Chapter 1 Analysis Although Orwell aims his satire at totalitarianism in all of its guises—communist‚ fascist‚ and capitalist—Animal Farm owes its structure largely to the events of the Russian Revolution as they unfolded between 1917 and 1944‚ when Orwell was writing the novella. Much of what happens in the novella symbolically parallels specific developments in the history of Russian communism‚ and several of the animal characters are based on either real participants in the Russian Revolution
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anti-communist and it is also known as Red October. When the animals go into the farmhouse for the first time‚ they are amazed and disgusted. The common people have the same attitude towards the ostentatious wealth of the Russian Royal Family. Stalin and Trotsky were constantly arguing and couldn’t agree on anything‚ if one said
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leaves the farm. Then they start their own farm with their own rules and commandments. Originally the two people in charge of the "Animal Farm"‚ which they titled it‚ were Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon was really greedy and wanted all the power to be his‚ so he got the animals to turn on Snowball and make him leave the farm. After Napoleon took over the pigs started disobeying the commandments that the pigs‚ as well as all the other animals‚ organized and wrote down at the beginning
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Revolution was and‚ how naïve society can be when people don’t work for rights. In Chapter V‚ “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside‚ and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball‚ who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws.” According to SparkNotes‚
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the overall sense of having to work for your food/prize or not work for your food/prize like how certain animals could get out of work but still get their rations‚ while other animals slaved away. In the story I sympathize with snowball the most who represents Leon Trotsky in the Russian
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“Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.” This quote exposes the selfishness of man‚ how a person works for their own pocket and benefit that is for example nepotism and corruption. In this essay I hope to gain better writing skills as a future journalist whose focus will be on print‚ be able to analyse issues surrounding us. I hope the reader of this essay will be informed well after reading this essay as it is based on facts. The reason research is very important because we are
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using similar methods. Napoleon did this by taking advantage of the animal’s poor memory and supplying them with incorrect information and propaganda. He also created his power by blaming all of the farm’s misfortunes on Snowball‚ who can be compared to the intellect‚ Leon Trotsky‚ as he was a common enemy and scapegoat. The final method Napoleon used to keep and generate his power is through the use of emotive persuasion‚ more specifically fear.
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strikes‚ and war against the government. In the novel Animal Farm there were many similar events that took place. An old pig by the name of Old Major gave a very significant speech to the other animals‚ which spoke of a revolt against human beings. Snowball was the leader of the revolution. Napoleon‚ another pig‚ took over and ruled over the other animals. The animals were soon unable to survive. They had to rely on the humans‚ whom they had revolted against at the beginning‚ for existence. At the
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was the beginning of Napoleon’s brainwashing strategy. Napoleon’s next plot was to get rid of Snowball‚ who represents Leo Trotsky‚ and trick the other animals into thinking he was the enemy. The two pigs rarely agreed on anything‚ and Napoleon saw Snowball as the biggest threat to his plan. Napoleon raised nine of the dogs born on the farm into vicious guard dogs and chased Snowball off the farm. Snowball was
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book‚ education is mentioned when Snowball finds old spelling books‚ once belonging to Mr. Jones. He begins to teach himself‚ followed by the other pigs‚ and finally he helps the other animals to read and write. Some of the not so intelligent animals find this quite taxing‚ whereas the pigs being the most intelligent‚ learn the fastest. Snowball is the most interested in educating the animals‚ and the well being of the other animals on the farm. Just as Trotsky was intent in educating the Russian
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