Animal Farm: An Example Of Dystopian Literature

Elie Wiesel in Night and Snowball from Animal Farm are very similar characters because they were victimized by tyrants and used as scapegoats, but they are also unique and individual characters because Elie knew he was being taken advantage of and Snowball did not. Animal Farm is written by George Orwell, and it is about a farm of animals that take over the farm. Napoleon, a large pig, slowly takes away food and supplies from the other animals until he starts walking on two feet and becomes a “human.” Because of him Snowball is expelled from the farm and acts as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong on the farm. Night is an autobiography written by Elie Wiesel, and in it Elie tells the story of he was taken from his home and put into a concentration camp under the control of Adolf Hitler.

The pigs lie to the animals and make it seem like they are eating the apples and milk for the benefit of the animals instead of their own. Because of this lie that seems reasonable to the animals, they think the pigs need the food to keep the farm together which makes them give respect to the pigs for supposedly saving their lives. Napoleon and the other pigs continue to use food to control and manipulate the animals to gain power. After the hens refuse to give their eggs to Napoleon and go on a rebellion, Napoleon tries to shows them who is really in charge and reacts in a bad way. Orwell writes, "Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly.

The pigs insisted that they needed the apples and milk or Mr. Jones would come back. I can infer that the animals trust Napoleon and the pigs because assume that the pigs know what’s best for them because they are the leaders. Another cite to demonstrate selfishness is “I can tell you comrades, with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. You would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades” (Orwell 67). This cite portrays how the pigs are disobeying the seven commandments they wrote.

The forces that create dystopia in my novel are slavery, hunger, and fear. The animals are gullible and illiterate. They can not think for themselves and are being motivated with fear. These are the forces that cause dystopia. The pigs in the story, specifically Napoleon, are the ones causing this dystopia.

Utopian worlds begin as a paradise, but eventually spiral out of control. This is easily shown in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. Animal Farm is a novel about a farmer whose animals overthrow him because of his mistreatment towards them. The leader of the animals is Napoleon, who creates a communist society. The animals are brainwashed to believe everything he says is true, and are forced to do work greater than their ability.

The theme of a dystopian and utopian world is shown with amazing detail from the view of farm animals in the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell which happens in England. Orwell describes a dystopian farm belonging to a Mr. Jones who abuses his animals, making them to live in terror. The oldest of all the animals, Old Major was a huge elderly boar who talk to the other farm animals about a dream he had while in a deep sleep which was about revolting and changing the lives for animals future generations to come. The rebellion was successful but nothing is perfect unless it is flawed, so eventually the two leaders of the newly found “animal utopia” had arguments and several disagreements on several topics, until one of them was forced away and the other went on to rule as a dictator.

In the dystopian novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the personified animals of the Manor Farm carry out a revolution. They subjugate their own farm and liberate themselves from human tyranny, only to have their revolutionized, utopian society dwindle back into a dystopian society of its own. The Greek etymological definition of dystopia, meaning “bad place,” is a complete opposite of the term utopia, meaning “no place,” or “good place” (Utopia & Dystopia). One of the main characteristics of a dystopian work of literature is that the society being written about is disguised as a utopia by its government or rulers. Also, mass poverty runs rampant throughout the proletariat, or working class, with an enormous income gap between them and the wealthy class.

A dystopia is described as a thing or place imagined as everything being rather unpleasant. Over several years, many authors have written books that demonstrated dystopian settings. One example of a dystopian book is Animal Farm. It was written by George Orwell and focused on the Russian Revolution and its effects. The Russian Revolution occurred in 1917 when a communist government overthrew the current government.

The short novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a bunch of animals that are now running the barn itself, and within the process of self progression, the pigs elect themselves to run the farm. Two of the “alpha” pigs that are trying to run the farm are named Napoleon and Snowball. Snowball the pig has more unrealistic thoughts than Napoleon the pig, but they are both power crazy or very competitive leaders. There are many sections of the book that can relate to the last statement. Those sections include the arguments and debates between the two “alpha” pigs along with the different tasks that they do.

In Animal Farm there are many controversial figures who also have interesting connections to the Russian revolution. Mollie is among these controversial members of the mythical animal run society. She has connections to the rich prissy people in Russia that when the revolution took place who immediately looked for an easy way out as soon as they had to do work to earn their due. In Orwell’s Animal Farm Mollie is vain, selfish, and did not care about the revolution leaving before the action.

George Orwell offers a warning in his dystopian allegory, “Animal Farm.” No dystopian societies can exist without a problem. People suffer, and in this suffering people may feed into voices offering a solution to their problems. The solution always includes a scapegoat, or someone to blame, for the issues. Soon after a tyrant is given power, a revolution begins. New laws are made, songs/anthems are sung l, slogans are advertized, and flags are hung. Improvements are suggested and projects are started, and anyone who disagrees with the leader gets punished. The people under the leadership of these tyrants usually realize that the situation has gotten much worse than it was before, and that they’re under the rule of a tyrant. The downside of

Explain the type of conflict explored in your novel (character vs. man/self/nature/society). Use details from the novel to support your response.

The strongest emotions that help a society strive are fear and hope. Unfortunately, there are moments where a discordant system betrays hope and feeds off of the naivety and fear that is withheld. The animals were lead by promises of freedom and a world that belongs to the beasts. However, the beasts did not count on achieving one portion of the goal while tyrannical leaders are left sitting on a throne of exploitation. As a means to become an allegory for the Russian Revolution, Orwell fictitiously parallels to an era that was run off of the manipulation of the young and the false hopes of a better tomorrow.

Presently, Ccitizens attribute blame the shape of society toby itsthe political structure it stands in. In Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies, Golding and Orwell place the characters in vulnerable positions where they have the freedom to build their own utopian societiesy and are able to act upon their own human nature free fromwithout the sense of authority. With both novels written in eras where communism and socialism wasere influential, the authors expresses their opinions on human catalysts. The protagonists take advantage of the situation they are placed in and use it for their own selfish fulfillments through acts of terror and socialism. The surrounding environment and different human developments contribute to the dystopian societies depicted by that Golding and Orwell introduce to the readers. Both authorsGolding and Orwell demonstrateprove that the foundation of a dystopian society succumb to is solely based on the flaws of human nature. The conditions of their situation influence how the characters plan to build their society. Consequently, their motives ignite the evil and selfishness within the leaders of both texts manipulatively. The dictatorship and manipulation of the protagonists build up the foundation of a dystopian society where supporting characters feel discriminative and restrictive.

Drama and dystopia both convey an eerie feeling of the new, unknown within a society. There is chaos that is viewed as order that lies within 1984 (1984), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Day After (1983) and Apocalypse Now (1979). When the Levees Broke (2006) reaccounts the reality of poverty and governmental apocalypse that had been experienced first hand. The films tell a story that the imagination for most could not stand to perceive. Yet in still, the stories are tell about a reality that have the potential to be a driving force in a deferred society.