Animal Farm And Citizen Kane: A Comparative Analysis

Two individuals may seem similar in appearance and outward self but it’s the inner character and diverse qualities of a person that distinguishes between two people. Many have the notion to think that since two people have the same outward identity then both will get along and be the best of friends, however, this is where the dilemma arises. George Orwell, an author of Animal Farm writes a tale about two pigs by the name of Snowball and Napoleon and how their bond destroys through disagreements and jealously towards each other which later on builds an eruption on the farm. Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution that occurred between 1905 and lasted up to 1917 due to the controversies that occurred between the Bolsheviks

George Orwell, the pseudonym of english author Eric Arthur Blair, was an influential author of novels, novellas, and essays that criticized the rise and practices of authoritarian governments. One of his most revered works, Animal Farm, is hailed as a brilliant piece that satirizes the statues of Stalinism by allegorizing its tumultuous rise and the harsh, often lethal loyalty Stalinism demands of its followers. One of the hallmarks of Stalinist rule is its frequent use of propaganda. In his novella, Animal Farm, Orwell presents the use of propaganda in a Stalinist society through the deification of a leader, the use of scapegoating against an exiled revolutionary and against the vices of man; and exposes the practice of engendering fear into the population of Animal Farm.

In many great texts concerning the politics, it can be observed that the context in which the piece was created greatly influences the ways in which values and themes are presented and the form in which it is produced. Major ground shaking events have the power to transform paradigms of individuals and whole societies, and in turn morph and influence the themes a text created in the same time period implores. Warner Brother's 2005 film "V for Vendetta" and George Orwell's 1945 novelette "Animal Farm" both deal with concepts present in the political climates of their times and the problems associated with them; the cost of apathy towards injustice, propaganda and its influence,

In the novel written by Orwell propaganda is used to manipulate the idea and the feeling of the animals. One of the pigs in the novel that made most of the speeches and used the most propaganda was “Squealer.” It was so easy for the speech maker to convince the other animals what would happen or what they were going to change. Squealer used the fear of “Mr.Jones” coming back, blamed snowball for everything that went wrong, and convinced the animals that everything was okay and to keep working. Another thing is when the pigs changed all

George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, was his very first piece of political writing. On the surface, this novel is about a group of miserable and mistreated farm animals that overthrow their neglectful owner; they take control of the farm. However, it too is a political allegory mainly focusing on the Russian Revolution. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in response to what had occurred in the Russian Revolution. Seeing how the people were being manipulated over for their freedom, he decided to write about these events through farm animals. The author's purpose for writing this novel is to warn his audience that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutly. Orwell's intent in fusing political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole, was truly

The debate over Casablanca and Citizen Kane has been a classic argument between film critics and historians alike because both of these pieces contain great cinematographic value, and are timeless pictures that have managed to captivate audiences well beyond their era. However, the real question at hand is which film is the greatest? Which film transformed the future of American film making? It is these questions that I as many others have, will attempt to answer in the following essay as I explain why I believe Citizen Kane has achieved the status of greatest film ever made.

The character of Squealer is intriguing because he is described as a manipulator and persuader, also Napoleon’s key “spokespig”. Orwell even narrates, “He could turn black into white.” Squealer is best correlated with the Pravda, the Russian newspaper of the 1930s. Since propaganda was a key to many publications, and there were no television or radio, the newspaper was the primary source of media information. Stalin’s control over the Pravda made it give out false information so people were convinced to keep following under Stalin’s dictatorship and the Pravda also worked for Stalin to support his image as a “good leader”. In Animal Farm, Squealer abuses language to justify Napoleon’s actions and policies to the proletariat (working class) by whatever means seem necessary.

The hero’s journey model, (also known as the monomyth), is a pattern of events and characters that appears in most movies, books, tv shows, etc. In this pattern, the hero leaves her/his mundane world, plunges into the unknown, undergoes test and trials, and returns with new knowledge and power. In the movie Citizen Kane, a rich man and a reporter covering the story after his death learns the power and problems with money and greediness. The movie starts with him being given away from his mother, the only truly happy place he would know. A very rich banker “adopts” him, as he has stakes in a mine that was thought to be worthless but turned out to be priceless. His threshold guardians are his conscience, and make him want to return to the

The stories display the characteristics of a tyrannical governments through its underlying themes. Both stories show the implications of media manipulation as being instrumental to the abuse of power. Just before the announced attack on the Parliament Building in V for Vendetta, Adam Sutler releases to the public, “Our enemy is an insidious one, seeking to divide us and destroy the very foundation of our great nation.”(McTeigue). With his hopes to maintain his status and position, he attempts to turn the population against V using lies, although this does not succeed. This method does succeed in Animal Farm, and the animals believe all the fake media that is posed to them through Napoleon and Squealer. Once the people believe all that is fed to them, governments use this as an opportunity to corrupt the ideals

I would like to ask you all, “What is the best way to portray a message?”. How can we word an idea so that it’s importance is understood and it stays ingrained in people’s minds? Today I would like to analyze how two different literary works go about delivering their similar messages. Those two works being Brave New World and Animal Farm. Having read Brave New World in class, I’m assuming we are all familiar with it. Some of you may not however, be familiar with Animal Farm, I would like to open up with a summary of the novel. The story takes place almost entirely on the Manor Farm. After being inspired by the dying message of a pig named Old Major, the animals of the farm start to distrust the rules they know. They lead a rebellion and overthrow the farm’s original owner, Mr. Jones. With their new leaders Napoleon and Snowball, the animals rename the farm “Animal Farm” and create their own set of rules called “Animalism”. Things do not end up well for the animals though, for soon corruption sets in. Snowball is branded a traitor and removed from the manor, the pigs form a controlling authoritative government, the original principles of animalism are constantly changed to meet the government’s needs, and the non-pig animals are forced to deal with terrible living conditions and nonstop hard labor. By the end of the novel, the pigs have grown so corrupt, that they become basically unrecognizable from the humans which they claimed to have hated so much. Both Animal Farm and

Film critics, scholars, and organizations all over the world tend to select Citizen Kane as the the greatest film ever made. While some may argue that this claim is utterly subjective, it raises the question of what makes a movie great. It is undeniable that elements such as the plot, cinematography, and acting can make films better than one another but two rather unspoken elements are a film’s influence and implementation of new traits. This is where it ultimately garners its reputation. Citizen Kane is one of the greatest and most influential cinematic films made because of its creative originality, exceptional coherence, underlying message, and innovative camerawork.

They use the character of Squealer to "convert" the animals to agree with their ideas and leadership styles. Squealer achieves this purpose primarily by confusing the animals so that they feel they cannot disagree with him. Similarly, many modern-day governments will use a similar methodology to gain support from the electorate - essentially, producing plans so complex that they appear to be intelligent. Orwell also uses the similarities between man and pig to satirize this particular quality. Both the pigs and the humans use deception masterfully - the pigs, to subdue the animals on the farm, and the men, to gain an upper hand on the pigs.

People desire dominance; to fulfill their craving, manipulators use propagandic methods to maneuver and manage their audience’s mind. Propaganda is a communication method which creates certain feelings and motivates specific actions (Stults). In George Orwells’ Animal Farm, the animals of the farm plan on living in peaceful equality after overthrowing their human leaders, but the intelligent, cunning pigs seize the farm’s defenseless leadership. Orwell wrote Animal Farm as an allegorical “fairy story” (“Preface” 6) resembling the Russian Revolt during the 1900’s. An important similarity between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution is the propaganda techniques the leaders used to acquire their power. By gaining trust, covering the truth,

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and and from pig to man again, but already it was impossible to say which was which.” Orwell wrote Animal Farm as an allegory based on problems resulting from the Russian Revolution. In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses tone, characterization, and stylistic elements to show that people in power use manipulation to stay in power.

In Citizen Kane, Welles is attempting to expose the great influential political and social power that someone has as the head of many newspaper chains. This narrative drama explains the life of Kane and how different people viewed it. From the way the way the characters were telling the story to the way shadows, lighting and the laco of color was used, this film fits into the drama genre. Being the “greatest film of all time”, Citizen Kane brings the the world of newspaper tycoons to