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    The corrupting effect of power is one of the key themes in the book‚ Animal Farm. The essence of this book illustrates that during the Russian Revolution‚ there were many ambitious men craving wealth and power. The author of this book‚ George Orwell‚ interprets this issue with his novel. From the very start‚ Old Major proposed a speech to all the animals on the farm saying--- the oppression that the animals were experiencing will soon end when they overthrow human influences and build an equal

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    Power Corruption George Orwell believed in using axioms (a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established‚ accepted‚ or self-evidently true)‚ to prove or describe a point he has previously made. One axiom in particular that Orwell uses is as follows: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This statement can be proved true not only through works of fiction‚ but also through actual historical and current events. First of all‚ the theme of power through corruption

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    matter race or gender. In the novel Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the leaders of this proposed society of Animal Farm do not possess good leadership qualities. The pigs are inadequate leaders because they do not listen to the other animals‚ they are not honest and loyal to their constituents‚ and they do not maintain equality for all on the farm. In Animal Farm‚ the pigs‚ especially Napoleon the main dictator pig‚ do not incorporate feedback from the other animals on

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    Animal Farm One of America’s most famous presidents‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ once said‚ "Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power." This statement stands through all of history as countless world leaders have abused their power constantly. This also shows in the novel by George OrwellAnimal Farm. The pigs in power‚ and especially Napoleon‚ tend to constantly abuse their power and be corrupted by it. Three ways power affects the novel are the corruption

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    deaths is a statistic’.” In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Napoleon is directly described because Stalin and Napoleon were both extremely paranoid and killed their own people to stay in power. Animal Farm is an allegorical story that symbolizes the Russian Revolution meaning that all the characters and battles represent the real people and events that lived and occurred during this time. Since Animal Farm is an allegory‚ there is extreme personification going on because the animals talk and plan like people

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    whatever you can to better the lives of the people or in this case the animals who follow you. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell‚ Napoleon’s actions and decisions for the farm are only to benefit himself. Napoleon is not an effective leader. To start‚ Napoleon is not an effective leader because he is constantly deceiving the animals on the farm. First‚ he changes the commandments to only benefit himself and the pigs. For example‚ in chapter six‚ Napoleon and the pigs begin to sleep in the human

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    Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell Throughout history‚ writers have written about many different subjects based on their personal experiences. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He is one of the most famous political satirists of the twentieth century. He was born in Bengal‚ India in 1903 to an English Civil Servant and died in 1950. He attended Eton from 1917 to 1921‚ and served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927 before moving

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    and that’s what George Orwell shows in the book Animal Farm. Many people take knowledge for granted and don’t appreciate it. The people that don’t appreciate knowledge are the people that don’t know what’s going on and are not prepared. Knowledge can be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands because knowledge gives people power and power is everything. In the book Animal Farm it shows clearly how knowledge can give you the power. The pigs are the smartest bunch of the animals so they use their

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    prevent these ideas from going forth. In Animal Farm‚ Snowball’s ideas are never put to plan. Seeing what a great speaker he is‚ his competitor‚ Napoleon‚ runs Snowball off the farm so he can become the leader of animalism. Although he is a ruthless boar who is an articulate and persuasive speaker‚ Snowball is extremely naïve to the evils‚ which surround animalism. Every person and animal has a distinct personality‚ which will pave his or her path in life. The gifted orator in Animal Farm Snowball had

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    Animal Farm Research Paper In the book‚ Animal Farm the author uses animals and a farm to symbolize the events that occurred during the Russian Communist Revolution. The author‚ George Orwell‚ connects the book to the event in creative ways to help you to really grasp the idea of what happened. The Animal Farm symbolizes event from the Russian Communist Revolution and shaped Russia. The Russian Communist Revolution took place in 1917‚ during the final phase of

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