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    Animal Farm – Do you think Animal Farm’s message would come across effectively to someone who knows nothing about soviet history or the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky? What might such a reader make of this story? George Orwell’s novella ‘The Animal Farm’ is directed at Russia during the Stalin era. The novella’s characters reflect on actual people during the Stalin era. The novella tells of what happened during Stalin’s reign including the controversy with Trotsky. Many of Stalin’s traits

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    discrimination‚ inspired her on writing To Kill a Mockingbird. Despite the differences between the Scottsboro Boys and To Kill a Mockingbird‚ both of them had an impact on the racial implications and laws of the south. The Scottsboro Trials was a sad tragedy that took place in Alabama during the 1930s. While nine black youth‚ ages from 13 to 21‚ were on a train heading to Memphis‚ Tennessee to find a job‚ a fight between the nine black youths and a group of white men started. After the white men were

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    Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution have many similarities and ideas. The characters‚ settings‚ and the plots are the same. In addition Animal Farm is a satire and allegory of the Russian Revolution‚ George Orwell meant for it to be that way. My essay will cover the comparison between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution. Also it will explain why this novel is a satire and allegory to the Revolution. <br> <br>First of all the characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution

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    George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1946. At this time‚ World War II had just concluded. The Russian Revolution had recently occurred as well. The Russian Revolution was a time period in which the laboring class was over worked‚ and the ruling class was pampered. Workers held riots and resented their factory owners. Animal Farm often shows this theme throughout the novel. The author’s purpose was to translate a historical event through the use of anthropomorphism. In Animal Farm‚ Napoleon the pig

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    Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution In the beginning of George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ Old Major’s idea of an animal utopia drove the creatures of The Manor Farm to a rebellion. Slowly but surely‚ the vision of a place where animals could live happily ever after‚ without the cruel hands of mankind‚ diminished into an autocratic dictatorship run by comrade Napoleon. As the novel progresses‚ its events and characters begin to look more and more like the events and leaders of the Russian Revolution

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    Orwell‚ Animal Farm‚ reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the development of Communism. The characters in Animal Farm are significant because they are based on important people from the Russian Revolution‚ such as Mr.Jones. The portrayal of Mr. Jones in Animal Farm can be compared to Czar Nicholas II in reality due to their common living conditions‚ inability to rule others‚ and the fact that they were both overthrown. In the book Animal Farm‚ Mr. Jones owns the farm but

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    Lies=Failure To have a functional society there must be a trust between the people and the government. A functional society is defined by how they treat their people‚ if they lie their people will not respect them. Due to the fact that the government in 1984 and Animal Farm lie to their citizens‚ their societies are a failure. In 1984 the government says that its citizens are free to do what they want but that is a lie. This is because the people actually live in constant fear of telling

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    Dylan Hearn 2nd 9/24/14 Animal Farm 20 Questions Webquest   Directions: Please use the suggested links to find answers to each of the questions below. Be sure to paraphrase (not copy) the answers/information you find on the internet.  All these questions will have parallels in Animal Farm‚ so be sure to pay careful attention!   For questions #1-2‚ please refer to your copy of the novel and to this website http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/site/opinion/essays/rhodi.html 1. What was George Orwell’s

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    only to realize it never really solved their conflict? The novel‚ Animal Farm by George Orwell portrays quite an ironic concept‚ because it talks about the constant struggle of the animals trying to establish their own freedom and swearing that they would never try to become human‚ but gradually turning into them in the end. Animal Farm discusses the oppression the animals have to face and the constant conflict between human and animal. Boxer and Squealer are examples

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    repeating? Hypocrisy and abuse of power are just two intrinsic human qualities which lead to the downfall of various people and societies. While many parallels can be drawn between Scientology and Animalism‚ the most similar aspects are the present hypocrisy and corruption. Both Leah Remini in the novel Troublemaker and George Orwell in Animal Farm use the themes of corruption and hypocrisy to showcase the damaging effects of principles set forth by Scientology and Animalism. The author of

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