Animal Farm - Historical Relevance

The plot of Animal Farm is made of many events. There is the initial rebellion of the animals against Farmer Jones. This rebellion begins the rest of the story and struggles that come along. The animals are left having to figure out how to run the farm themselves while also keeping law and order. The pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, step up as leaders and create the Seven Commandments which start out as: “1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal” (Orwell 24). Snowball’s approach to freedom was an idea of complete equality; all the animals worked for their share of the food. Napoleon

The novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell expresses the idea of self-government through the animals. The animals play the role of humans. Because the animals decide that they want to run the farm by themselves, they make up a way of living called Animalism. The Seven Commandments (Animal Farm's Constitution) under which they live are based on these major principles of Animalism. As time passes, the Seven Commandments undergoes subtle changes as the pigs rewrite it to suit their own agenda. The Seven Commandments may be said to be the key to understanding Animal Farm.

The animals organized a rebellion and they take over the farm and organize defense mechanisms in case of the people coming to take the farm back. One day the people rally against the animals and snowball the lead pig gets injured 1or 2 get killed and they take their previous owners gun. After their battle, they make rules called the 7 commandments first was Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy, second whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend, the third no animal

George Orwell was one of the best writers of his time. He was born in India but studied in England. After seeing all the poverty going on in England during the early 1900s he started socialism

With the start of World War II, George Orwell began his fight against Nazism, fascism, and communism. In the eyes of many, communism became interchangeable with socialism, and he criticized writers of his time that were in support of Stalin and his “socialist” movement: “Why should writers be attracted by a form of Socialism that makes mental honesty impossible” (qtd. in Lewis 76)? In an attempt to pacify the radical communist movements and change imperialism, he spoke of a third method to reform the British Empire—a middle ground that would create a socialist community in Britain. John Newsinger wrote, “[He had a] call for a new socialist movement that would reject both Communist-style revolution and Labour Party reformism in favour of a third way to socialism, a third way that he continued to call revolutionary but that was adapted to modern conditions” (qtd. in Chen). Through this, one can see that Orwell wanted to avoid such movements as communism, which attempted to obtain control over the individual, and yet he had a need to preserve the

The pigs then introduce “The Seven Commandments of Animalism” and write them on the barn wall; soon the main idea is captured in the minds of all the animals, “FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD”.

Both Animal Farm and Divergent are strong representations of dystopian societies, with conformity, totalitarnism and knowledge being main themes in both of these texts. Main antagonists in the texts attempt to create a utopia, a society in which everyone is equal, but this does not work out in the end. This essay will show how an equal society is impossible to create, due to the corruption that is human nature.

After the rebellion on Manor Farm and the banishment of Mr.Jones the animals set up seven guidelines in which to govern themselves by, known as the “Commandments”. All the animals on the farm help devise and inscribe them on the side of the barn to ensure their visibility to all. The pigs manipulation of these commandments to gain control over the other animals is an evidence of the power of language manipulation demonstrated in the novel. To begin, the pigs broke the commandment “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy” and through the use of powerful speech justify their actions to the other animals. “Napoleon announced that he had decided upon a new policy. From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with neighbouring farms: not of course, for any commercial

“The work of teaching and organizing the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals,” (page 15). Apparently, the pigs are considered the smartest, and therefore fall into place as the near elites. Three pigs, Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer, take charge as the main leaders of the group and rally the animals together. Throughout history, the near elite group gathers allies to back them up for a moderate change to the current situation. These three members of the near elite group teach the other animals a collected number of teachings they gathered from Old Major and create Animalism and the Seven Commandments that rule this new idea. These Seven Commandments act like a promise to the lower animals as to what they should expect in the near future if everyone follows these rules. The biggest point made clear in the commandments is that all animals are equal, since the main concern was the unequal relationship between man and animal.

Animal Farm is about a lot of animal that's trying to protect thyself from humans which is they enemies and they trying to figure out who going to be the leader. Czar Nicholas ii was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. Born in 1868, he succeeded to the russian throne upon the death of his father, czar alexander iii in november 1894. That same month, the new czar married alexandra a german-born princess who came to have great influence over her husband.

Under the veil of humor, the dark truth is often revealed. Satire is a stylistic approach frequently used to showcase the disparities within society and the government. According to Mariam Webster, satire is defined as “a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish”. These disparities were highlighted through the filter of humor in both “Animal Farm” by George Orwell and the essay “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift. Satire can greatly influence one’s perception on global issues.

They were meant to keep the harmony between all animals and only discriminated against humans, stating that, “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy; Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend”. (Orwell 43). The commandments were also created with the intent that no animal would ever act like a human, lest the animals would fall into the same hierarchy held by man, saying, “No animal shall wear clothes; No animal shall sleep in a bed; No animal shall drink alcohol; No animal shall kill any other animal.” (Orwell 43). The last commandment, “All animals are equal”(Orwell 43), arguably the most important, signifies the most basic idea of Animal-Socialism. Once this commandment is altered, there is no hope for the animals because the farm has fallen completely to totalitarianism. The Seven Commandments were meant to unify, and the animals take this to heart, causing them to remain ignorant, allowing the farm to

This quote directly contradicts the statement that all animals are equal, the last of the 7 Commandments, and puts the pigs in a position of power over the other animals. If the rules of animalism had been followed, the animals would all be acknowledged as leaders and the pigs would also work for the farm. Throughout the novel, the pigs superiority and higher level of intelligence is mentioned, believed not only by the pigs, but by the animals as well. The animals, not in a position to know more and learn more, and the fact that they didn’t question the pigs’ authority, made it possible for the pigs to get away with breaking and changing rules, and acting more like the humans they had once hated.

George Orwell was originally named Eric Blair from Motihari, India, in 1903. Although he was raised in England. He moved to Spain after college where he attended Eton. Because of financial issues he could stay for long. He had trouble making money after colleges and was a struggling writer. He moved to Spain and joined one of the groups fighting against General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. To stay economically stable after the war partook in all sorts of writing works. In 1941, he got a job with the BBC producer and he got a job developing news commentary and shows for audiences in the eastern part of the English empire. With World War II going on he found himself becoming a propagandist for the British Empire. Orwell resigned in 1943 and became a literary editor for a socialist newspaper. During this time he wrote two of his best known novels, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Animal Farm was published in 1945, it was an anti-Soviet satire in a pastoral setting with the two protagonists being portrayed by pigs. Nineteen Eighty Four was published in 1949. This novel Orwell gave the public a look into what would happen if the government controlled every aspect of everyday life. In both novels he uses satire to send a message to the public.

In "Animal Farm,” the pigs make up the 7 commandments that all of the animals in the