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    Literary Analysis of Animal Farm Intro In the novella Animal FarmOrwell wrote‚ “The creatures outside looked from pig to man‚ and from man to pig‚ and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (pg. 141) This quote shows how the idea of a utopian society failed when the animals of Animal Farm tried to make one for themselves. In this story the animals want freedom from the drunken farmer‚ Mr. Jones‚ so they rebel and take the farm for themselves. The pigs start

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    named Old Major suddenly realizes that animals in farm are being exploited by their boss and animals deserve to have a free and better life than now. But this great idea is changed and distorted by other young pigs then. After pig lead successfully other animals to get freedom from their boss‚ pigs give power for themselves to rule all other animals and inherit privilege from animals. Pigs live in a comfortable condition with good food and drink while other animals have to work hard and miserably for

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    Animal Farm George Orwell who wrote Animal Farm uses animals to show how the influences and nature of power can be used for ultimate good or absolute evil. George attempts to show how the good idea of communism can be easily corrupted by the greed of the leader. It is about a group of animals that rebel against the farm owner in order to gain control of the farm and to be treated with more respect. Old Major explains was one of the most respected animals in the farm. He called a meeting one

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    The book Animal Farm is a very interesting and maybe somewhat perspective changing book. Some may try to argue whether the symbolism which the book is known for is actually apparent or not. This is commonly caused by the lack of knowledge or perspective of by which the book is symbolically proceeding‚ When educated in the aspects of communism and how they were used throughout human experiences‚ it shouldn’t be hard to pick out some similarities In the beginning Manor Farm was run by old Mr. Jones

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    The events of the book 1984 by George Orwell takes place in 1984‚ almost half a century after World War II and a few years after the Atomic Wars which resulted in three new superpowers dominating the world. Great Britain is absorbed by the USA and becomes known as Airstrip One. This new superpower state is called Oceania with the other two being Eurasia‚ Soviet Union combined with most of Europe‚ and Eastasia‚ comprised of the eastern side of Asia including China‚ Japan‚ Korea etc. All three are

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    When people gain too much power‚ corruption will slowly overtake them without being noticed until it’s too strong to be overlooked and changed. At first‚ all the animals thought they were equal‚ but over time a class system was made. Pigs quickly rose to the top and started taking goods like milk and apples‚ which was rapidly excused by the fact that they were the thinkers and planned out the farm. It’s unfair that the other animals didn’t get the milk or apples and is a sign of corruption. It’s

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    written text. Explain how the relationship helped you to understand these characters.  In the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell a key relationship between two characters was Squealer and Napoleons relationship. This relationship helped me understand that they were both dishonest and manipulative: they would both often change the truth and manipulate other animals to what suits them at the animals expense. The first reason I think the relationship between Napoleon and Squealer helped me understand

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    Throughout the novelAnimal Farm” by George Orwell‚ Napoleon gained‚ managed and maintained his power over the animals of the farm. Napoleon gained power over the animals by using force‚ propaganda‚ manipulating the animals and sending his opposition into exile. His style of leadership involved using the media to support his decisions‚ enforcing a variety of new laws and using fear to keep himself in a position of superiority over the other animals. By changing events to his advantage and implementing

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    Animal Farm: Critical Essay In the era of the Russian Revolution George Orwell wrote the fable known as “Animal Farm” to highlight the events and outcome of the revolution. Orwell symbolises iconic figures during the revolution through the use of farm animals such as pigs‚ cows and donkeys. Throughout the novel Orwell takes us through the story of the animals and how they deal with overtaking the human race‚ food shortages‚ deaths and have to tolerate with the horrors of having a tyrannical leader

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    Throughout this dystopian novel‚ the Party demonstrates its power and authority over its people in many harsh and commanding ways. These people are forced to lose their individuality and work under the powers of the government. Even though the citizens of Oceania fear for their lives on a daily basis‚ they still cheer on and worship Big Brother with a reverence worthy of a deity. This seemingly juxtaposed situation would never be efficient enough to bring about the sheer power required for the Party

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