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    The novel Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell‚ tells a story about the irony of the Russian Revolution-how the people traded one cruel form of government to another. The lives of the animals in Animal Farm symbolize the lives of the Russian citizens before‚ during and after the revolution. The problem with the government before and after the revolution was corruption. All of the animals ultimately suffer‚ because of the corruption of the pigs. This essay will cover the people‚ their actions and

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    poor one who corrupted their economy and caused a shortage in population by initiating the war with Japan. The lack of people caused issues in factories and farms which then resulted in a shortage of food and material. The people rioted against the poor conditions and low pay but Czar Nicholas did not agree and came back at them with violence. This is what caused the Russian Revolution. In Animal Farm‚ the animals of Manor Farm felt that their farmer‚ Mr. Jones‚ was treating the animals of the farm

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    Trace the growth of the power of the pigs in ‘Animal Farm’. What lessons does Orwell wish us to draw from this? In the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ we can clearly see the growth of the power that the pigs‚ mainly Napoleon have over the rest of the animals. We see at the start of the novel‚ animal farm working well‚ but as the novel progresses we see Napoleon and the pigs becoming hungrier for power and control. Through this growth of power in the pigs‚ Orwell teaches us some very important

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    Essay In the novel ‘Animal Farm’‚ power is what destroys the farm in the end. Although power can be used for good‚ it can also be used for evil when too much is given. The quote “Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton) is portrayed in this book. In the beginning of the novel‚ Old Major uses his power over the animals to carry through his plan of the Rebellion. It could be argued that the way he was using his power was for the good of the farm‚ but he took advantage

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    Animal Farm Essay “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely”-Lord Acton This describes how people can abuse power. There is corruption in power in the novel animal farm. Power affects the animals‚ the events and the outcome of the book. The power effects Napoleon‚ Squealer‚ and the farm as a whole. Napoleon is essentially the leader of animal farm. He is granted much power because he fills the role of a leader. He abuses his power because he wants to benefit

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    As William Pitt once said‚ “ Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.” This quote represents the main theme of Animal Farm By George Orwell. In the novel the animals from a farm want to have freedom from the humans‚ after they get their freedom it does not turn out as how they imagined it. George Orwell gives the the theme of how power corrupts people or in this case animals in his novel. At the beginning of the novel the animals established Seven Commandments that they were going to live by but

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    Animal Farm - Karl Marx Is based on the work of the German Philosopher Karl Marx Karl Marx was a German Philospher Ms F Grech - Form 3 “The worker becomes all the poorer the more wealth he produces‚ the more his production increases in power and range...” 1 Animal Farm - Karl Marx “The worker becomes an ever cheaper commodity the more commodities he creates...” What does this mean? A useful or valuable thing Karl Marx was talking about Capitalism

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    quote‚ “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts completely.”‚ is the theme of the book Animal Farm because the pigs began to take advantage of the power they got as for being the leaders of the farm and then turned themselves into the people they considered their enemies. The pigs in the beginning of the book ‘Animal Farm’ hated humans which lead to revolution. Then‚ the power was taken advantage of by the pigs and began to act like humans and the humans began acting like the animals. When

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    Animal Farm’‚ by George Orwell‚ is a novel that shows how easily leaders can be corrupted and how it can attract differently to the characters in the novel. Even though that power can be easily corrupted in the hands of a tyrant‚ power is both morally good and bad. Old Major‚ before his death holds his power for the good of his fellow comrades. After the death of the Major‚ the characters; Napoleon and Squealer abuse their use of power for bad. As there use of power is unrestricted the holders

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    Animal Farm is a fable that represents Stalinism in Russia. Also‚ it can be related to how many world leaders‚ and politicians get away with things that others don’t because of their position in the world. I think the main theme is that absolute power corrupts absolutely which we see once the pigs become identical to the humans at the end of the book. I think that Orwell is trying to tell us that even people who start out very idealistic can become corrupted.  You can see this in how the pigs start

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