In George Orwell's classic novel "Animal Farm," Old Major's utopian vision of a farm for all animals degenerated into an autocratic dictatorship. Also, one pig was in control of it all-Napoleon Bonaparte. In the beginning, the animals wanted out of their hardship, and the cruelty humans brung them so the animals commenced a rebellion. Instead, of the animals leaving their privation and ... "All animals are equal/some are more equal than others"(Orwell.134). The "more equal" than others maxim is outrageous and a tremendous manipulation of language. The Napoleon's propaganda is so influencing ...

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... England" in which his dream is described. The animals like Majors plan. Major dies a couple of nights later and three other pigs Napoleon, Snowball, And Squealer make his dream into a reality and form his idea into a new government called Animalism. The animals of the farm defeat Mr. Jones and take control of the farm. In the beginning, animal farm does extremely well ... working class of both animal and human communities. He changes the name of the farm back to the Manor farm. This last act of Napoleon is his final step to abandoning the principles of animalism that were Majors dreams....

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... , which he ruled as a dictator. When Boxer was no longer a productive citizen to Napoleon, Napoleon killed him, proving himself to be a fierce, greedy, and tyrannical dictator. At first Boxer was essential to Napoleon to maintain order on the farm. Napoleon realized that he had to convince Boxer to believe in animalism and the need for a revolution because Boxer had the ability to influence the other ... their believes in Sugar Candy Mountain and convinced then to believe in the revolution and animalism Boxer was a very simple minded horse who did not think for himself, and he believed e...

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... is a large, fierce looking Berkshire boar, who is not much of a talker. He uses animalism only to increase his power and the dogs to terrorize the other animals. Napoleon symbolizes the dictator Joseph Stalin in this world. Snowball He is a pig that fights with Napoleon over the power on the farm. He is a very energetic, eloquent speaking, brilliant leader who organizes the defense ... most of the animals buy into it. He has a sly, persuasive air to him. This is why he is head of Napoleon's propaganda plan. Boxer He is a large, very powerful horse who is not too bright. He buys into ani...

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... far wall of the barn for all animals to follow. To make the Rebellion work the animals must be educated into understanding the new system of Animalism. This knowledge will benefit the animals and will determine who becomes a leader with power and control in their totalitarian society. The pigs in Animal Farm ... it fast enough. The pigs think that they are the most important ones, so they have to be the learners not the other animals. As Napoleon grows to power, he takes Mollies puppies and teaches them to be impetuous dogs towards the other animals. The power of fear is used by "leader...

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... doomed for failure from the start.]T Animals simply are not intelligent enough to 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 ... surrounded their selves with the nine dogs whenever they went out on the farm.]E3 The dogs struck fear into the hearts of the working animals.]E4 "Napoleon emerged . . . with his nine huge dogs . . . uttering growls that sent shivers down all the animals' spines."]E5 On the other...

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... They felt that the farmers made all the profit, reaped all the rewards but didn't do any of the work. So they formed a government called Animalism. In Animalism, there are no owners, no rich, but no poor, workers got a better life, and all animals are equal. They had even established laws called ... are equal but some are more equal than others"(133). That single commandment made the pigs more powerful. Animalism no longer existed. At the beginning of the story, there were two leaders, Snowball and Napoleon, that were sharing power. Snowball was good with words, honest, good at arguing...

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... Besides who did Mr. Jones turn into anyway? Chapter 6 (pgs.63-72) Chapter 6 as a series of foreshadows. The first involves, of course, Napoleon. This time he is beginning to trade with the neighboring farmers, Foxwood and Pinchfield. The necessity comes from materials only humans can make. Nevertheless, the picture ... All the animals remembered passing such a resolution; or at least they thought that they remembered it. The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the ...

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... the hands of a tyrant? Besides who did Mr. Jones turn into anyway? Chapter 6 as a series of foreshadows. The first involves, of course, Napoleon. This time he is beginning to trade with the neighboring farmers, Foxwood and Pinch field. The necessity comes from materials only humans can make. Nevertheless, ... All the animals remembered passing such a resolution; or at least they thought that they remembered it. The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. Soo...

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... setting aside and allowing everybody else to do the work he was very involved in the struggle. Snowball's thought and vision was of having animalism spread around the world. He was a very trusting pig, and because of that, Napoleon's forces took his rule over the farm. After the rebellion, snowball took over and ruled well but all this changed. Snowball's only problem ... sneaky underhanded tactics allowed him to rule and continue to expand on his empire. Snowball and Napoleon were very different characters, wit somewhat similar goals. They both wanted to lead the farm and to spread ani...

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... 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 others, such as the horses, which have a hard time thinking things out for themselves, ... and raised himself in private, come bounding in and ran Snowball off the stage, out into they yard, and off Animal Farm forever. Right afterward Napoleon cancels the public meetings and Squealer spreads around the new arrangements in arguments such as " Do not image, comrades, that l...

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... corrupted by the position of his power and takes advantage of his opportunities against the spirit of animalism. He exiles Snowball and maintains power through the force of his dogs which he "privately educated." Squealer is of huge importance to Napoleon in his propaganda and persuasion. Napoleon also contributes by him breaking every commandment that was put up slowly. He trains his bodyguards ... attempt to make everyone happy. The dogs have a part to play in the failure of the revolution. They keep Napoleon in power by protecting him, therefore, allowing his tyrannical rule to devel...

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... he dies, the younger pigs on the farm, Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer turn Old Major's dream into a principle called Animalism. Out of all the animals, Snowball and Napoleon try their best to fulfill Old Major's dream and stage a Rebellion. Snowball and Napoleon are the most resourceful pigs and take a stand to ... the most. Snowball teaches the animals to read, and Napoleon educates the young animals on the principles of Animalism. Although the start went off well, as time goes by, Napoleon and Snowball argue over how they farm should run. Napoleon believes that the animals should wor...

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... man's skull. The animal successfully ran the humans off their property. Snowball's commitment to Animal Farm was most important to him. Napoleon is selfish and greedy because he only shows interest in controlling the Animal Farm; however he is precise with what he wants done around the Animal ... Commandments and made sure there were no more committees. One of the Seven Commandments were " No animal shall kill any other animal." Napoleon decided to change the commandment to " No animal shall kill any other animal without cause." The animals did not realize that the laws ... hungry. The ...

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... done. When the animals start to realize something is wrong, such as Snowball's swift exile, it is usually Squealer who saves the day for Napoleon. He turns their ideals and views so that they benefit him. He takes control of the situation by threat if needed with several dogs baring their ... 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 the novel, the pigs alter the Commandments to fit their own desir...

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... infection of the vulnerable minds of the animals. The inequality began to increase at a much more drastic rate when Snowball was exiled from the farm. Napoleon began to use a "secret police" that were used for terror and removing those who opposed him. He began the construction of the windmill which ... led to increases of backbreaking labor upon the animals. Napoleon's greed was ever increasing and was not ceasing. He slowly increased the workload and the work hours. The food supplies for the working animals were ... and other luxuries while the animals lived in impoverished conditions...

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... fact that the situation is worse then it was when they were under Jones's power. The use of the dogs begins the evil force which helps Napoleon maintain power. Later, the dogs do even more dastardly things when they are instructed to kill the animals labelled as "disloyal." Stalin, too, had ... Firstly the success of animal farm and that is why it is destroyed by the neighbouring farmers, but it also symbolizes the conflict between snowball and Napoleon. For the animals the windmill symbolizes the chance of an easier life, and that is why they are determined to see it completed. To the ....

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... Major inspires the animals to rebel. Not long after his speech Old Major dies and Napoleon and Snowball rise as the leaders of the rebellion. The animals successfully over throw Mr. Jones and establish a new government based on Animalism. The rebellion begins fruitfully with all of the animals working together based on his or ... her capabilities; this lasts a short while. Soon the pigs start to form an upper class, Snowball is driven off the farm by the dogs and Napoleon takes the place of absolute ruler. ... could be counted to oppose it." The two of them were in a continuous battle fo...

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... the meeting with the song Beast of England. There were three pigs that elaborated Old Majors theory. They also called it Animalism. Out of the three pigs two of them were boars, first one named Napoleon, large, fierce- looking, and not much of a talker, but got everything his own way. The other boar was ... dogs came barging in and chased Snowball out. Snowball slipped through a hole in the hedge and never seen again. The dogs were the puppies Napoleon taught. Napoleon ended the windmill plan and cancelled Sundays meeting. The animals started working like slaves and in August he announce...

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... , "I will even say comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader, comrade Napoleon." He used the technique of glittering generalities in many different ways. For example squalor calls Napoleon their heroic leader. To make the animals believe that Napoleon this amazing leader the pigs try their hardest to put wonderful, pretty words before his name. Glittering generalities ... , "But no animal escapes the cruel knife in the end." This is enough to scare me into doing almost anything. Old major is basically telling the animals to believe in animalism or you will...

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... of rebellion and leadership. The animals rebelled because they felt they were treated badly and they only existed to enrich the humans. The animals wanted animalism. They made up the Seven Commandments and sang Beasts of England to show the world that they are free and nobody owned them. They obeyed only ... Why do it yourself when you can get one of your follower to do it. One of the most obvious characters who show how power corrupts is Napoleon. Napoleon is a pig and the leader of Animal Farm after he drove out Snowball, his rival. He took away rights from the other animals and gave ...

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... them being major symbols and others being minor. The major symbols bring the book's symbolic tale together. Old Major represents Karl Marx, the father of "animalism". Napoleon represents Stalin, a ruthless leader who used propaganda (Squealer) and violence (the Dogs) to get his way. Snowball represents Trotsky, the archrival of Stalin ... in Russia. He is exiled for being in opposition to his rival, Napoleon (Stalin). Benjamin symbolizes the older generation, the critics of any new rebellion. He is the only animal who doesn't seem to have expected anything ... from the revolution. He ...

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... they had to agree. Once the pigs gain control, they use their intelligence to their advantage by making the animals believe in the laws of Animalism to insure they are never enslaved by humans again. The persuasive pig, Squealer, uses several techniques to influence the other animals that the pigs ... and leadership roles. The pigs are able to use propaganda so effectively because they are more intelligent and want to be leaders on the farm. Napoleon becomes the sole leader after chasing away his competition, Snowball, with his fierce attack dogs, but the questions of what happened are r...

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... , was clearly developed to portray the role Joseph Stalin had in the Russian Revolution. Both Stalin and Napoleon took on extreme leadership roles, where the input of others was shunned and ignored. Napoleon emerges as the leader of Manor Farm after the rebellion, uses military forces, which are his nine ... were disloyal, to consolidate his power. For example, "...the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones."" (Orwel...

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My name is Snowball. I am the most imperative pig, and creature, on the Animal Farm, or at least I think so. Napoleon is perhaps the only animal that thinks otherwise. He always gets his own way and, every time, dissents with me. Nevertheless, life on the farm ameliorates everyday. Recently, all animals ... , signified the end to Old Regime - tyranny, and impending revolution. Soon, the revolutionary zeal started to flesh in our minds. As the outcome, Napoleon, Squealer, and I emerged as leaders of the animals. We then invented a system called Animalism, based on Old Major thoughts, and sprea...

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