Have you ever felt influenced by your peers? In the world today, many people are influenced by their peers because they “don’t fit in”. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is based on the Russian Revolution. In the book, the animals of Manor Farm are ruled by two pigs named Napoleon and Snowball. The animals follow all the orders that are given to them by the pigs because the pigs are “superior” and they know what’s right.In the book Animal Farm, many of the animals are influenced by the pigs to do things they don’t agree with, but will be faced with consequences if they don’t. The animals in the book Animal Farm relate to the modern teen because both struggle with peer pressure. The importance of this book is to tell the readers to be …show more content…
Napoleon is trying to inform the animals that he is the ultimate leader and Snowball betrayed them. The animals feel forced to believe him because if they don’t they will be faced with consequences, like death. In society today, many people are faced with situations like this. They must make a decision, but someone may pressure them into doing something by threatening them. Furthermore, this creates a situation where the person feels obligated to make a certain decision, developing a follower who is no longer their own person. Finally, Napoleon convinces the animals that the rules written on the wall have never changed, even though he continuously changed them. “ Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so.” (Orwell 67) Napoleon wants the animals to trust him, so he lies to them and tells them that those are the original rules. Napoleon does this so that he can have the animals full trust, that way the animals will listen and do everything he tells them to. For the same reason, teenagers in the world today convince their peers to do what they tell them to, resulting in them getting what they want. As a modern teenager, I have encountered many situations where I was being peer pressured into doing something. For example, in 8th grade my friends used to tell me to give them the answers to the test. I didn’t want to cheat
In the book Animal Farm the animals take over the farm shutting out Mr. Jones. Then the pigs tell the animals that they are more intelligent and know how to read and write so therefore they should be the leaders of the farm. The animals basically a agree without any objections in play. This doesn’t include Snowball and Napoleon. These two are always fighting and debating about what needs to be done. Which all leads to the pigs gaining power.
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
Napoleon, the leader of all the animals of the Rebellion, can be compared and contrasted with Big Brother, the leader of all the people of 1984. Both Big Brother and Napoleon show the qualities of a cruel ruler. Similar to Big Brother, Napoleon is a secretive plotter who works behind the scenes rather than openly. However, unlike Napoleon, Big Brother periodically appears on the television screen. Napoleon and Big Brother both work continually to weaken their rivals, whether it is by removing Snowball or eliminate Rutherford. Both place importance on complicated ceremonies and parades to prevent their workers from thinking about their schemes. Napoleon’s control over animal farm is not as powerful as Big Brother's
Peer pressure can be used in many ways. Animal Farm is an allegory by George Orwell. It is about farm animals that weren’t satisfied of how their farm is run so they rebel. They make 7 commandments being “All animals are equal” the most important one. The book shows how total equality is hard to achieve and power corrupts. The novel uses peer pressure to control and manipulate what is happening on the farm. It is evident on how the action of the animals changes. It is evident on how Boxer’s way of thinking changes. It is also evident in the actions of the sheep and what it does to the other animals. Peer pressure plays a big role in this novel.
Many societies strive to make every person as equal as possible to the next, believing that this makes everything fair for everyone. In all truth though, society cannot function in this way; no matter what, there will always be someone or some group that has more power than everyone else. Equality should only concern the important issues, such as equal rights for all races and each gender. Both the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell and the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. are the quintessence of inequality and prove this point; all equal societies do not work. There are many similarities the book Animal Farm shares with the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, one
The definition of freedom according to the Dictionary.com definition number 17, is “the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination”. Freedom is the base of American society, it is something that is taken for granted, not every country has this luxury, others must demand freedom and fight for it. The people that don't have this luxury of freedom have to demand it then fight and struggle for it, it will never be just given, it is worth too much, it is being held back to benefit a higher power. In Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream Speech African Americans have some but very little freedom, they can act with free will to an extent, and they have to speak with extreme
When it comes to all the college movies made , they all fail in comparison to the awesomeness of Animal house. It has the raw humor and vulgar comedy we need for our generation, it is the funniest comedy of all time since Mel brooks made “the producers”. This movie brings the point of view of the lives students into perspective and not the students who are “the face” of the college the blonde hair good looking straight A student but, the slackers the ones who don't fit in and in times of hardships and pressure they learn the true nature of brotherhood in fraternity.
There are several themes in Animal Farm, some including: Leadership and corruption, control of naïve working class, lies and deception, and dreams and hopes. The main themes in Animal Farm leadership and corruption. Animal Farm portrays the history of the Russian Revolution by retelling the development of communism. In the novel, by overthrowing Mr. Jones, the animals give the power to the pigs who take complete control of the farm. The struggle for superiority between Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary, and Stalin, a Soviet statesman, is portrayed by the rivalry between the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball. In both cases, the less powerful one, Trotsky and Snowball, is eliminated by the more superior one, Stalin and Napoleon. Stalin's rule
In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, a major turning point in the novel was when Napoleon used his secret police force, his dogs, to exile Snowball. Snowball had previously been trying to improve the animal’s lives for the future by building a windmill. After Snowball was exiled, Napoleon became leader and everything immediately went amiss. Orwell stated that: "Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer- except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs" (p.86). In other words, no one was benefiting from the animal’s labours apart from the pigs and the dogs because the amount of authority the dogs and the pigs, especially Napoleon had, was corrupt. Frighteningly, if Snowball had been
The Nature Of Conformity The term conformity defines as the compliance with standards, rules, or laws. The world needs and requires conformists and nonconformists in order to balance out the similarities and differences of society. A conformist for this would be Boxer, a hard working, naive and ignorant horse who always follow the rules and continues to serve animal farm and the leader just like any other animal. A nonconformists for this would be Leonard Mead, a man who goes for long strolls every evening by himself and is the only walker in society in which results him in being different.
1984 and Animal farm are acutely similar books. They both revolve around a dictatorship government. There are two main dictators in these stories, Big Brother and Napoleon. The pigs are aggressive and big brother is always watching what the people do. In these novels the leaders start out with using the ruling to use it for good but then focus on corruption of power that Napoleon and Big Brother use it for the worse and not the good. 1984 and Animal farm the totalitarian governments used dehumanizing tactics like using television to hypnotize the animals, take away rights and using fear to show the people and animals that the government has the power.
How Ignorance Creates Oppression The control of information in any situation creates ignorance which leads to oppression. Much like the novel Animal Farm, the Russian Revolution and modern day North Korea have had leaders who brought oppression to the people. Orwell’s novel shows how control of information can create ignorance that leads to oppression; the allegorical meanings of the novel shows that this same phenomenon occurred during the Russian Revolution and is still occurring in North Korea.
In the novel the Animal Farm and in the film The Truman show, both authors try to paint a picture of what utopia and a good life demonstrates through these two texts. If a good life is wanted then the animals need to work together to achieve their goal and truman needs to find out what is the real truth for him. The Truman Show and Animal Farm both try to convey what utopia would look like in our world by showing a false sense of what the world seems to be. Power and control is a huge theme in the two texts as Power corrupts the leaders until the truth is revealed.
Can calling someone ‘a pig’ be inferred as a compliment? Pigs are widely known as one of the dirtiest species among the animals. Thus, the purpose of calling someone a pig can be understood as to mortify or even to inveigh the other individual. The novel written by George Orwell called Animal Farm is renowned because of various reasons such as the way he represents the characters, and the meanings the book holds. Orwell anthropomorphizes the animals on the farm to a diverse human beings each with different personalities and state of power. In this case, the group of people who towers
Throughout the book Animal Farm by George Orwell we see what can only be described as a satire on equality. It is set in a dystopia with major topics dealt with such as animalism, false allegiance, and much more. The most significant line in the story is “All animals are equal, but some more equal than others.” This brings up the major issue of leadership and who rightfully deserves such power. The leader in the story is a power hungry pig named Napoleon. He leads a totalitarian dictatorship with his only interest being the well-being of himself and the other pigs. The power is unrightfully given to him when there are much more deserving characters; the most significant being Benjamin the donkey. He is strong willed and has great ideas. Through the use of courage, commitment, and a good honest character he is more than capable of being a great leader.