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    Animal Farm‚ a revered classic by George Orwell‚ is actually a big metaphor for the Russian Revolution and how the country would eventually evolve into a communist nation. It starts off with an old boar named Major calling a meeting with all the animals on Manor Farm‚ which is owned by Mr. Jones. He tells the other animals about a dream he had where all the animals lived together and no humans ruled over them. He teaches them the lyrics to an old song called “The Beasts of England” that describes

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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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    Napoleon from Animal Farm

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    people or in this case‚ animals may get restless and want to revolt. In George Orwell’s allegory‚ Animal Farm‚ an old wise pig called Old Major says a speech where all the animals on Manor Farm will never have to suffer under a human’s wretched rule ever again. With humans in their lives‚ it just makes everything more difficult since humans take everything the animals produce. A few months later‚ Old Major who has already peacefully passed away‚ the animals on the farm gets tired of being fed less

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    Leaders are common‚ good leaders are not‚ bad leaders are to common in the book animal farm you see this problem arise. George Orwell creates this democracy in the book leading to be a parody of our government and society. We’ve all seen leaders and we’ve all been a leader at one point of our life. In the animal farm book‚ some might say snowball was a good leader and that molly‚ would represent a citizen who cares about her others friends. And that napoleon is a terrible leader who doesn’t care

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    Comparison and Contrast Animal Farm In the novel and movie Animal Farm‚ has least differences but many occurred with similarities. In the movie‚ one of the similarities with the novel is when Napoleon’s dogs chased Snowball out of the farm and was sentenced to death. When the windmill got destroyed by the humans‚ Napoleon accused Snowball the chaos of the windmill. During the assembly‚ Napoleon said that Snowball was the cause of the windmill and is sentenced to death. Then Napoleon sent

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    accomplish goals which cannot be attained in more honorable or more principled ways. In the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ George Orwell’s characters use various examples of propaganda in order to achieve and promote their own selfish desires. Animal Farm is an allegory using a farm as a metaphor of communist Russia under Stalin. The pigs in the novel‚ or Stalin’s supporters‚ use propaganda to persuade the other animals to revolt against Farmer Jones‚ who represents the Czar. Throughout the duration of the Russian

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    George Orwell ’s Animal Farm is a story of pure propaganda. Propaganda is a recurring theme and technique seen and used by characters in the book‚ as well as the author. Animal Farm is an allegory that focuses on the communist revolution in Russia. Being an allegory‚ events in the book accurately depict actual events in history that actually relate to propaganda. Propaganda is a central element to the plot of Animal Farm. Propaganda is used by various methods in the book. These methods vary

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    people into submission. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical portrayal of the Soviet Revolution‚ as there are many similarities and equivalents of characters and events between the novel and Soviet history. Whereby‚ the culture of fear existed in both and was exacerbated through the use of rhetoric. In Animal Farm‚ the pigs trap the other animals in a submission of power through the approach of propaganda and manipulation of language. Animal Farm is basically a fable on the history of Russia

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    Chapter 8 Animal Farm

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    far‚ Animal Farm revolves around the uprising revolution between the "animals" and Mr. Jones. Animal Farm involves Old Major ‚ a twelve year old pig‚ who is known to be wise. Within the first chapter‚ Old Major gives a speech to all of the animals in the farm. This is when the themes that are going to outline the story starts to unfold. Deceit‚ power and order‚ and social stratification play a major affect within the first paragraph. To commence‚ Old Major is clearly seen as the one "animal" to guide

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    power that they wield; especially when it comes to the interests of the public. George Orwell’s Animal Farm portrays differing types of leaders between Napoleon and Snowball‚ the two main rulers of the Manor Farm. Throughout the novella‚ Snowball’s superiority of leadership in comparison to Napoleon’s is established by the differences between their styles of leadership‚ their true intentions for the animals‚ and their moral uprightness. An individual’s type of leadership can result in the failure or

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