How dangerous is blind loyalty to corrupt leaders? In Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the animals gain freedom from the humans‚ but after trying to create an equal society on the farm‚ Napoleon begins to abuse his power towards the animals‚ yet most stay loyal to him. In Animal Farm‚ blind loyalty to a cocherrupt leader becomes the downfall of many through Boxer’s and Clover’s loyalty to Napoleon. Boxer’s loyalty to Napoleon demonstrates that blind loyalty to a corrupt leader can become the cause
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“I (Old Major) have little more to say. I merely repeat‚ remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs‚ or has wings is a friend. And remember also that in fighting against man‚ we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have conquered him‚ do not adopt his vices.” George Orwell‚ Animal Farm (11). Old Major‚ the oldest and wisest pig on the farm‚ described to the animals what life would look like without
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Pigs‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and horses are very important to the common lifestyle these days. The listed animals are all used appreciatively in one way or another in our daily life. These animals all have a dad‚ mom‚ and children but the names and the way they are determined by name is much different than what humans do to classify each other. No animal has the same names for a certain gender because they are all different species. Pigs are a member of the Suidae family‚ also known as swine. They are
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ANIMAL FARM: SOCIO-POLITICAL BOOK REVIEW The brilliance of George Orwell’s writing has rendered Animal Farm one of the best socio-political historical allegorical fables ever written. The book was written in 1945 involving animals. The story takes place in a farm called Manor Farm. Engulfed with poor leadership and lack of care of their owners‚ the farm is then taken over by its battered and mistreated animals. The animals were free and assumed leadership of their own‚ with their own set of rules
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“What a fine day‚” he said. “The sun’s shining and I’ve got as much grass as I can eat.” This is just one of the ways the grasshopper from The Ant and the Grasshopper by Rob John is dumb and doesn’t think into the future. In life a huge problem is preparing. Preparing is important. When we push stuff to the last minute there won’t be enough opportunities. In the story the ant and the grasshopper we have two characters. One that prepares‚ and one that doesn’t. I think the theme of this story is “Doing
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2.) From the start‚ the theme of Animal Farm by George Orwell has already been introduced. Introduced by Old Major a majestic-looking boar‚ who was respected by all animals was the first theme‚ which is power and violence. “Only get rid of Man‚ and the produce of our labor will be our own” (Orwell pg. 10). He presented the animals with the idea to take over the Manor Farm for their own benefit. His words inspired the animals that enabled them to pursue the plan they were preparing for months‚ even
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In the novel‚ Orwell shows the pigs almost never tell the truth. The pigs are constantly cruel to the other animals by lying and brainwashing them. Not only are the pigs not being honest‚ but they are tremendously tricking them and using other humans and animals as scapegoats. It is so easy for the pigs to brainwash the others because not only do they listen to everything Napoleon says. In the novel Orwell states‚ “The animals believed every word of it. They knew that they were usually working when
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The dictator Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell resembles the current Sudanese Dictator Omar al-Bashir. Napoleon is a pig on Animal Farm who‚ from the time Mr. Jones was kicked out of the farm‚ assumed power and took as much control as he could over the farm. Omar al-Bashir has been president of Sudan from 1989 to present day. He is considered one of the most corrupt leaders of all time with seven counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes and is currently the only sitting president
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In the 1900s‚ there were hundreds of acts of corruption‚ cruelty‚ and unfair societies. George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm‚ represents all the leaders and classes perfectly‚ along with showing what their symbols were in these dreadful societies. The leader Napoleon‚ a boar‚ and his nine dogs‚ demonstrate cruel single-minded acts and harsh‚ punishing behavior‚ influencing the uneducated animals in a horrible‚ disturbing way‚ which had severe consequences on the farm. Napoleon was always a jerk‚ which
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The novel “Animal Farm”‚ written by George Orwell‚ was written as a reference to the Russian Revolution during the Second World War. The main characters of the novel were two‚ Napoleon and Snowball. The animals in the farm were facing bad treatments from the owner of the farm‚ Mr Jones; therefore‚ the animals‚ led by Napoleon and Snowball‚ decided to raise a rebellion against Mr Jones and his workers. The rebellion succeeded‚ and the farm became owned by the animals. Throughout the novel‚ Napoleon
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