Argument: In Animal Farm, the song, The Beast of England and the character speeches both demonstrated how propaganda can affect a group in a potentially positive way.
Topic Sentence: The song, The Beast Of England was a form of media propaganda which had an important function in the text and affected all of the animals. Topic Sentence: The characters in the text had a great influence to the secondary characters (other animals) which changed all of their perspectives.
Point 1a: Old Major taught all of the animals a song which they could all remember, Beasts of England, to implement his idea of pigs taking over the farm and governing themselves without humans. Point 2a: Old Major uses sources of persuasion In his speech to persuade the animals that
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He created the commandments and was another symbol of propaganda. One of his commandments was very simple to understand, than causing everyone to say “TWO LEGS GOOD, FOUR LEGS BAD” (Orwell 22).
Explanation:
- Song's purpose was to bring all animals together
- The anthem was created from Old Major’s to wish that all animals live without orders from humans, being equal, well fed and treated with respect
- Old Major introduces them to this new way of thinking regarding their lives, and how it would be if the animals could dictate the way the farm functions - It motivated all of the animals which caused all the animals to rise against the humans and change their fate
- Since this song was easy to remember, this united all the animals regardless of how smart or illiterate they were (i.e., Pigs vs. Sheep’s) Explanation:
- Old Major used the persuasive device pathos in his speech to have the emotional feeling
- Old Major boosted all of the animals confident to ensure they can make a difference
- The speech gave the rest of the animal’s great influence to the animals. He gave them the idea what Animalism truly
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