Leader In Animal Farm By George Orwell

A good leader will simply just get the job done. A great leader will go beyond the expectations and set the standards for their successors. George Washington placed a high caliber for the title of president of the United States of America. In George Washington, The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn explain Washington’s presidency, what he enforced, and what he had to deal with being the first president of a young nation. Having no predecessor, Washington had no one to look up to for the guidelines and had to set up the government from what he thought would work for the new nation. He would be the one establishing the ideals for a president. Burns and Dunn mediocrely exemplify Washington’s

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is, first and foremost, a political satire warning against the pursuit of utopian desires through unjust and oppressive means. Operating under the pretense of an animal fable, Orwell disparages the use of political power to poach personal freedom. He effectively alerts his readers to the dangerous price that can accompany the so-called “pursuit of progress”. And he illuminates how governments acting under the guise of increasing independence often do just the opposite: increase oppression and sacrifice sovereignty. While the cautionary theme Orwell provides proves widely applicable, in reality his novel focuses on one tale of totalitarian abuse: Soviet Russia. The parallels between the society Orwell presents in his Animal Farm and the Soviet Union – from the Russian revolution to Stalin’s supremacy – are seemingly endless. Manor Farm represents Tsarist Russia, Animalism compares to Stalinism, and Animal Farm, with the pig Napoleon at its helm, clearly symbolizes Communist Russia and Joseph Stalin. But Orwell does more than simply align fiction with fact. He fundamentally attacks Soviet Russia at its core. And in so doing he reveals how the Communist Party simply replaced a bad system with a worse one, overthrowing an imperial autocracy for a totalitarian dictatorship. This essay will demonstrate that Orwell’s Animal Farm is

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.

One of the greatest leaders of all times was George Washington, who provided historic contribution to the United States of America. He was a confident man, who has inspired many of people, and became an excellent military leader. Washington had an exceptional communication skills, which allowed him to listen others opinion, ideas, and treat his soldiers with great respect. A man of his word and

When I was researching leaders I wasn’t quite sure who I wanted to pick because as we all know there are so many to choose from. I decided to pick one of our earliest leaders, George Washington. During his lifetime George Washington “wore” many hats. Not only was he the first President of the United States he was also the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and he was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He accomplished so much in his 67 years of life.

Why did 1917 Russia have flaws with its government and politics so much so that it started a revolution? Within the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, there are many examples of leadership and corruption such as in the Russian revolution. There are many examples within the novel for this theme like the way the pigs deceive the lower animals with their lies is one example of this. How Napoleon persuades the animals in his decisions by abusing the force of the attack dogs. Banning practices from the animals like the song Beasts of England and at the end Napoleon changes a commandment to say that all animals are equal but some are more equal than others.

2A) In your opinion, who was the most powerful, intriguing, puzzling, or sympathetic character? Why? Cite the character’s words and actions to support your claims.

Another example of the theme of leadership in the book Animal Farm is in the paragraph that states, "Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. 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?" This goes along with the theme of leadership because it shows how the pigs were trying to get the other animals to accept them as the leader. Becoming the leader of the farm was so important to the pigs but it was most important to Napoleon. He wanted to be in control of everything so badly. Eventually Napoleon’s controlling ways lead to corruption.

In a perfect world, what is the leadership like? In Animal Farm, the animals of Manor Farm are tired of their master overworking them and giving them little food in return for their hard work, so they drive out Mr. Jones, their master, to start their own perfect farm (Orwell 20). In this perfect farm, every animal is treated equally and with respect (Orwell 20). In the beginning, their plan works fairly well. Soon, however, the leadership goes haywire and the pigs and dogs receive better treatment and higher praise than all of the other animals on the farm. In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses the power-hungry nature of the leaders and the unwariness of the followers to contribute to the theme of loss of freedom and equality in order to show that leadership is often painted over to make citizens see it as better than it really is.

What could humans discover if animals could talk? George Orwell’s Animal Farm has main characters known as Snowball, Napoleon, Boxer, and Squealer who represent real people, but in the book are interpreted as animals. Animal Farm is a story filled with symbolism which gives information about the Russian Revolution. The effects from the leaders onto the other characters of the book is what influences them to take a stand and rebell. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm the character of Snowball symbolized Leon Trotsky and was shown as a leader, clever as well as assertive.

In “Animal Farm,” the animals live on a farm in England named Manor Farm. The owner of this farm, Mr. Jones, is an alcoholic who treats the animals on the farm very poorly. Just days before Old Major dies in his sleep, he speaks of starting a revolution against Mr. Jones because of his harsh treatment of the animals. Days after Old Major dies, the animals finally have had enough of Mr. Jones. All the animals come together to attack him and drive him away from the farm. Snowball takes leadership of the other animals and they continue with their live on the farm. The animals continue to harvest the crops and milk the cows and the usual routines on the farm. Eventually Napoleon turns on Snowball and forces him to leave the farm. Napoleon

Orwelll’s animal farm is an allegory because it used the animals to represent real people and convey a hidden message. For example the dystopian animal farm represents the Soviet Union. The animals that are inhabiting the animal farm also represent actually people. For example Napoleon represents Josef Stalin, and Sowball represents LeonTrotsky.

There are many themes in the book Animal farm by George Orwell. The main one being corruption of leadership, there are so many indications of this being the theme for example, when Napoleon the pig changes the wording of the 7 commandments to suit his and the other pigs wants. He first does this when the pigs start sleeping in beds. The commandments stated that “no animal shall sleep in a bed” once the pigs start sleeping in beds they changed the rule that no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. “A bed merely means a place to sleep in. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly regarded. The rule was against sheets, which are a human invention.” Every time the pigs change a rule they would put Squealer on damage control to convince the rest of animals that it was always like that or that the pigs needed it more than the other animals did.

Animals have grown to understand humans and be like humans, until they learn to fight back, and keep the idea that they’re free, and then slowly morph back into the ways it used to be when humans were in charge. Analogies about animal farm can range from, the students connecting the book to the bible, government today, passed wars, or even more, because this book was different for everyone. Animal farm is a very simple book at first, but once a person starts to talk about it, it can become very deep and meaningful. Orwell may have written this book for the Russian Revolution, but he created a very relatable book for the past, present, and future.

Power can have the persuasive action in undoing the moral ethics of one’s character. This can be seen throughout history with the Russian Revolution and can also be proven by the actions of Napoleon in the allegory, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. As Lord Acton said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A leader does not begin wanting to do wrong, they start with the best intentions, but power is a tricky thing. As someone gains more and more power, they increasingly become corrupted with that power.