Comparing Orwell's 1984 And Animal Farm

Animal Farm by George Orwell which is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the film adaptation of George Orwell’s novel 1984, which is set in a futuristic dystopian society, directed by Michael Radford uses Symbolism, foreshadowing and irony to convey the central ideas of power, politics, control, fear and they both also portray the dangers of totalitarianism. 1984 follows one main character (Winston) which shows how the society is being controlled whereas Animal Farm does not follow one character specifically. Though there are differences, Animal Farm and 1984 use the language techniques of symbolism, foreshadowing and irony in very similar ways.

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.

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984 several connections of theme can be made as well as the mood. Common themes between the two passages is, manipulation, loyalty, and power corrupts.

George was a happy king who loved his Black Paradise village. The community saw him as an anxious, alert angel. Once, he had even saved a tricky banana that was stuck in a toilet.

The power behind the whip causes agony to ripple across my back, and a memory flickers in the back of my mind. It is a picture of a better world when we would be free of the cruelty of man. It is just a distant thought as I try and remember if this life is any better than when Jones was here. My memory grows dimmer as Napoleon raises the whip again, and the dogs growl. What if there is a world parallel to our own? One that reflects the very people from our history? The revolution of animals on Manor Farm relates to real life Soviet Russia during World War 2, under the oppressive rule of Joseph Stalin. This is Animal Farm by George Orwell. This is that parallel world. Under the guidance of a prize boar by the name Old Major, the animals on

In his stories Nineteen Eighty Four and Animal Farm, George Orwell referenced the use of propaganda, as well as its consequences. If one were to read those stories, the overall message that one would understand from them is this: propaganda can be dangerous. People use it to brainwash other people, to create paranoia, and to create prejudice. They use people’s fear or confusion to manipulate their thoughts. This can primarily be seen in use during war, for religious beliefs, and in politics.

George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm share a very important theme and common elements that shape the idea of an Orwellian society. Orwellian is widely described as a society in which the liberties of all are diminished due to powerful rule. Orwell conveys the theme of “Many believe that man’s actions result from his free will, the presentation/perception of what is fact, remains dominant over society 's actions.” through parallel elements of repression of information, fear propaganda, and language.

In Animal Farm, an allegory to Joseph Stalin’s Tsarist Soviet Union which was written by George Orwell, which talks about the Tehran Conference as a so-called party. Orwell shows how the pigs, who represent Stalin and The Soviet Union n Revolution, talk with the humans who represent Churchill and Roosevelt. The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Soviet Union revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group that followed him called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union which was led by Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin talked about military strategies to stop Germany with the Prime Minister

In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the wisest boar of the farm, Old Major, mimics Karl Marx, the “Father of Communism,” and Vladimir Lenin, a Russian communist revolutionary. George Orwell introduces direct parallels between the respected figures through their mutual ideas of equality and profoundly appreciated qualities. Furthermore, his utilization of dialect and descriptions represent the key ideas of the novel. Throughout the novel, Orwell continues to show comparisons between Old Major and Karl Marx/ Vladimir Lenin that reveal their representation of one another.

During the early 1900’s wars and revolutions were raging all around the world. George Orwell in Animal Farm expresses the political tendencies of those who have and those who lack education through characters such as Squealer, Napoleon, Muriel, and Benjamin. In Animal Farm, the message George Orwell sends to his audience is that there is power in obtaining an education that saves one from being bamboozled. The first way Orwell expresses the importance of education is through the pigs, who were the most educated animals on the farm. Within “three months” the pigs had “taught themselves to read and write,” which leads to them having the most power (Orwell 23).

George Orwell used the theme of betrayal to show how the society in both “Animal Farm” and “1984” controls the people. Both books have a totalitarian government controlling everyone but in 1984 the government has people betray each other to gain power. People do as they’re told and lose the relationships such as family, friends, or intimate relationships, all of which they would have in a normal society. The government does this so each individual becomes alienated from each other and feels like the only person they can trust is Big Brother. Historically, Big Brother could be referring to Joseph Stalin. During World War II Stalin was nicknamed “Uncle Joe” or “The Father of all Russians” this is probably an attempt to connect with his

Imagine a world where everyone is totally equal. No one is richer than anyone, no one is better looking, no one is smarter, and each person is equal in every single way imaginable. Now, imagine a world where you can rate someone based on your interactions with them. Surely one of these worlds seems preferable, right? How much equality do we genuinely yearn for? If everyone is equal no matter what, why try at anything? If someone is more exceptional than you at something, if someone “wronged” you, if you are jealous of someone, then why not tarnish and smear their reputation?

What is freedom, is it a necessity, do we need it or do we just crave it? Freedom is defined in the dictionary as the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. Freedom is a concept that the animals in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm crave. The animals of Animal Farm want freedom from their “dictator” Farmer Jones and the rest of humanity. Their problem is that Farmer Jones and humanity are still in power. With the bravery of two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, the animals overthrow their human oppressors and free themselves from humanity. With his new freedom Napoleon craves power and expels Snowball. He becomes the dictator of Animal Farm and makes the farm a place where the animals are not free except for his fellow pigs. Ultimately the pigs become identical to Farmer Jones and his human rule. The most relevant literary elements in George Orwell 's novel Animal Farm are irony, personification, conflict, and the use of symbols. 4/5

As human beings, when we were young, as little childish kids, there were countless occasions we yell out “it is not fair” to others in order to express our dissatisfaction towards a certain incidents. As we grow up, we know “fair” through our pre-school education as sharing things equally among people. As we grow older. we know “fair” through the proclamation in The Declaration of Independence as “all men are created equal.” We as lawful human beings with morals, always try to be as equal as we can both in the past and the time afterwards. Hence, there is the American Civil War, fighting the rights for the blacks; there is the Russian Revolution, throwing the Imperial Government; there is the French Revolution, having the slogan of “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite(Liberty, Equality, Fraternity).” However, many realize after many years that complete equality seem unreachable and the utopian societies that are being promised are often just foams—vague and unreal. Consequently, George Orwell, a renowned English Arthur published the book “Animal farm,” using the world of animals as an example to unravel this truth for others. In “Animal Farm,”

Trump had been making headlines since declaring that he is running for president, and things have only took a turn for worse as he starts executing his policies. The presses had even compared America today as Animal Farm and 1984, and I couldn’t agree more that Trump’s America is turning into an Orwellian novel.