is what he does with power”(Plato). With this quote‚ we can judge a man for what he is truly worth when authority is given to him. In both novels the antagonists do not use the power wisely‚ and this makes the protagonists miserable. That being said‚ power shapes the life we live. Power can be good; it can be bad; but it plays a huge role in who we are. There are many similarities in Speak and Animal Farm. Starting with similarities in theme are there is an abuse of the power. Napoleon uses it to
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leader‚ he is a dictator. George Orwell‚ the author of Animal Farm‚ wrote this novel to discuss the role of a non-democratic leader. In the novel‚ Napoleon‚ a pig‚ is the leader. However‚ Napoleon uses his power to frighten and to control the animals. For this reason he creates lies‚ uses propoganda and violence to keep his authority. Therefore Napoleon is not a democratic leader‚ he is a dictator. Firstly‚ Napoleon creates lies and abuse the ideology‚Animalism‚ with his lies. For instance; at
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Seeing animals held captive for human amusement was part of life. We never questioned it. While it is assumed that all humans‚ unless they have committed crimes against society‚ deserve freedom‚ we are not used to making that assumption for members of other species. We should ask ourselves why not. What have the animals in a zoo or marine park done to deserve their jail sentences‚ or the elephants in a circus done to deserve lives spent mostly in chains? For thousands of years‚ animals have been
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to humans‚ animals‚ and the environment alike? Although factory farming creates an abundant amount of cheaper food‚ factory farming is an unhealthy agricultural practice to animals‚ humans‚ and the environment because factory farms abuse their animals‚ they are very toxic to humans‚ and factory farms also pollute the Earth. Factory farms are a modern agricultural practice that mass produce animals to meet the food consumption of humans. A factory farm houses large numbers of animals to be raised
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allegory ‘Animal Farm’ (first published in 1945)‚ written by George Orwell‚ both convey the same themes and morals. The values presented by both Orwell and the Wachowski Brothers are abuse of power‚ lack of privacy and manipulation of people by the use of propaganda. The use of power can be taken for granted; it can be used for good or evil. In the movie‚ ‘The Matrix’ and the novel ‘Animal Farm’ they both overuse power for evil and it ends in horrible consequences. In the novel ‘Animal Farm’ the pigs
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The conclusion of animal farm was a rather depressing one. I knew at the beginning of the book that it was suppose to draw a parallel to the corruption of Russia’s socialist society‚ but I still wanted a happy ending. In the end the pigs transformed their attitudes and mannerisms into human behavior‚ exactly the opposite of the original revolution ideal. The idea of an equal and utopian society seemed so promising and right‚ yet it seemed impossible for the pigs not to fall into the habits of man
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Power and Authority‚ Legitimacy By Stacey Ellis The idea of Authority is to look at two other concepts that give authority its meaning‚ such as power and if that is legitimate. In order to have Authority over something or someone you must have its power and how it is able to influence the person this can be used through manipulation or threats towards them‚ but the power that has a legitimate purpose is if the threats and manipulation is not needed. If you have a government and they are ruling
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How does the text explore the detrimental effects of the greed for power? Animal farm written by George Orwell explores the detrimental effects of the greed for power through the difficult events that had occurred in Russia between 1917 and 1945. It also demonstrates the struggles that had existed in between these time periods. The author George Orwell employs various literacy devices to study the greed for power within a society through not only the characterisation but also through anthropomorphism
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had written his novel “Animal Farm” in order to warn his readers for numerous reasons. In many parts of the novel‚ George Orwell clearly portrayed how ignorance was a very big part as to why the animals were so easily controlled. This in theory‚ lead to the conflicted problems the animals had about equality. In particularly‚ equality was the key idea of the relation between the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm. Accordingly‚ George Orwell had expressed thoroughly how power can almost certainly be
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Characterisation of Squealer and Snowball- Animal Farm Squealer Squealer‚ the faithful companion and advertiser of Napoleon‚ is an influential pig that is adeptly gifted with the art of persuasion. He is said to be able to ‘turn black into white.’ Under Napoleon’s rule‚ Squealer assumes the post of a propagandist for Napoleon’s supposed motives and goals. As the spokesperson for the pigs‚ he cunningly rewrites history and presents encouragingly false statistics‚ exploiting their gullibility and
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