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Loss Of Liberty In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Loss of Liberty. Loss of equality. These are the traits that outline the siege on freedom, no matter the race; no matter the time. Stalinist Russia is one of the greatest examples of this crime that has been openly recorded throughout history. One account is of a boy of (at the time) 10 years old whose father was taken, and assumedly killed by Stalin’s secret police, during this time. “…many people had been imprisoned before my father and at my age, with the continuous Soviet propaganda, I thought that there was a reason they were arrested. After that, believing that he was innocent, I began doubting that the others were guilty. For a long time, we were hoping to hear from him, but after several years we assumed he had been killed.” The writing of animal farm records this totalitarianism using a fairy tale of animals. The complex meaning, however, is presented deep within the words of the book. In Animal Farm, the author George Orwell, uses the manipulativeness, intelligence, and selfishness of the leaders and the fear, trust, and ignorance of the followers to contribute to the idea that the advance of education over another lead to the abuse of power (power corrupts people) to show that true equality cannot be reached without the absence of power.

Part of the intent of Animal Farm is to highlight how the story relates to all situations where trust is taken advantage of by powerful people. In the story, Napoleon and squealer repeatedly say, “Surely, comrades, you do not

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