The Evils Of Socialitarianism In Animal Farm And 1984 By George Orwell

“The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.” (Orwell 6)

Animal Farm by George Orwell which is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the film adaptation of George Orwell’s novel 1984, which is set in a futuristic dystopian society, directed by Michael Radford uses Symbolism, foreshadowing and irony to convey the central ideas of power, politics, control, fear and they both also portray the dangers of totalitarianism. 1984 follows one main character (Winston) which shows how the society is being controlled whereas Animal Farm does not follow one character specifically. Though there are differences, Animal Farm and 1984 use the language techniques of symbolism, foreshadowing and irony in very similar ways.

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs are in control. Napoleon became the official leader after Snowball was chased out by the dogs. Squealer, Napoleon’s sidekick, now has social control over the farm animals. Squealer uses language to confuse and persuade the animals into thinking the commandments did not change, humans are allies and not enemies, and that some animals are more equal than others.

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is, first and foremost, a political satire warning against the pursuit of utopian desires through unjust and oppressive means. Operating under the pretense of an animal fable, Orwell disparages the use of political power to poach personal freedom. He effectively alerts his readers to the dangerous price that can accompany the so-called “pursuit of progress”. And he illuminates how governments acting under the guise of increasing independence often do just the opposite: increase oppression and sacrifice sovereignty. While the cautionary theme Orwell provides proves widely applicable, in reality his novel focuses on one tale of totalitarian abuse: Soviet Russia. The parallels between the society Orwell presents in his Animal Farm and the Soviet Union – from the Russian revolution to Stalin’s supremacy – are seemingly endless. Manor Farm represents Tsarist Russia, Animalism compares to Stalinism, and Animal Farm, with the pig Napoleon at its helm, clearly symbolizes Communist Russia and Joseph Stalin. But Orwell does more than simply align fiction with fact. He fundamentally attacks Soviet Russia at its core. And in so doing he reveals how the Communist Party simply replaced a bad system with a worse one, overthrowing an imperial autocracy for a totalitarian dictatorship. This essay will demonstrate that Orwell’s Animal Farm is

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.

People respond to control and power differently for various reasons, however, one of the main reasons is based on their personality; their confidence and intelligence. In, Animal Farm by George Orwell, confidence and intelligence is a big factor for why certain animals obtained power and control and why other ones did not. People with confidence and intelligence are likely to gain most of the control and power. People with little intelligence, but lots of confidence are more likely to have some power or work underneath the leader. People with intelligence, but no confidence seem to have no power at all and shy away from it. Both intelligence and confidence are needed for someone to take total power. Therefore, the amount of confidence and intelligence a person has will decide how they respond to control and power.

1984, by George Orwell is a novel depicting life within a totalitarian government, where there is no freedom and they control all features of human life. George Orwell exposes the ways of this system through the point of view of, Winston Smith, the main character. Big Brother represents the oppressive figure and the Party. The Party conducts numerous experimental methods to implement their totalitarian system to its participants, methods such as manipulation to the language they spoke and the way they thought. The party frightens the citizens by threatening them with violence and torture and the government controls everything and everyone. The technology

Hopelessness is a very strong quality present in 1984 and Animal Farm both by George Orwell. Animal Farm is a very literal allegory to the Russian revolution and warns about the dangers of a communist society. It reflects that hope can quickly be lost and people or animals can quickly become what they once fought to be free and independent from. 1984 follows a man named Winston who comes to rebel against his society but in the end is shown how futile his efforts to break away truly are. In each novel literary devices are used to present hopelessness, which is a common theme. With his purposeful and blunt use of irony, tone, and anaphora, Orwell creates an all too realistic dystopian civilization where vivid feelings of hopelessness thrive.

In Animal Farm and 1984, by George Orwell, societies control the way people live so they can maintain power. They eradicate relationships between anyone but Big Brother so the party could control how the people feel. They Destroyed the relationship between Winston and Julia so they could regain power they had before. Another way these books maintained control is using different types of propaganda to change and control people’s thoughts. In Animal Farm they used songs and made up documents while in 1984 they changed their documents to fulfill their current agenda. Altogether, these books have similar ways to maintain their authority over their people.

George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm share a very important theme and common elements that shape the idea of an Orwellian society. Orwellian is widely described as a society in which the liberties of all are diminished due to powerful rule. Orwell conveys the theme of “Many believe that man’s actions result from his free will, the presentation/perception of what is fact, remains dominant over society 's actions.” through parallel elements of repression of information, fear propaganda, and language.

George Orwell used the theme of betrayal to show how the society in both “Animal Farm” and “1984” controls the people. Both books have a totalitarian government controlling everyone but in 1984 the government has people betray each other to gain power. People do as they’re told and lose the relationships such as family, friends, or intimate relationships, all of which they would have in a normal society. The government does this so each individual becomes alienated from each other and feels like the only person they can trust is Big Brother. Historically, Big Brother could be referring to Joseph Stalin. During World War II Stalin was nicknamed “Uncle Joe” or “The Father of all Russians” this is probably an attempt to connect with his

Even though we democratically elect our leaders here in the United States, the electoral system ensures a two- party state rather than a more diverse political landscape. We are given the responsibility to choose who we think would best rule our country and people. However, we don't always make the right decisions and needless to say, we often fall victim to our own choices. As Edward R. Murrow cautioned, " a nation of sheep will soon have a government of wolves." At present, many citizens around the globe are no longer capable of making strong assertive decisions, which inhibits their social interaction with each other.

This book was very peculiar. The characters had very different, strong personalities that mixed well within the book creating an interesting story. They all stood out in their own way, but overall one was far more prominent. Squealer stood out because of his job and how he did it. Although trustworthy, he was a very manipulative and exaggerated person.

Animal Farm has been deemed one of the most controversial pieces of literature to date. It has been deemed rightfully because the book treks over the disadvantages in many societies in the 1950’s. Animal Farm explores totalitarianism and failed political beliefs that were popular at the time with other countries such as Russia. The author, George Orwell, feels as if he needs to issue a warning to the people about the idea of totalitarianism in these countries. Animal Farm is an allegorical piece of writing where George Orwell utilizes various literary devices to develop who Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, and the farm symbolize in his message.

Animal Farm by George Orwell, is a great story that has a very strong message. The setting of the book is placed in England, but really about the conflict in Russia in 1944. The book is about the conflict in Communist Russia. The genre is political satire because it is about how the Russians were dealing with their totalitarianism ways. The point of view is 3rd person, but can hear everyone’s thoughts. The theme of Animal Farm is about how unknowing people can be gullible and influenced by evil, even though they think they are doing good.