Animal Farm One of America’s most famous presidents‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ once said‚ "Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power." This statement stands through all of history as countless world leaders have abused their power constantly. This also shows in the novel by George Orwell‚ Animal Farm. The pigs in power‚ and especially Napoleon‚ tend to constantly abuse their power and be corrupted by it. Three ways power affects the novel are the corruption
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classic‚ Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses a simple fable-style tale to demonstrate how the shadow of tyranny that progressively engulfs an English farm relates to the timeline of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era. With the collective effort of the animals to successfully rebel against their oppressive farmer‚ they soon adopt the maxim: “All animals are equal” and aim to live in a classless society from that point on (Orwell 4). Although this is the animals’ initial intent‚ the farm steadily
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makes people or animals to act in certain ways‚ and in a lot of cases they do things they don’t want to do. We see the naive community of animal farm transformed through terror as soon as Napoleon comes into power through his vicious dogs. Snowball was also used to control the animals. Later after Snowball’s expulsion from animal farm‚ it was claimed that “Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night!” It was said that during the night‚ Snowball walked around animal farm causing mischief
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the reader. Notwithstanding‚ the particular character conveys the disapproval of the reader‚ the value of the character is there nonetheless. Moreover‚ the antihero’s value is simply just as important as the hero in any story. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Napoleon embodies this detested figure that drives the novel forward‚ accompanied by his continued development. Originally‚ the antihero represented by the farm’s owner Jones soon became Napoleon after the removal of Jones. During this replacement
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life-changing event‚ deception is one of the various key factors that encompass the human nomenclature. Arguably one of the most deceitful characters in recent literature Animal Farm’s Napoleon exercises the traits of deception throughout the entirety of the novel. At first the Napoleon’s intentions appear wholesome and sincere. The animal overthrows the old tyrannous government‚ establishes a collective work ethic void of any greed‚ and aims to aid all of his fellow comrades. All of which the villain
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In both Animal Farm and Macbeth‚ the characters battle with conflicts that have stemmed from their extreme ambition. In Animal Farm‚ Napoleon desires power‚ and he goes about changing the rules by which the animals have agreed to live in order to put himself in charge. As the story progresses‚ the animals fear Napoleon and do not want to cross his path even though they know that there are problems with his rule. This extreme ambition‚ however‚ leads Napoleon to his downfall. Similarly‚ Macbeth
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and fierce looking boar. Ruled With An Iron Fist Ordered the dogs to chase Snowball from the farm so he could rule alone. Not a good speaker Used to getting his way Changes rules to benefit himself. Changes the commandments to allow drinking and more human-like behavior. Snowball Good leader. Good speaker More intelligent than Napoleon. Wants to improve conditions at the farm. Lead the animals in the rebellion against Jones to become free. Not as strong as Napoleon Young and inexperienced
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Russian Revolution‚ Animal Farm helps us determine and reflect all the different lessons learnt in different parts of the book. The lessons that I could pick out were politics‚ corruption due to power/absolute power‚ equality- more equal when the system is corrupted‚ propaganda used for convincing and also when someone receives absolute power‚ it is not going to the good of the people but to oneself only. These were several “lessons” I thought Orwell was trying to convey in Animal Farm. The first lesson
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leaders‚ it can be good because it really is based on the people‚ instead of someone who thinks they know best for everyone. People can contribute more to decisions made for the colony than following orders from one person or animal. In animal farm‚ after Mr. Jones was ran off the farm‚ it was as if another dictator just took place of a fallen dictator. This is bad because then only one person is in power and whatever they say goes‚ which can affect the people greatly. In a society where the people rule
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Dramatic monologue as Pink eye Crashing down like a million tiny feet running past‚ rain falls heavily‚ wind whistling. Allegro. There are no stars‚ no moon just an empty dark sky‚ not even the slightest detail. Only dots and dashes representing the warm late summer’s rain. Still crashing. Still hammering. A bolt of lightning illuminates the dull room through one small window‚ eight foot above wooden shelves lining the length of the far grey wall. Empty. Cobwebs attached to just about every corner
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