In His Novel “Animal Farm”, George Orwell Famously Parodies

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Now that the Old Major isn't around, the animals have to plan for the rebellion themselves. “The work of teaching and organizing the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals.” George Orwell employs irony in writing this because there are two young boars who are “preeminent among the pigs,” so all animals are not equal. Among the animals there are some who are better than the others. After the rebellion the pigs lead the animals and tell them what to do and what not to do. After the animals successfully overthrow Mr.Jones, they change the name of the farm from “Manor Farm” to “Animal Farm.” The name of the farm is significant because it signifies that the farm belongs to the animals.

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The quote implies that animals are better creatures than humans. After being assaulted by humans, the animals don’t want any characteristics of humans to be inputted in them. They say, “Four legs good, two legs bad,” to make humans a disgrace to animals. This rule is a part of the seven commandments of animalism. It is said to remind the animals of never stand on two feet because then you are developing human characteristics. Birds in this case are different, because the animals count wings as another pair of legs. The phrase was originally a longer statement. It took up two of the seven commandments. By simplifying the statements, it was easier for the other animals to understand. The knowledge of reading is used as propaganda by classifying the difference between the pigs who could read, and the other animals who couldn’t read.

 Propaganda is one of the many ways people, or in this case animals use as a strategy to manipulate their ways of ideas into society. George Orwell use of it is presented frequently in

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Rules, power, and leadership can be manipulated and controlled by an individual if the situation is right and they have the correct methods. George Orwell shows this in his book Animal Farm with a written satire mocking how making society equal is not always beneficial. Animals are portrayed as real life individuals which forces people to think about powerful leaders who are taking advantage of them in a comical manner. Animal Farm is a satire due to its ridiculing nature of comparing animals to people while at the same time encouraging people to stand up for what they believe in.

These animals are meant to display the perfect utopia, however fail in doing so, and the credibility of this can go to Napoleon and Snowball. These are the two pigs who go against each other in order to become the ruler of Animal Farm. Napoleon overpowers Snowball and soon, Animal Farm is under his control. Throughout the course of “Animal Farm,” Orwell uses irony, to mock the communist ruling of the animals in Animal Farm as they overthrow the humans because of their vices, and ironically end up adopting the vices of the human ruling as their own.

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George Orwell’s book Animal Farm is a story about animal revolution on a farm with symbolism of the Russian Revolution. The character Napoleon the pig uses several strategies and tactics to gain control over residents of the farm. To begin with Napoleon heavily uses propaganda to gain confidence with the animals and cloud their judgment; his propaganda is distributed through his assistant Squealer the pig. Examples of this propaganda; “Four legs good, two legs bad.” (in reference to humans being evil and animals being the good ones) “All men are enemies. All animals are comrades” “No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?” Napoleon uses this propaganda to glorify himself into the hero of the farm and villainize his opposer, Snowball, so he can keep the power for himself.

If animals could talk, think, and feel like humans, what would happen? The answer: revolution. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a political satire in which animals exhibit behaviors and ideas that mimics communist Russia. In Animal Farm, the character Boxer and his experiences relate to this theme: In society, individuals are not treated equally; this relationship demonstrates flaws in the practices of the ideals of communism.

Ziv describes satire as generally pessimistic. While stressing the negative, at times, satire even recognizes the powerlessness of it’s own virtue. (Ziv, Avner) This assertion is well supported by the storyline of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Animal Farm, which is often considered an allegory for the Russian Revolution, tells the depressing story of an abused group of farm animals who revolt against their human owner.

The rebellion was to escape from people and their cruel ways, but can they escape the death-grip of their own kind? The animals of animal farms are mistreated and have no rights. Mr and Mrs. Jones were the owners of Manor Farm, the human oppressors, and authoritarians of the animals. The animals rebel against the Jones and take over the farm. They create a utopian society for themselves, but the utopia quickly turns into a dystopia when the pigs take control of the farm. In many ways, Animal Farm is a complete allegorical / fable –like retelling of the founding of the Soviet Union, complete with a rebellion and eventual installation of a dictator. Like the ideological battle that was raged in Russia between the classes, the one that is played out in this novel have many of the same themes, including an initial push to strengthen the working class, a strong beginning movement of nationalism and unity, a series of successful efforts to topple the ruling authority (Mr. Jones), all followed by a complete totalitarian takeover by a dictator who is a hypocrite and goes back on many of the promises he made at the height of the revolutionary action.