Close Reading: Old Major’s Powerful Use of Pronouns The first chapter of Animal Farm opens with a gathering at the end of the day. The animals excitedly gather in the barn to hear Old Major‚ a highly regarded figure on the farm‚ share a strange dream with them all. However‚ before he shares his dream of a nation of animals free from the reign of man‚ he gives an eloquent speech concerning the current situation of the animals’ exploitation by Man. Old Major starts his speech by addressing the crowd
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Animal Farm by George Orville is a modern day fable that has many important lessons. One great lesson is the danger of rhetoric or the use of language to persuade an audience of a belief or point of view. In this story‚ Orwell sets up a scenario that is perfect for absorbing lies of a tyrant. In order for a tyrant to hold power ‚ the masses have to want to believe the dream and secondly‚ they have to be removed from honest reporting‚ preferably undereducated and have scapegoats to absorb the blame
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the main objective of the satirist is to cause us‚ by the use of various techniques‚ to reflect on ourselves as humans. In reflecting upon ourselves we learn important lessons about people‚ about issues confronting society and about life in general.” Question: In an essay of about 1800-2000 words‚ demonstrate the truth of this quotation by referring to George Orwell’s Animal Farm and two related texts of your own choosing. Satire is the use of irony‚ sarcasm‚ ridicule‚ and other satirical
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The Reading Report of Animal Farm 1115010197 Class 5 张智林 In this report‚ I’d like to analyze the story in two parts: analysis of important characters and my point of view. Analysis of Important Characters Old Major: A Charming Revolutionary Advocate He is a charismatic advocate of revolution and the guidance of the animals. This story has only ten chapters‚ but the author design a long length for the address by the old major without stint‚ which manifests that he is an important character in
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In the allegorical fable Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ power is shown in the way the animals take over the farm to achieve their own means‚ with the conclusion drawn by Orwell that "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." To begin with‚ Old Major‚ a highly respected old boar‚ uses his position of trust to influence the other animals that it is time for change. To do this‚ he uses the power of oratory‚ using a number of persuasive techniques. The Roman philosopher Cicero
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Observation of Human Society through Animal Society in Animal Farm “The importance of enlightenment to resist totalitarianism” Like LIU Lingnan(University) College‚ Sun-Yat-Sen University Abstract：Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life whenever necessary. 1Is totalitarianism an unavoidable nightmare? Through three questions pointing towards Animal Farm‚ I want
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George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm’ is an allegorical fable of the Russian Revolution. It depicts the Revolution in a way that is inoffensive to people and also very easy to understand. This controversial novel also teaches many valuable lessons‚ all very true in man’s past and also in the present. In all of man’s histories‚ there are legends of tyrannical kings and merciless emperors‚ corrupted with the thirst for ultimate power. Education also played an important role in the subjugation of mankind;
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Old Major dies three nights after the meeting that united the animals. Over the next three months‚ the more intelligent animals begin to approach life differently. They now anticipate the Rebellion‚ for which they assume the task of preparing. The pigs take on the task of organizing and teaching the other animals because they are “generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals” (35). Snowball‚ Napoleon‚ and Squealer have taken charge especially‚ and they have expanded Old Major’s concept
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Document Type: Animal Farm Exposes Orwell’s Sexism Daphne Patai Readings on Animal Farm. San Diego‚ Calif.: Greenhaven Press‚ 1998. Short Story Criticism. Ed. Joseph Palmisano. Vol. 68. Detroit: Gale‚ 2004. p116126. From Literature Resource Center. Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale‚ COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale‚ Cengage Learning [(essay date 1998) In the following essay‚ originally published in 1984‚ Patai provides a feminist interpretation of Animal Farm.] Although Animal Farm is mentioned
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Animal Farm Major Symbol Author: George Orwell Page: 36 Topic: Identify a major symbol (or what you think will become a major symbol) within your novel. Explain its significance. Major Symbol: Pigs Quotes: 1) “The pigs had set aside the harness-room as a headquarters for themselves. Here‚ in the evenings‚ they studied blacksmithing‚ carpentering‚ and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse” (Orwell 31) 2) “As for the pigs‚ they could already read and write perfectly”
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