Examples Of Paranoia In Animal Farm

In William Golding’s novel, “The Lord of the Flies”, he displays human nature in an animalistic viewpoint that is not seen in “normal” people. He describes the unknown savagery of human beings, without missing the good nature found within us, which allows us to work as a well-organized group. World War Two is also used effectively as a backdrop, since it shows that the violence is found in everyone.

George Orwell’s novella “Animal Farm” is an allegory of the Russian Revolution retold by the rebellion of beasts over mankind. Through the actions and influences of the pigs in the story, Orwell highlights and mocks various human weaknesses, showing that although humans are thought to be the superior race, they are still flawed. Orwell ridicules man’s hunger for power and the benefits that come with authority. Furthermore, he brings to light the effects of alcoholism, and man’s detrimental and uncontrollable ability to cause physical harm.

Rather than trying to influence and gain consent from the other animals through energetic speeches, he secretly raises himself a well trained army of puppies. He then used them to put his goals in work, no matter how rough, ruthless or unreasonable his means were. Napoleon represents Josef Stalin. The puppies represented the KGB.

Stealing is done because of greed, another human characteristic. All of the animals on the farm were greedy. This included animals that appeared to be victims. The hens went on strike when they were not allowed to keep as many eggs, this was a greedy, selfish act. Because, although it was not what they wanted to happen, it affected other animals who now were fed even less. The pigs were greedy, they had privileges the other animals did not, and they also took away the enjoyment of living in a socialist society that was being worked towards. The equines wanted sugar cubes, and Napoleon got sugar when he was eating at the dining room table, with cutlery. Cutlery, this was another privilege only he had. The animals did not know how being greedy would affect them in the long term, and most of them were not aware of the greediness and

In our society, people are often cruel to one another in the want for personal gain, but this is restrained to mere social interactions and online in our industrial world. However, when we are separated from civilized society and the pressures that it places upon us, we are quick to turn to savage, cruel behavior to survive. Golding understood this idea, that we are only civilized when others are watching, and showed the possibility for even the purest to become affected by societal pressures in his novel, the Lord of the Flies. In order to show the role of cruelty in shaping the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding uses character archetypes, the idea of cosmic irony, and extended symbolism to highlight the inherent flaws of human nature and the potential for even the purest individuals to turn to cruel ways due to societal pressures.

After World War II countries were in shambles, overran with fear that was fueled by the abundance of hate and violence that stemmed from Germany. The plentiful amounts of evil William Golding was witnessing drove him to write Lord of the Flies. Form this, we can conclude that aspects of his story are an allegory to what Golding observed throughout the war. In his story, William Golding expresses the importance of a civilization’s nature to be ethically correct and explains that without the precise guidance, the natural savageness of humans can prevent society from thriving. Golding’s statement is correct because without society’s moral compass humans would revert to their savage nature, pray on the weak, and would be driven toward aggression.

There is a quote by Edmund Burke, “man is the cruelest animal”, that perfectly describes the truth about human nature; that humanity, at its core, is an evil species. William Golding acknowledges this fact in his 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies. Throughout the novel, Golding highlights the cruelty of children, the carelessness of their actions, and the evilness present in the very fabric of society.

This is first seen in the pails of milk that were milked from the cows after the rebellion. While all the other animals were away, Napoleon, unseen by anyone else, took the milk for himself and other pigs. Around the same time, Napoleon is raising the puppies in the loft by himself, without any other animal knowing. Of course, he lies about what is going on by saying he is training them, while in reality he is teaching them to become loyal to only him. The puppies represent the armed forces or police state of a nation that is used by a evil dictator for evil

During the year of 1945, when George Orwell published his novel Animal Farm, the world was in the midst of witnessing shocking events: the suicide of Hitler, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and the surrender of Germany to end the second World War. Coming out of one of the most horrific ages of our time, the common people were shocked at the human potential for destruction; Occurrences such as the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, the widespread bloodshed of World War II, and the atomic bombings revealed a degree of damage thought to be unimaginable to humanity. This shock to humanity fueled a heated debate between the opposing political structures of capitalism and communism. Orwell examines the human greed for power that ultimately defeats the potential

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory through which he presents his cynical view of human nature. He uses the animal fable effectively to expose the issues of injustice, exploitation and inequality in human society.

Last but not least way a corrupt leader advances to power is by possessing aspects of intimidation. In Animal Farm, one aspect is intimidation Napoleon uses is dogs. He recruits 9 puppies who he was suppose to provide an education for but instead Napoleon rears them into fierce, elitist dogs that acts as his security guards. The very first time Napoleon use the dogs is at a meet before Snowball has a chance to stand up and give a counter-argument to Napoleon’s disapproval of the windmill. Orwell asserts “Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball… nine enormous dogs… came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball… Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road… he out on an extra spurt

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, relates to the Soviet Union at the time of Stalin’s reign because they both show examples of destruction, dehumanization and the tyranny which happens when a dictator is allowed to have complete control. Some examples of these comparisons are Old Major, who represents former Russian leader Lenin, who was a socialist. A second comparison from the story is the windmill and industrialization of Russia under Stalin, represented by Napoleon in the novel. One more of these comparisons is Jessie’s puppies, who represent the children who were brainwashed from an early age to agree with Stalin’s beliefs. Animal Farm is about farm animals who live in tyranny under their ruler, an allegory of Stalin’s abuse of Russia.

Napoleon had agreed to take care of the puppies after they were left without an owner, he was trying to look like the good animal. Although, he had agreed he raised them to become bad dogs. The puppies, who were an allegory for the secret police, made sure no one would question Napoleon because they would attack anyone who would stand up. For example, “seized four of the pigs by the ear and dragged them, squealing with pain and terror, to Napoleon's feet. The pigs’ ears were bleeding, the dogs’ tastes blood, and for a few moments they appeared to go quite mad.” (page 58) This indicates how badly raised they were and how they seemed to have gone mad after a few seconds, Napoleon didn’t raise them correctly. The pigs had stood up in the previous assemblies but the sheep would always interrupt them saying “Four legs good, two legs bad” and everything would go back to how it was. This is also how the secret police had everyone during the Russian Revolution, they were always scared that they would die. They didn’t know who was in the secret police and that was an advantage for Stalin because the police would they him everything and anything anyone

“I have little more to say. I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. What ever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. Remember that in the fight against man, we must not come to resemble him, ” (11) Old Major continued in his final speech.

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.