Oppression in Animal Farm by George Orwell

What is power? Power means the strength and the right given of controlling anyone else. However, when too much power is given to someone, dictatorship cannot be avoided. In the book “Animal Farm”, George Orwell used a lot of events happened on the farm to illustrate that how did the ‘animalism’ turn into “totalitarianism” and well defined the sentence “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”, which also reflects how the society was like at that time. Therefore, in order to find out the reason why George Orwell wrote the story, this essay will talk about how power is abused and the effect on other "comrades" by using several events and the examples of language features used in the story.

Imagine a world where every person is equal: everyone has the same possessions, everyone shows respect to each other, no one kills anyone else, and no authority rises over others to give dictating commands. It sounds wonderful doesn’t it? George Orwell’s haunting book Animal Farm shows however, the near impossibility it is to make that idea a reality. In this fairy tale, a group of oppressed farm animals revolt against the tyrannical bonds of their evil master Farmer Jones, chases him off the farm, and attempt to make a society based on the idea listed above. But instead of having this incredible society, the pigs decide to make one instead where they are the ultimate authority. This book highlights the dangers of trying to establish an

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.

The author wrote “None of the other animals could get pass the letter A” (Orwell 33) .This quote show how the other animals were incapable of learning the alphabet and as a result were not able read or write. This causes many complications because it allow for the pigs, the superior animals, to take advantage of them. Their own ignorance caused them to become prey to the pigs’ whims and ambitions. This ignorance was based on their self-filling prophecy that the pigs would always be the smartest of them all .The animals didn’t lack the ability to learn; they had become so depended on the pigs that they stop thinking for themselves. In the animals’ minds, they saw security and hope when they saw any sign of the pigs’ intelligence. They didn’t saw the greed and malevolent intentions behind the pigs’ eyes until it was too late. The animals oppress themselves by not learning how to read, write, and think for themselves. If they had armed themselves against oppression, then the pigs wouldn’t have gotten the chance to take advantage of the

The animals refusal to educate themselves is one of the main reason that Napoleon and the pigs have all of the power. The pigs were educated and knew how to read. Whereas, the rest of the animals were illiterate, excluding a few who were able to read. Even those, such as Benjamin, who knew how to read, decided that being ignorant was easier. “So far as he knew, he said, there was

Squealer explains, “The van had previously been the property of the knacker, and had be bought by the veterinary surgeon, who had not painted the old name out… Then went into further graphic detail of boxer’s deathbed and admirable care Napoleon paid without a thought as to the cost. animals sorrow that they felt for their comrades death was tempered by the thought that at least he died happy” (Orwell 86).

People used to live in oppression and still do till this day. In Syria, people live in oppression. They have to follow rules and the people there are forbidden to do many things. A book that shows what people living in oppression is really like is Animal Farm. One theme in the book is, “People’s ignorance, or their not being educated, contributes to their being oppressed by other.” People are oppressed by others because they are either uneducated or they just ignore the issues in their society/country and will not do anything about the situation.

Tessa Frazier Mrs. Perry 17 November 2014 Animal Farm Essay Tyranny is defined as a cruel and oppressive government or rule. There have been many examples of tyranny throughout history, particularly during the Russian Revolution of 1917. George Orwell’s goal in writing Animal Farm was to portray the controlling, dictatorial government that was present during the revolution.

Animal Farm, an allegorical novella by George Orwell, depicts a utopian society based on the principles of “Animalism”. Which promises harmony and equality among the animals. As they try to work together to run the farm, power begins to corrupt the harmony between the animals. The dreadful outcomes that occur on the farm conveys humanities insatiable greed to obtain power which destroys the chances of communism which proposes equality to all. On a larger scale Animal Farm is an allegory for the rise and decline of socialism in the Soviet Union. Animal Farm was seen as a hard hitting, realistic and satire but the question is, to what extent is Animal Farm a classic? A text is considered a classic when it expresses artistic quality, stands

In the novella Animal Farm, by George Orwell the lives of the farm animals living on Manor Farm are beginning to shift as the morals they had been living under their whole lives were challenged. Obviously frightened the animals look for a leader, as they had already run Mr. Jones, the former owner out of the farm. The characters Snowball and Napoleon, though with different intent both stand up and try to give the animals some source of leadership. Snowball a younger pig is deeply devoted to the ideas of “Animalism” and is determined to spread this great philosophy worldwide. On the other hand, there is a clever pig named Napoleon, he does not care so much about the well-being of the animals or the spread of Animalism he just wants power.

Question 1 A theme that I might analyze in my final project is that people tend to abuse power. I was able to find this theme in the move by analyzing Napoleon's character and his leadership skills. In the book and movie you see that the animals really respect and look up to Old Major. Once he dies, the animals immediately look to Napoleon and Snowball because they were pigs like Old Major.

In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the use of allegory and symbolism depicts the abuse of power which emphasizes the villainy of the character. Orwell’s use of allegory to characterize the villain, Napoleon, as Joseph Stalin emphasizes the use of power in both the fictional world and reality. The use of symbolism, like the windmill and commandments, show the change in characters over time and how a leader is able to manipulate their citizens with power. Napoleons dynamic characterization and innocence depicted in the beginning of the novel illustrates how power is abused when given to one specific group, who are considered the elite in the population.

The rhetorical and articulation ability of the pigs, and their effective manipulation of language enabled them to justify their integrity when being questioned. The phrase “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” is an ultimate example of the pigs abuse of logic and language to control society. It’s an oxymoron since nothing can be “more equal” than equal itself. What has been stated indirectly is, “All animals are not equal.” Propaganda that is powerfully used in Animal Farm is an inevitable instrument of politics in society.

Animal farm written by george orwell is an example of an allegory. An allegory, in literature, is a story that has two levels of meaning. First, the story shapes itself, whereas the characters, and the plot are set and being explained. The second level is where the symbolism takes place, more specifically has a deeper meaning. An allegory is a fable. Animals in the story talking and surreality, where the animal farm would be placed because it is a story about animals, a farm, and their treatment but following along is the flaws in the russian government during the time it was written. Each animal represents a person or groups of people who played a role in and were affected by the Russian Revolution. Napoleon, the pig who leads the revolution against men, represents Joseph Stalin. Stalin's actions are parallel with Napoleon. For instance, Stalin starved an estimated 4 to 10 million Ukrainian farmers for defying collectivism. The

Within the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, Orwell demonstrates the political and social oppression during the 1940’s through the animal’s conducted mannerisms. In response to the debate of the industrialization farm windmill, Napoleon interrupts Snowball’s statement by dictating, “The windmill is nonsense and he advised no one to vote for it.” (Orwell 52). Napoleon is overcome with overconfidence on a psychological standpoint as he rudely interrupts Snowball’s discussion towards the building of the windmill. Although from a political standpoint it is quite justified to oppose one’s viewpoints on certain subjects, it is another area to become riddled with selfish desire led by ignorance and interrupted the other mid-presentation drawing