... Spanish Civil war, Orwell wouldn't have written Animal Farm and 1984. The book Animal Farm, asked the question why did the Russian Revolution fall? It shows the vulnerability of humans. Orwell portrays his vision in animals that start a revolution against their owner. The two leaders decide on a government called "Animalism." They take over the farm after their owner forgets to feed them. They ... destroy all instruments that supported their suppression. They make up seven commandments for the animals to live by. They also forbid entering into the farmhouse and any contact with the huma...

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... . It's interesting that Orwell does not mention Napoleon or Snowball anytime during the great speech of old Major. This shows how distant and out-of-touch they really were; the ideals Old Major proclaimed seemed to not even have been considered when they were establishing their new government after the successful revolt. It almost seems as though the pigs fed off old Major ... 's inspiration and then used it to benefit themselves (an interesting twist of capitalism) instead of following through on the old Major's honest proposal. This could be Orwell's attempt to dig Stalin ... , which is...

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