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    of social groups by using animals and thereby adding a satirical spin to make the truth seem even more absurd than it is in reality. Already in the first chapter, before the revolution, we see foreshadowing of the eventual class division when they gather in the barn to listen to Old Major’s speech (p. 1-3) where he declares humans as the enemy of all animals. The arrangement of the barn consists of Old Major positioned on a platform in front of all of the other animals, the pigs and dogs right in

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    Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is an allegory due to the usage of the concept of animals on a farm, which is usually a lighthearted subject, being used to reflect the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The events in the story also reflect on the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. In the beginning of the story, the Major, whom is an old middle white boar, encourages the other animals to start a rebellion. He wanted to kick out the owner of the farm, Mr. Jones, so that animals may instead

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    Most believe when George Orwell wrote Animal Farm he was trying to warn us about several thing, some of those things include communism, revolution, and class divide. Orwell points out the dangers of communism by putting the dangers in a understandable, digestible cute story with animals. He shows the dangers of revolution by remind us how some revolutionions just end up being a switch a power to someone worse. And he reminds us about the dangers of class divide by have a big ruling class destroy

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    revolutionary ideas and works, George Orwell has written everything from poems to essays. He liked uncovering hidden truths; consequently, doing it by writing political works like Animal Farm. On the surface George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm is about a group of neglected animals who overthrow their owner and take control of the farm. However, under the surface this novel is an allegory detailing the events of the Russian Revolution. The author's use of anthropomorphism and common diction lead us to believe

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    Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory because he used animals to represent the people of the Soviet Union, the farm as the country, and everything they did and said represented the real life events that happened in the Soviet Union. Throughout the entire story he used hidden meanings. This was done by the words and actions of the animals, as well as, landmarks and the windmill. Before Major died he stated in his speech that “No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery:

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    Animal Farm can be an allegory for any communist revolution and subsequent collapse (if taken a little more generally), but is specifically drawing from the Russian revolutions of 1917. Many of the characters are direct parallels to members of the communist regime, and others are representatives of portions of the population. Old Major represents two different people, both Marx and Lenin. As Marx, he introduces the principles of communism to the animals. As Lenin, he puts the revolution in motion

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    In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory that reflects the events that lead up to the Russian Revolution. George had used distortion throughout his novel to show how communism was implemented in the Soviet Union. He used animals to represent people from the Russian Revolution to prove that the only way to get people on their side was to deceive them. Like any good lie, it has to start from somewhere and in Animal Farm it came from he Old Major. During his lifetime, Old Major

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    the animals is less than ideal. Jones doesn’t feed the animals which causes them to revolt. The animals go wild on Jones and his men until they flee the farm leaving the animals on their own. Once Jones and his men are gone, the pigs on the farm take this opportunity to gain control. Since they are the smartest, it is easy for them to reign over the animals on the farm. Not only do they make rules, they run the meetings and make decisions for the animals. Once Jones is overthrown, the animals all

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    book named Animal Farm would be about something harmless, playful, or childish. The author George Orwell even subtitled the novella, “A Fairy Story.” However, Animal Farm carries a much deeper message than one might initially suppose. The story chronicles the development of a farm in England named, “The Manor Farm.” The animals of the farm are controlled and oppressed by Mr. Jones, the farmer, and his ranch-hands. One night, a pig by the name of Old Major, delivers a speech to the animals, telling

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    dystopian remains of Animal Farm, George Orwell, through his novel Animal Farm, manages to write a novel that not only focuses on the dictatorial tyrants, but the noble animals of the striking farm. Orwell, however, especially makes sure to focus on Boxer, a strong and devoted horse who, despite his highly criticized lack of intelligence, continues to contribute his time for the sake of Animal Farm and its many animals. With the ability to work hard for the good of Animal Farm and the ability to motivate

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