Rebellion In Animal Farm

“Choose a novel or short story or a work of non-fiction which explores a theme which you find interesting. By referring to appropriate techniques, show how the writer explores the theme.”

** How is this story allegorical? If an allegory is “a figurative representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal,” then what is the additional or alternative meaning contained in Orwell’s story of animal rebellion?

Animal Farm, by George Orwell was published in 1945, a crucial time in history because of Stalin’s takeover of the Soviet Union and his exploitation of the centralized communist government. This was in direct contradiction to the expected results of the Russian Revolution. Orwell felt that revolutions fail because the end result is a change of tyrants and not of government. Orwell exemplifies this failure through the goals of the revolution and their failure to meet them, the malfunction of Napoleon and Snowball’s rule together, and Napoleon’s disastrous reign.

The Mockingjay is used to symbolize the rebellion against the capitol and the districts rising up and fighting for themselves breaking the control of the Capitol. The mockingjay symbol is used to the show the people of the districts that the Capitol has been defeated before when their precious Mockingjays which were used for spying were turned against them, instead helping the districts and confusing the capitol the Mockingjay gives them hope that the districts can win again. The symbol of the Mockingjay is used to portray the leader

The next theme that is exposed in this book is rebellion. The most prominent scenario that is seen in this book and defines the definition of rebellion is introduced in the first chapter. In the first chapter Old Major, a prize possession boar of Mr. Jones, gathers all the animals to the barn to share a dream he had the previous night. All the animals show except for the raven. Once all the animals are gathered Old Major tells his dream of Animal Farm in a non suffering state where all the animals would be free and allowed to live life free without labor. However, he does mention that in order to achieve this utopia the animals must get rid of man since man is the only factor that causes the animals to labor, and man does not produce rather

It was once when an animal was a slave and just an animal, but with a little bit of rebellion, things are turned upside down. Animal Farm shows an important point that it is easy to take advantage of those who are feeble, or less intelligent. Napoleon uses his power to keep the sheep working who follow along with the rest of the animals, and also exploits characters like Boxer who helps. In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses personification and detail to show a leader and followers viewpoints in an environment to prove how leaders and followers contributes to the loss of freedom and equality.

The symbol of the Mockingjay is referred to multiple times. It is the symbol of the rebellion of the districts across Panem. It is the mark of the rebels, the ones trying to overthrow the Capitol. Katniss Everdeen is said to be the “Mockingjay”, the spark of the rebellion. But why?

The mockingjay is one of the symbols that represent a resistance in The Hunger Games. The mockingjay starts as a token for Katniss to keep during the Games to remind her of District 12 and the people there. The mockingjay is a product of the jabberjay and the mockingbird. Originally, the jabberjays were supposed to spy on the rebels and give the information back to the District, but the jabberjays ended up giving false information to the Capitol. The pin represents an anti-Capitol and anti-Games. The jabberjays were left to die off but

To start, Katniss betrays the Capitols orders and leads the rebellion of districts to fight and start a revolution. This is betraying President Snow and his orders. “Peeta, this is your home. None of your family has been heard of since the bombing. Twelve is gone. And you’re calling for a cease-fire? I look across the emptiness. There’s no one left to hear you.” (Mockingjay 129) This shows that the Capitol is horrible and Katniss is calling them out on it. They brainwashed Peeta and she is trying to explain to him and all of the districts why they need to rebel. Katniss and the rest of the rebellion are trying to betray the Capitol. They want to survive and live a free life. They are doing this through rebellion. As explained previously, Catching Fire shows that betrayal is a common part of survival, and so does Mockingjay. AT the end of the story, “I am Katniss Everdeen… I brought down the Capitol….President snow has been tried and found guilty, sentenced to execution.” (Mockingjay 353) This shows that the rebellion succeeded in taking down the Capitol and betraying them. This let all of the citizens of Panem survive. They betrayed the Capitol and can live on their own now. Both Catching Fire and Mockingjay taught the reader that betrayal is a common part of survival but in different

The themes that found in the novel The Hunger Game such as survival, violation, power, inequality, poverty, devotion and so forth are presented to demonstrate a critical time in the history throughout clarifying the cultural significance in an unspecified future time. The novel’s main point is the struggle to adapt to normal daily life and how individuals are finding it difficult to adjust within their environments at this time.The adventure novel follows sixteen years old Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Malirak who lived in the twelve poor districts that ruled by the rich Capitol, which located in the Rocky Mounted. Noticeably, the perspective of Collins anticipated that readers have to draw attention to the domination and bias as significant issues

Many revolutions have occurred throughout history. However, people have always reverted back to how they were before. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, the characters, setting, and conflict support the theme: revolutions are pointless because everything will always return to the status quo.

As stated in the article, unequal distribution of wealth in America is increasing every day, the rich are getting richer and the poor are staying poor. According to Edward Wolff, the top one percent leads by 40.7% in the category of stocks and mutual funds. Yet the other categories are principal residence, pension accounts, and total debt which all have a commanding lead for the bottom 90% by an estimate of 44.8%. This highlights the large gap between the haves and the have nots. Similar to the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Katniss and the lower districts have to fend for themselves every day just to barely get by. In the Capitol, the citizens live their lives with time, money, food, and no worries. As highlighted in the debt category, the

“Animal Farm” by George Orwell is an allegorical novel published on England in 1945. According to the author, this book reflects historical events leading up and during the Stalin era before World War II. It is the story of a revolution which goes wrong, based on the Russian revolution and Stalin’s use of power, the overall message is that man’s desire for power makes a classless society impossible. In the book, each animal represents a public figure or a type of person in real life. With this we can begin to develop the questions below in order to have a more complete idea of the meaning of the novel.

The inequality between the rich and poor is an integral theme highlighted by Suzanne Collins in the Hunger Games series. In Panem, wealth and power are dominated by those living in the Capitol, and, as a result, there is a substantial imbalance between the lives of the affluent and that of the poor. This disparity is between the lives of the rich and poor is apparent in countless aspects of their lifestyles, but undoubtedly the most notable is food. In the less wealthy districts, food is a luxury and extremely scarce, consequently, most

Anger originates treachery. Being agitated with the animals and what has happened to him, Snowball re-appears after his expulsion to destroy the farm's windmill, since Napoleon assures the animals that Snowball, the traitor "has crept [there] under cover of night and destroyed [their] work of nearly a year" (Orwell 70). From here, Orwell depicts Snowball to be a cheater who returns back to take revenge. Thus, when Napoleon has betrayed Snowball by setting a trap for him and Snowball has beguiled the animals by ruining their farm, Orwell conveys how anger can lead to unfaithfulness and betrayal. From here, one discloses that anger in Animal Farm is explosive.