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    during anytime that something like that may occur. I told him that he shouldn’t let people walk all over him. In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell the animals have accomplished a rebellion against the humans to run them out of the farm.What caused the rebellion was mistreatment against the animals. Napoleon the main character, then becomes the so called leader of the animals. He has many self- conflicts and conflicts with others. It is difficult to say who does the you the most harm: enemies

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    The saying "ignorance is bliss" is not always very accurate. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for a real historical event – the Russian Revolution. It demonstrates how people's ignorance can be the cause of their social and political oppression and how the knowledge of others' ignorance can lead to power, which ultimately corrupts those who possess it. These themes are portrayed through the characters and in real life. Social oppression is when one group of people dominate one

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    In the novella Animal Farm, George Orwell has skilfully allegorised the Russian Revolution and particularly the Communist dictator Joseph Stalin. The novella effectively satirises totalitarianism regimes and political corruption to convey the abuse of power. Orwell effectively uses character representations to show the abuse of power. The three characters that are satirised are Napoleon the corrupt leader, Squealer the propagandist and Boxer, the acquiescent worker. Orwell exaggerates Boxers loyalty

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    Bibliography Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1954. Summary: The novel, Animal Farm, is a fictional novel which starts off with the rebellion of the animals against the humans. The leader napoleon takes charge and creates a visionary which is filled with commandments that promote equality. As the story progresses, the leader Napoleon takes a different route and follows that of a tyrant and controls the other animals. He manipulates the other animals and slowly kills off everyone

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    During the Russian Revolution, there were different leaders who had excessive power over the people. Essentially Animal Farm was based off the Russian Revolution, but not knowing much about the revolution one can adhere that most leaders in Animal Farm were unfair. This was consequently the message Orwell was trying to let us understand as readers. Whenever there’s a leader with absolute power, there will always be an abuse of power, for selfish needs. Orwell makes this statement throughout the story

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    Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory because it not only represents a dictatorship and corrupt situation among a community of farm animals, but also represents all the political events that occurred in Russia after the Russian Revolution. For example, in the story, the animals decided to revolt against their owner, Farmer Jones. This event directly represents the Russian Revolution. Another event would also be when the dogs help Napoleon search through the private belongings of the animals on the farm

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    Animal Farm: Corruption in a Sty George Orwell’s novella, Animal Farm, is an allegorical fable based on the rise of Communist Russia. However, this dystopian satirical tale’s themes are still relevant and prevalent in today’s society. In particular, the recurring theme of political corruption is effectively satirised through the construction of Napoleon as the tyrannical leader, the amended Seven Commandments, and Squealer manipulating the complacent population. (62) Napoleon’s characterisation

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    George Orwell uses literary elements such as characterization, foreshadowing, flashback, figurative language, mood, or sensory details in the book Animal Farm. The theme of is when you are regarding education, the author wants to say that if you have an education, you could gain power. I think so because of the characters. Some of the characters in the book are Napoleon, Squealer, and Benjamin. First, George Orwell tells us in the story that some people would gain power based on intelligence. Napoleon

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    In Animal Farm, Orwell subtly presents tyranny through the character of Napoleon. In chapter 6, Orwell shows how Squealer is used by Napoleon to persuade the animals. “Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?” Orwell has used a rhetorical question to show the manipulation and intelligence that the pigs have. The use of ‘you’ (second person) involves each animal as an individual instead of referring to the group as a whole to intimidate them and uses the fear of Jones to make them co-operate.

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    The Russian Revolution in 1917 was portrayed in Animal Farm, to show how the government is more unequal, totalitarian and brutal just like presently. Animal Farm is created by George Orwell, who displays this story as a ridicule, teaches a lesson by showing the dangers of propaganda, and uses animals to hide the original individuals. During the Revolution, Russians had lost hope in Czar Nicholas II due to his rampant behavior and how the government was slowing separating; therefore, he had a short-term

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