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    just inequality between the animals and humans making treating others equally not just a human trait. From the beginning certain groups of animals have separated themselves from the others. During the first meeting the seating arrangement is described as Old Major on a riser with the other pigs in front below him‚ the dogs in a semi-circle around the pigs and the rest of the animals (Orwell 2). This shows the separation of the animals even before the rebellion. The animals already had a social order

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    passage I have chosen is taken from the last 2 pages of George Orwell’s novelAnimal Farm. This is where the pigs‚ and the owners of the surrounding farms gather for a toast to the prosperity of Animal Farm. In this passage‚ you can clearly see the pigs abuse of power and their character development‚ and how they had clearly segregated themselves from the rest of the animals‚ and put themselves on a high pedestal. The pigs abuse of power can be seen when Orwell writes that “Napoleon was only now

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    Animal farm critical essay _____________________ “Animal Farm” is a novel written by George Orwell in the form of a fable. The author used animals on an English farm to tell the story of soviet communism. The pigs Napoleon and Snowball are representative of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trostky. By using various techniques‚ the author highlights how greed and desire for power destroyed the ideals of communism. At the beginning of the novel‚ the scene is set in the farm

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    In the haunting novel 1984‚ George Orwell effectively warns his readers about the dangers of totalitarianism and the horrific measures governments are willing to take in order to sustain power over its people. In order to create the desired effect and instill terror among his readers‚ Orwell wove a powerful story that can be lauded as a literary masterpiece. His work abounds in literary devices that serve to enrich the text and give the storyline more depth. Of these devices‚ symbolism is perhaps

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    period 2 November 14‚ 2012 Animal Farm "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ and he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work‚ he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving‚ and the rest he keeps for himself." -George Orwell. In the classic satire Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell. The author paints a grim

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    book. It illustrates how animal farm was based on the Russian Revolution and how the Old Major character was modeled on Karl Marx who wrote the communist manifesto which was a guiding principle of the Russian Revolution. The Old Major used a huge amount of persuasive techniques in many different ways. He used emotive language to make the animals have an emotional‚ rather than a rational response to his speech. He creates a number of ideas that he expresses to the animals to make them believe that

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    on the Enemy In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ the form of propaganda with the most impact is the use of pinpointing the enemy. First‚ the pigs in charge point an accusatory finger at Jones and all of humanity‚ and claim they are the root of all their problems. At the beginning of the book during Old Major’s speech he cries that‚ “Man is the only real enemy we have‚” in an attempt to turn the animals against Jones (Orwell 7). If this goes as planned it will inspire the animals to one day revolt

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    Orwell’s ’Animal Farm’ is an allegory because it represents Stalin’s rise to power in Russia. His dictatorship to the people of Russia is how Napoleon treated the animals on the farm. Napoleon the pig represents Joseph Stalin‚ the dictating leader of the Soviet Union. Napoleon tricked the other animals into believing he was the only one that wanted the best for them. He slowly brought the farm from a more equal state to a state where he was considered and treated as a king. He also murdered any of

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    last name Date: 05/12/12 Period: 1 Literary Analysis Animal Farm Symbolism’s in Animal Farm The characters and events that George Orwell put in his novelAnimal Farm‚ can be incorporated to the similar events and people affiliated with the Russian Revolution. People like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky can be analyzed and exemplified by the two pigs‚ Napoleon and Snowball‚ in Orwell’s Animal Farm. By authoring this novelOrwell aimed to expose the truth behind the totalitarian-type

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    people or in this case‚ animals may get restless and want to revolt. In George Orwell’s allegory‚ Animal Farm‚ an old wise pig called Old Major says a speech where all the animals on Manor Farm will never have to suffer under a human’s wretched rule ever again. With humans in their lives‚ it just makes everything more difficult since humans take everything the animals produce. A few months later‚ Old Major who has already peacefully passed away‚ the animals on the farm gets tired of being fed less

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