government for the Russians. After the Rebellion two leaders emerged and helped the animals work and run the farm smoothly. The two were Snowball and Napoleon. These pigs made the commandments and set the rules so that the animals kept themselves and the farm healthy. The two pigs represent two very different people in the Russian Revolution. Snowball represents Leon Trotsky and Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin. These two men try to run Russia for as long as they could with no troubles. The animals are
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The novel Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ is an allegory portraying the evils and pitfalls of a totalitarian government. It attempts to illustrate a society where all live as equals has not existed‚ and cannot be obtained. Orwell‚ through the use of the character Squealer‚ demonstrates how propaganda can influence members of a communist community in a negative way. By drawing parallels to events in communist Russia‚ Orwell’s Animal Farm shows how propaganda was used to dominate the Soviet people.
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defeat him again‚ in what comes to be known as the Battle of the Cowshed‚ and take the farmer’s abandoned gun as a token of their victory. The human farmers in the area declare smugly that the animals made the walls too thin‚ but Napoleon claims that Snowball returned to the farm to sabotage the windmill. Eventually‚ the seven principles of Animalism‚ known as the Seven Commandments and inscribed on the side of the barn‚ become reduced to a single principle reading “all animals are equal‚ but some animals
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mainly the 3 pigs‚ Snowball‚ Napoleon and Squealer. The idea of starting a revolution was originally put forward by Old Major‚ which was a well-respected old boar in the farm. He then died 3 days later before the revolution started. He also announced the 7 commandments of animalism along with the phrase “four legs good‚ two legs bad” that time and had all animals sang the song “Beats of England” to represent their hope and freedom. At first‚ under the leadership of Snowball‚ the farm was a
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examines the use of language and the subversion of the meaning of words by showing how the powerful manipulate words for their own benefit. As a journalist‚ Orwell knew the power of words to serve whichever side the writer backed. In the novel‚ Snowball is a quick talker who can always explain his way out of any situation. When the birds object to the maxim‚ "Four legs good‚ two legs bad‚" that the pig teaches the sheep‚ he explains that the bird’s wing "is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation
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the leaders of Russia after the revolution was even more brutal and fearful than the Revolution itself. Orwell satirically uses two pigs to represent the two most important leaders of Russia. Snowball was a faithful follower of Marx’ theory and was the leader of the Revolution. He is symbolic of Leon Trotsky who was a great leader of Russia and made the five-year plan for Russia that is symbolic of the
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The debate whether Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale has yet to be solved. Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale for the various reasons. There is typically a hero or heroine that is prominent in the book‚ stated by Tanglin Trust School Library(Six Steps to Fairy Tales). A fairy tale also has a villain that tries to trick the hero. Propp’s Functions of Folk Tales states‚ the plot of a fairy tale contains a death ‚ interdiction‚ violation‚ trickery‚ and villany. According to National
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on another windmill‚ the first one having collapsed due to poor design. The hens are forced to give up their eggs‚ and‚ when they protest‚ are starved into submission. Napoleon makes Snowball into a figure of fear‚ claiming that he is sabotaging the farm at night‚ and Squealer’s manipulation of the truth about Snowball through propaganda is a hallmark of totalitarian governments everywhere. At the end of the chapter‚ the degree to which Animal Farm has degenerated into totalitarian government is made
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animals feel they are being oppressed by the humans. This idea is spread by Old Major‚ the wisest of the animals. He orders a meeting and there he preaches about the harsh treatment of the animals and that they need to rebel. The animals Napoleon and Snowball spread the idea of Animalism just the way the idea of Communism was spread in the USSR. The animals are soon "brainwashed" by this idea and will do anything to see that their
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all brothers. All animals are equal!" It was however generally understood that the pigs were the cleverest of the animals‚ so the work of organising for the Rebellion fell naturally to them. Especially two pigs take over leadership: Napoleon and Snowball. The pigs developed Old Major’s teaching into a complete system of thought: Animalism. Rules of equality‚ formality‚ and hard work was proclaimed and encoded in The
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