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    The book Animal farm written by George orwell is a clear representation of a political parody of a totalitarian society in which a dictator rules everything under his control. Animal farm starts when the animals of "manor" farm overthrew their abusive human master out of the farm and after gaining the farm‚ the animals are led by the pigs as they gained control over the farm they made laws that made everyone feel equal and this was the beginning of a communist society but by chapter 4 the pigs

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    anything from everyone looking and acting the same‚ to complete chaos. The dystopias all have one thing in common - perfection. "The promises of technology and sociopolitical theory only resulted in war‚ poverty‚ famine‚ and chaos." The people that were a part of that quote wanted a perfect place where they didn’t have to do anything because of technology. A dystopian author shows what they feel is going on and what they think might happen if things continue on that path. A dystopian novel can serve

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    In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell uses allegory to show a communist society shifting to dictatorship and showing how it upsets people along they way. The author uses allegory to support his story by using farm animals going through a rough time finding out how their " government works" and settling the situation. The story starts off with the animals upset with the farm owner due to them being treated unfairly. The animals have these seven commandments they go by " whatever

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    everyone can indulge in resources. However‚ while the animals attempt at his fantasy‚ the pigs’ totalitarianism proves inevitable. As the pigs’ reign over the farm proliferates rapidly‚ the animals’ free will and thought dwindle away; even in the purest of hands‚ power ultimately corrupts and the hope that all are equal comes crashing down. In Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ some blame the animal’s ignorance and gullibility for the demise of Animal Farm‚ however through Napoleon’s tyranny and master manipulation

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    George Orwell and His Ways on Critiquing in Animal Farm In the past‚ the Russian Revolution is falling into action throughout these events in Animal Farm. George Orwell‚ the author of the novel‚ writes on how he feels about the October and February Revolutions. He uses characters to portray the history in the people and events during the revolution. These characters allow readers to know how George reflected the purpose of the historic event. Three major characters used are Boxer‚ Squealer‚ and

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    In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ he uses animals to show that true equality can never be reached without corruption of the society. In the novel‚ the old pig‚ Old Major‚ tells the animals about a dream he had of a world where animals are free from human rule. “Man is the only creature who consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals” (Orwell 8). Old Major

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    In the novelOrwell shows the pigs almost never tell the truth. The pigs are constantly cruel to the other animals by lying and brainwashing them. Not only are the pigs not being honest‚ but they are tremendously tricking them and using other humans and animals as scapegoats. It is so easy for the pigs to brainwash the others because not only do they listen to everything Napoleon says. In the novel Orwell states‚ “The animals believed every word of it. They knew that they were usually working when

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    main character‚ or even an action filled event happening right in front of the reader’s eyes. The power that the author has over the reader is amazing. Animal farm is the first example of a piece of literature that involves an immense amount of violence and harsh wording in order to get the point across. Alliterations also play a huge role in the creation of this novel as well. The author‚ George Orwell does an amazing job at taking an old‚ confusing

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    George Orwell is a author well known all over the world. He is known for his pessimistic writing and strong beliefs against communism. He has had two major selling novels. These are Nineteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ he uses the characters and storyline to represent the Soviet Union during Communist rule. The symbolism and allegory in the novel show what life was like for common people in the Russian Revolution. George Orwell was born on June 25‚ 1903‚ in

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    George Orwell Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell is an animalistic adaptation of the struggle between Tolstoy and Stalin in the early 20th Century within the Soviet Union. Power and authority can be gained‚ maintained and lost all of these three things happen in the novel. The pigs on the farm Snowball‚ Napoleon & Squealer gained power by using persuasion techniques and being the smartest animals on the farm. At the start of the novel Old-Major gave a very persuading speech about how

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