Old Major In George Orwell's Animal Farm

In George Orwell’s Novel, Animal Farm, Old Major delivers a speech to the animals on the farm. Major preaches on how the humans are weak, selfish, lazy thieves who steal from the farm animals. Lecturing on banning together and rebelling against the humans, Old Major uses pathos, ethos, asyndetons, and imagery to help sparks an uproar amongst the animals. Major uses these strategies to engage and convince them of who the real enemy is.

Karl Marx and Old Major both had radical, idealistic message. Marx in the end of his Manifesto said "Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, Unite" (Engels). This is similar to what old major says, “There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word—Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever” (Chapter 1) Another quote that can relate from Old Major says, “Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others.

Communism, in general, was a prominent theme in the book Animal Farm. George Orwell gives Old Major characteristics not unlike some of the most largely influential communists. The idea of communism often involves a strong sense of individualism and selfishness (Shaoqi). In Animal Farm we see this in the quote “All animals are equal but some more than others” (Orwell 92). These ethics are strongly conveyed by Karl Marx. Karl Marx can be compared to Old Major through their mutual ideas of unity and equality. Marx believed in a state of social equality. “[Marx] describes about his concept of a classless society… [he imagines communism] is the state of equality among people” (www.bachelorandmaster.com). Major expresses this same idea through a similar experience. “Last night… [Beasts of England] came back to me in my dream” (Orwell 9). They go on to sing Beasts of England united as one, paralleling Marx’s idea of equality. Vladimir Lenin, another influential communist, can also be compared to Old Major. Both of them were advocates for socialism and communism but never got to actually see them go through. “Let the ‘socialist’ snivellers croak, let the bourgeoisie rage and fume, but only people who shut their eyes so as not to see, and stuff their ears so as not to hear, can fail to notice that all over the world the birth pangs of the old, capitalist society, which is pregnant with socialism, have begun” (Lenin). He never truly meant for it to progress to a form of extreme communism, just as Old Major hadn’t either. Old Major's ideas and thoughts were different than what was carried out by some of his supporters. There were many who disagreed with the views on extremism and wanted to expand their reign both through manipulation and expansion.

Vladimir Lenin and Old Major both are two respected figures among their own kinds. They both have strong beliefs where everyone should be equal in all ways. Their main goals was to eliminate the consumers of their products who does no work and restore equality. In Lenin’s speech and Old Major’s speech in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, they both state their beliefs of Communism and Animalism.

Old Major's use of rhetorical devices makes his speech effective in conveying the ideals of animalism and the revolution. Old Major speaks to all the animals on the farm, making a motivating speech calling all the animals to action, allegorically representing what Marx and Lenin did during the Russian Revolution. Old Major begins the speech establishing his credibility with the audience, appealing to ethos. Old major emphasizes that he “has had a long life… had much time for thought” and “understands the nature of life on this earth.” Old major alludes to his wisdom and longevity, reinforcing his credibility. By doing this, Old Major is respected and listened to, effectively using ethos to support why he should be the leader of the animalism

After reading George Orwell’s Animal Farm, one may take better care of his or her fluffy white cat! Easily recognized as a fable, in his book Animal Farm, Orwell uses free willed, self-thinking animals to struggle for their freedoms in much the same way man does. It is not just a fable though; it is based on reality. George Orwell (or Erik Blare) dealt with conflict with social democracy, communists, and capitalism his entire life, and it sparked his novel. The one who sparked the movement on Manor Farm was the visionary elderly boar, Old Major, who had a dream that the animals could be in charge of the farm. Old Major’s heart was for the idealistic benefit of the farm animals. Old Major, who was respected

In the popular book, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, a pig named Old Major makes a speech to all of the barn animals. Old Major feels that humans are the root of all of the animals suffering and so he gives a speech to the animals to convince them of this. In his speech, Old Major uses logos, pathos and figurative language to engage his audience and persuade the animals to rebel.

Old Major is much like well-known German philosopher Karl Marx. Both shared ideas that sparked the beginning of a revolution. Marx invented the idea of communism while Old Major created animalism; however, neither communism nor animalism ended how the philosophers had hoped. Some also compare old major to Vladimir Lenin. Lenin came to rule over what would soon be the Soviet Union but passed away. He then left the country in the hands of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky.

For starters, one of the main social commentaries in both works of literature is the idea of equality and a utopian society. In Animal Farm the main accomplishment Old Major wanted to achieve was equality, where “Weak or

Both Old Major and Lenin think that the owners or the higher class are the enemies, and wanted more equality for the working class. “The enemies of the working people, the landowners” (Linen). It was the same case in Animal Farm the only difference being the working class were animals and the upper class is Mr. Jones. “All the habits of man or evil” (Orwell) The way society was currently working, the working class was making everything and the higher class was reaping all the rewards. The ideas of Old Major and Lenin was the same, level the playing field so everyone is equal. There are a few differences between the two stories. In Animal Farm all the lower class are animals and the upper class is Mr. Jones. While Linen was talking about people

Lenin is represented by Old Major in the story Animal Farm. Old Major is the oldest pig on the farm, who had a dream that all the animals could be free of humans. Old Major’s vision was the same as Marx’s.(3-2) Lenin said “We will overturn Russia,” and he stuck to his word.(3-1) The Russian government is represented by farmer Jones. The animals had to meet in private, so Jones would not know.(8-8) The animals in Animal Farm overturned Jones by rebelling and throwing him out. So the animals created Animalism which represents the newly formed U.S.S.R. Lenin was against religion at all cost. “Lenin banned religion, killed priests, and tried to destroy the Orthodox church.” (3-4). An assassination was attempted on Lenin’s life in 1918 but failed. He was severely hurt by two bullet

In Chapter one, Old Major gives a speech about how the animals should rebel against Mr Jones, the human and leader of the farm in order to please all of the animals by having satisfactory amounts of the essentials. This rebellion would lead into Animalism. Animalism represents communism and how all animals should be equal. Old Major symbolizes Lenin. Lenin was a revolutionary thinker who came up with the basic concept of the Russian Revolution.

His speech effectively uses ethos, pathos, imagery, and a call to action to convince the Manor farm animals to spark a revolution against humans. In his speech, Old Major begins by bringing a sense of unity to his fellow animals. Old Major’s first word for his speech is “comrades” (6), which he generously uses throughout his speech. His repetition of the word and his encouraging tone, connect the animals to himself as he brings familiarity, he uses folksy appeal persuasively.

Karl Marx’s theories, ideas, and his Communist Manifesto can be refelcted in George Orwell’s character, Old Major. Old Major, also known as Willingdon Beauty, is the first major character in Animal Farm and represents Karl Marx. Old Major is the one who starts the revolution among the animals to overthrow Jones and change their ways of living just like Marx is the one who is credited for starting the communist revolution. Old Major starts his conversation by stating that he had a dream and then continues futhur by telling the animal about how cruel an animal life is and that no animal is free and are being

N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2016. Old Major is the animal version of V. I. Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Party that seized control in the 1917 Revolution. As old Major outlines the principles of Animalism, a theory holding that all animals are equal and must revolt against their oppressors, Lenin was inspired by Karl Marx's theory of Communism, which urges the "workers of the world" to unite against their economic oppressors. As Animalism imagines a world where all animals share in the prosperity of the farm, Communism argues that a "communal" way of life will allow all people to live lives of economic equality. old Major dies before he can see the final results of the revolution, as Lenin did before witnessing the ways in which his disciples carried on the work of