... show just how important the Commandments were seen when they were first formed. The original seven ran as follows: " 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall ... drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal. " These commandments were to be followed by all the animals living on the farm at all times. They are summarised in the simple phrase: "Four legs ... good, two legs bad". This maxim is created for t...

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... humans after a rousing speech from Major, a very respected boar in the farm. They chase their human master, Mr. Jones, away and begin to run the farm themselves. At first, all goes well. With Mr. Jones gone, the animals believe they now own the farm collectively, and that they are all equal. The Seven Commandments are soon set up to act as ... the governing laws for the animals. Among the commandments are "no animal shall kill another animal", "all animals are equal" and "whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy". It is soon decided that the pigs are the most intelligent, and shall be th...

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... , after many hardships and many long years of hard work and starvation, Napoleon and some other pigs appear, walking on their hind legs as men. The farm is in total shock at the mere sight of this because Commandment number one of seven, by which the animals lived was ... , "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy." That night, Napoleon, against all that the animals believed in, invited some fellow pigs and some human friends over for a ... to the point of over-exhaustion. Boxer hauls a large amount of stone for the windmill the animals build, and while the other animals sleep, Boxer goes...

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... supposed to be superior to the other animals. This is obvious in the change of the seven commandments. The seven commandments started out to be: 1. "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any ... on the commandments with out the say from the other animals. He also changed it so he could use substances like alcohol. The commandments were basically changed to: 1. Four legs good, two legs better. 2. No an...

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... no doubt) tells them that really Snowball was no hero at the Battle of Cowshed, but in fact a coward who ran away from the danger. Napoleon goes on to say that the award Snowball received was really just a myth too. Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment, but ... a victory. Somehow this battle doesn't seem quite as magical as the last one, but nonetheless, the Battle of the Windmill is still called a victory. Orwell goes on to say, It was a few days later than this that the pigs came upon a case of whisky in the cellars of the farmhouse. And surprise, ......

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... his allegorical narrative from past history to future prophecy. The pigs will openly expose themselves to be indistinguishable with man. For instance, "the pigs start to walk on their hind legs just as the humans does." (121). All the animals on the farm were shocked to see the pigs "marching slowly around the yard" (122). Their animal commandment said, "any person ... transition of the pigs into "human beings". At the beginning of the story, we have Old Major's clear vision of the future that outlaws humans and all their features. It goes against his ideals to copy human behavior, but ...

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... his allegorical narrative from past history to future prophecy. The pigs will openly expose themselves to be indistinguishable with man. For instance, "the pigs start to walk on their hind legs just as the humans does." (121). All the animals on the farm were shocked to see the pigs "marching slowly around the yard" (122). Their animal commandment said, "any person ... transition of the pigs into "human beings". At the beginning of the story, we have Old Major's clear vision of the future that outlaws humans and all their features. It goes against his ideals to copy human behavior, but ...

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... 7 commandments are a set of rules the animals followed to ensure there was peace and harmony and ensure the animals do not become like Farmer Jones. The commandment "Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings, is a friend" (Chapter 2, page 15. This commandment makes the pigs become inferior with everyone thinking they mean the overthrown them. The commandment "No animal ... 90). This make the pigs become like the humans and the animals can see the difference between them during the visit of the humans to the farm. "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy" (page 17) remained until the pig...

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... run a farm successfully.]SS What were the primary circumstances that lead Animalism to failure?]B The first commandment to be revised was "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy."]T The citizens of Animal Farm were prejudice against creatures who had two legs to walk on.]D1 Snowball was a foe in the eyes of Napoleon and his followers.]E1 Snowball was not a foe, but ... the animals' spines."]E5 On the other side, not all four-legged creatures were comrades of Animal Farm.]Trans The second regulation of Animalism to be altered was, "Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend...

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... system of equality. The first act of their new administration is to put up the commandments of the farm in order to guard basic rights. 1.: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2.: Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend. 3.: No animal shall wear clothes. 4.: No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5.: No animal shall drink alcohol. 6.: No animal shall kill another ... the secret police of the ministry of love to contain and manipulate dissent. Winston rebels against this control, attempting to win back control of his life from the party. He goes into a bookshop and buys an e...

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... major part of attitude and tone in Animal Farm is the key word in the novel. ""All men are enemies, all animals are comrades.""(p.31), ""Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.""(p. 31), "Beasts of England"(p.96), are all examples of key words and phrases used to set the tone and attitude in ... who they really represent are important in the style analysis of Animal Farm. Part of a style analysis of Animal Farm is organization. Animal Farm follows a single line of action, it goes in chronological order. The novel never foreshadow...

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... learn to read and write very quickly. They write commandments for all animals to follow and for the good of all animals. The commandments are: 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any ... conflict between Snowball and Napoleon builds up when Snowball proposes that a windmill be built. Napoleon gets agitated with Snowball and sics the dogs on him. Snowball just barely escapes and goes into hiding. ...

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... . Three days after the speech Old Major dies. Afterwards the pigs compound Major's Principles into a system of philosophy called animalism and the animals continue to have meetings after Mr. Jones goes to bed. At these meetings the pigs led by Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer can expound animalism to the other animals. Some of the animals have a harder time accepting animalism than ... while the pigs were getting fat and had even set up a brewery in the house. The pigs even begin to walk on their hind legs and wear clothes and the sheep are trained to chant "Four legs good, to legs bette...

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... (with help from Squealer no doubt) tells them that really Snowball was no hero at the Battle of Cowshed, but in fact a coward who ran away from the danger. Napoleon goes on to say that the award Snowball received was really just a myth too. Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment, but Squealer was soon able to ... England was perhaps hummed secretly here and there. And even more stunning is the sight of a pig walking on his hind legs. Even the sheep have been conditioned to it. They suddenly break out into a chant of Four legs good, two legs better! To top ...

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... , which you needed a ladder to get up there. Eventually everyone forgot about the puppies. They also wrote on a wall were the Seven Commandments, which are 1) Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2) Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3) No animal shall wear clothes. 4) No animal shall sleep in bed. 5) No animal shall drink alcohol. 6) No animal shall kill any ... ...

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... last and had important things to say, laws and commandments, the seven were clear to not be broken like the major said. These commandments were, 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs and has wings is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear cloths. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill another ... ...

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... should prosper together. These are main ideas in animalism, but are not lived up to by the pigs in Orwell's novel. The seven commandments of Animalism 1. What goes up on 2 legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon 4 legs, or has wings is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall drink alcohol. 5. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 6. No animal shall kill any ... ...

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... more and more human characteristics. At the beginning of the book all the animals decide on "Seven Commandments" that everyone would abide by. These were: 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any ... ...

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... equal- (p.g.15), and form committees to help the other animals. The animals learn to read according to their limited abilities. The sheep learn the essential principles of Animalism: "Four legs good, two legs bad."" (p.g.43). All the other animals, on the farm, are kept ignorant. The pigs try to teach the others, but some animals do not learn it fast enough. The ... final tool used in Napoleon's rise to power. Napoleon makes Snowball the "scapegoat- for all the problems on Animal Farm. A scapegoat is a person or group that is balanced for whatever goes wrong in a society. Finding a scap...

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... due to his alcohol addiction). He really doesn't seem to care about his animals, and continually continues to abuse them. He thinks it's the end of the world whenever something goes wrong. Napoleon is the bad pig of the story. He was a rather large Buckshire boar .He wasn't much of a talker, but had a reputation for getting his way. He is very ... of his looks and with his nine snarling dogs. He soon started to take whole farm over. Then they named it animal farm. They believed in the saying, "Four legs good, two legs bad". Before long the animals soon realized that the pigs weren't any...

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... they benefit him. He takes control of the situation by threat if needed with several dogs baring their teeth. Even the ignorant sheep were manipulated into the maxim "Four legs good, two legs bad!". They often silenced the other more troubled animals before any argument arose. It seemed that Napoleon ruled the farm from the beginning. Multiple times through the course of ... to the pig's desires. It is chiefly through these verbal tricks that the real power comes from, but control is sped up with violence shown by Napoleon's agents. Which just goes to show that perhaps the pen is mighti...

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... two fields from the neighboring, Pilkington. Life is harsh for all the animals (besides the pigs). Eventually, the pigs take on many qualities from humans and start walking on hind legs. The Seven Commandments is shortened down to one law: "All Animals Are Equal But Some Are More Equal Than Others."(Orwell, 95). The book ends with the pigs sharing drinks ... was enormous."(Orwell, 80). He uses the euphemism "readjustment of rations" to disguise the truth that they are getting less to eat. He doesn't stop there, he goes on with how much their lives have changed after the absence of Jones...

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... examples of them," by killing them. The singing of Beast of England is abolished. And everything bad the pigs have been doing continues and to a worse degree as the story goes on. The commandment about killing is changed and "without cause" is added to it, and the windmill is finished. Napoleon sells the pile to timber to Fredrick and later finds ... another thing against the principles of animalism. The farm now is enlarged by two acres and the windmill is finished. The pigs and sheep learn how to walk on two legs. And the seven commandments are reduced to one, which reads, "All animal...

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... against him. Many came forward and were executed on the spot. These animals are "traitors", but they did not actually do anything. They confessed because they were scared. Napoleon even goes as far as to have "a poem entitled Comrade Napoleon"(100) written to show how the animals how much they care about him. However, when Boxer, the hardest and most unquestioning ... doing more work and very willingly because they believe that they are doing it of their own will and because they are free. Yet, when the pigs, now on two legs, invite the humans over, the animals "looked from pig to man, ...

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