Literary Analysis of Animal Farm Intro In the novella Animal Farm‚ Orwell wrote‚ “The creatures outside looked from pig to man‚ and from man to pig‚ and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (pg. 141) This quote shows how the idea of a utopian society failed when the animals of Animal Farm tried to make one for themselves. In this story the animals want freedom from the drunken farmer‚ Mr. Jones‚ so they rebel and take the farm for themselves. The pigs start
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A. Plan of Investigation This essay discusses the significance of Stalin ’s cunning in bringing him to power in communist Russia in 1929. This consists of the study of Stalin ’s actions from when Lenin died right up to when he came to power in 1929. It also includes how Stalin outmanoeuvred his rivals. The two sources to be focussed on are J.V Stalin Collected Works from Stalin ’s speech at Lenin ’s funeral and Stalin rev. edn by I. Deutscher 1966. These will be evaluated for their origins
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A Tale of Two Cities was published serially in 1859. As a historical novel about the French Revolution‚ however‚ it takes us back to 18th century London and Paris. 1757-1794: The Period Represented in the Novel In the larger view‚ the novel begins in 1757 its final scene anticipates a post-revolutionary Paris. However‚ as a historical novel organized around the events of the French Revolution (1789-1794)‚ the major historical features of A Tale of Two Cities are drawn from the major events of
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and the Japanese; however‚ the mutual enemy was the only reason why the two super powers cooperated. In fact‚ the leaders of the two powers were already distrustful of each other when the war hadn’t even ended‚ and the leader of Soviet Union‚ Joseph Stalin‚ became alert about the US when he heard about the horrifying weapon the Americans used in Japan---- the atomic bomb. Also‚
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still found its basis in Leninism. Even Trotsky‚ a friend of Lenin and a staunch opponent of Stalin‚ grudgingly admits that "Stalinism did issue from Bolshevism" (Trotsky). Stalin ’s policy of socialism in one country‚ his use of terror to eliminate opposition‚ and his suppression of democracy and the soviets were all characteristics of Lenin well before they were characteristic of Stalin. Although some of Stalin ’s policies were different from those of Lenin‚ what difference Stalinism did show from Leninism
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rates.” (Roberts‚ 1968‚ p13) Stalin‚ who was relatively unknown to Lenin‚ took on roles which others would not‚ becoming Commissar of Nationalities and Commissar for the Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspectorate in 1921. As Lenin’s health deteriorated he was appointed General Secretary in 1922. As stated by Haugan: “No one else wanted the job. But no one knew how much power Stalin would acquire because of it.” (Haugan‚ 2006‚ p39) The post granted Stalin the opportunity to build his
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masterfully displays several literary elements. Mandelstam’s poem is in itself an allusion to Stalin‚ but is also rife with smaller references and allusions to other figures and events of the time period. Stalin‚ the central figure of the poem also represents an antagonist to Mandelstam and other ordinary Russians‚ as well as a symbol of the Soviet Union. The entire poem is Mandelstam’s denunciation of Stalin and Stalin’s society‚ as evidenced by “All we hear is the Kremlin mountaineer.” The original
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and published just as the cold war began to start. But the events in the book represent the time between 1917 and 1943‚ and the characters symbolize individuals in Russia at that time period. For example Napoleon (one of the pigs) represents Joseph Stalin who was the second leader for the Soviet Union he helped make it in to a superpower. Napoleon took control of the farm after Old Major passed away. Old Major portrays Karl Marx who was a philosopher‚ social scientist‚ historian and revolutionary
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what extent and with what consequences‚ was Stalin able to convert Russia from a backward agricultural state to an advanced industrial power by 1939 With his five year plans‚ Stalin‚ the ‘constructive monster’ changed Russia into one of the strongest industrial powers. He also brought about a remarkable change in Russia within a period of 10 years; however‚ this was at a cost of much human loss and suffering. In the essay below‚ I will elaborate how Stalin achieved this transformation of Russia. Lenin
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significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29 Lenin’s death in 1924 not only created a power vacuum but also a bitter struggle for supremacy between Stalin‚ Trotsky‚ Zinoviev‚ Kamenev and Bukharin as each tried to become the new leader of the communist party. Whilst I do think that the personalities of the combatants were noteworthy I believe that the other elements involved such as Stalin’s tactical
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