‚ "Four legs good‚ two legs bad

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    Animal Farm Questions 1. List and describe one example of each of the five methods totalitarian rulers maintain control of their citizens. indoctrination: used when Napoleon isolates Jessie and Bluebell’s puppies in the attic of the barn and molds their beliefs for his sake police terror: used when there is a mass slaughter of animals who confess to “working against Napoleon” propaganda: used when Squealer spreads false information about Snowball to make him a public enemy censorship: used when Boxer

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