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    Animal Farm is a allegory‚ which is a plot in which concrete and particular characters and conditions set for other characters and conditions so as to fabricate a point about them. “The animal residents of Manor Farm stimulated on by the dream of the pig‚ Old Major‚ determine they will alternate their “laborious‚ miserable‚ and short” lives. They overthrow Mr. Jones‚ their master‚ and take over the management of the farm. Rather than living under the heel of their human master‚ the animals of Manor

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    Animal Farm is replete with subtle and not-so-subtle lessons on blind conformity and the misuse of power. This essay will highlight firstly‚ on how the pigs are misusing power and also about the animals that are following the pigs blindly. This interplay of the two themes can be seen through the education of the masses‚ knowledge of history‚ idealism and class structure. In educating the masses of Animal Farm‚ the pigs used many instruments of abuse to fool many of the animals and to further implement

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    Better or Worse? In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the animals demonstrate several ways of how humanity behaves. The novel is an allegory with animals illustrating human behaviour during the Russian Revolution. Throughout this time‚ the main aspect of human behaviour in the novel is the animals showing the worst of their intentions‚ however there are also good qualities exposed. The better quality that was showed most was loyalty meanwhile the awful qualities revealed was greed‚ and the

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    Power and Corruption in Animal Farm "No question now‚ what had happened to the faces of the pigs. 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" (Orwell 97). In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ the struggle between pigs’ path to power over the other barnyard animals is symbolic of the Russian Revolution. After the animals overthrow the human leader‚ they attempt to establish a government based on

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    Power is the strength and authority to control one’s thoughts‚ actions‚ and beliefs. In the novel 1984‚ the reader is exposed to the concept of power through manipulation and fear solely by Big Brother. He plays a big role in damaging the mental and physical state of Oceanians and also utilizes his power to benefit him and the Party. Restricting individualism‚ psychological manipulation‚ and reverse psychology are used in order for Big Brother to secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction

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    1984 1984 is mostly a political piece of literature written by George Orwell. Published in 1949 in New York‚ the story follows Winston Smith. Winston Smith is a small political figure in the ruling party in London‚ the Ruling party is very controlling and does not tolerate rebellious thoughts or actions in their society. Throughout the story elements of fiction are easily detected because it is something that hasn’t happened but can happen. This story is a soft science fiction because it focuses

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    have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all” (Norman Vincent Peale). Throughout my life here on what is now called Manor Farm‚ I have been afraid. I have not been willing to take action against the corrupt and oppressive. My story has been captured and retold in the satirical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. My life here on Manor Farm has always been the same‚ unchanging. First‚ Mr. Jones owned and fed us while also making us

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    dehumanizing vision of a brainwashing‚ privacy infringing government monitored by tele-screens and thought police‚ evolve into today’s society? Perhaps not using the same equipment that George Orwell predicted but studies have precisely shown how the enhancement of technology is used to diminish the privacy of everyone. In 1948 George Orwell created the masterpiece “1984”‚ confidently predicting how the world would be in the next thirty-six years. Orwell’s first prediction was an image created as

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    One of the most controversial issues currently seen in legions of secondary educative institutions throughout the United States is the matter over banning “inappropriate” novels. Such an example is the dystopian narrative 1984 by George Orwell. It has been challenged for a plethora of rationales‚ many of which condemn the novel for “…being Communistic‚ containing sex references‚ and being depressing.” (Davis 1) These accusations are simply absurd. While 1984 does include some slightly inappropriate

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    George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a novel based around how the animals of ‘Manor Farm’ overthrew their human master‚ after they were mistreated and fed very little by Mr Jones and his workers. Orwell tells about the events that occurred when the animals tried to run the farm‚ however Napoleon’s failure to lead well results in damaging consequences for the welfare and the interests of other animals on the farm. After the rebellion took place the animals put in writing the Seven Commandments

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