... other animals around. The name Napoleon unconsciously reminds the reader of Napoleon Bonaparte, the well-known dictator. In fact, all the names of the characters in Animal Farm could be related to their personalities or characteristics. The animals" traditions also reflected the similarities with humans. In Animal Farm the ... 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal. As time progressed each one of these rules was broken. For instance, the pigs began to sleep in human beds, drink alcohol, wear clothes and even walk on two feet, all of which were against the rul...

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The story of Animal Farm written by George Orwell in 1945 is known to be more than a 'fairy tale' story. Its characters and scenes depicts the people and events of the Russian Revolution of 1917. "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than ... others" (Chapter 10, page 112). This show the struggle of the animals against oppression and tyranny of the group of pigs in the farm. In the start of the story, the oppressor is Farmer Jones, which is the equivalent of Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (Nicolas II ... slavery" (Chapter 1, page 3) this is the same to the...

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... deceive his people, whom are compared to the animals, and seem beneficial at the time but would only benefit his regime. In the novel his regime was represented by the pigs. "Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character." (Orwell 35) To illustrate this, Snowball ... dictator, who gained power by intimidation. Trotsky was a very eloquent, quick speaker who was exiled and killed by Stalin's men. In conclusion, Orwell did an exceptional job of symbolizing these characters and events into co...

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... who often reads the commandments for Clover. Muriel represents the educated working class that finds problems with their leaders. Being less politically ambitious than the pigs, Muriel doesn't do much to Pennock 8 change things. Moses the tame raven started as Mr. Jones" special pet and told the animals of ... church. As Moses comes back to the farm when the pigs become more and more totalitarian and is more accepted. It seems that Orwell thinks the church is a tool of the government. The dogs are the most ferocious characters in the book, especially the ones Napoleon raises by himself .....

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... meaning altogether. It was A.A. Milne's attempt to teach his son Christopher, and consequently, millions of other readers, about the workings of society. The various characters, Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Owl and Rabbit are all living depictions of certain personality characteristics. And, as one would probably imagine, a combination of ... . Days later Major dies, but the hope and pride which he gave the other animals does not die. Under the leadership of the pigs, the most intelligent of the animals, they rebel against their human master managing to overthrow him. After the rebellio...

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... his (old major's) death, three days after the barn-yard speech, the socialism he professes is drastically altered when Napoleon and the other pigs begin to dominate. It's interesting that Orwell does not mention Napoleon or Snowball anytime during the great speech of old Major. This shows how ... 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 th...

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... Boxer and Clover, two cart horses, are described as the most faithful disciples of Snowball and Napoleon. Although they lack the intelligence of the pigs they serve, the horses can convince other animals to follow the cause using simple arguments. Orwell uses chapter 2 to really make Mr. Jones into ... grumbled over his rations, the quarreling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared. Two more characters were described in detail. Boxer, the loyal horse is said to be the hardest worker. His answer to every problem, every setback...

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... . Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever" (Orwell 6). Because there are so many characters who come to life in Orwell's book, the animals (as a societal whole) represent the protagonist, attempting to overcome their unfair treatment received from ... bringing the animals" feelings of hatred toward Man upon themselves. Napoleon (main character #1)... One of the main characters in the story is old Major's successor, Napoleon, a fellow pig. The pigs are viewed as smarter, thus the most important animals on the farm. Napoleon deceives the a...

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... a new level, and it can be seen that the animals and events have certain parallels in Stalinist Russia. Even the minor characters of the story symbolize relevance with Russian history. Another key term mentioned, irony, describes the disjunction between what the audience would expect ... pigs move into the farmhouse and sleep in the humans" bed (70). This relates to how Napoleon is attaining the authority, respect, and the privilege. Napoleon is not giving the other animals these privileges that he is getting, and he slowly becomes human as the book progresses. All this is an allegory to...

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... from Mr. Jones (Czar Nicholas.) They call their dream of equality and freedom, their new future Animalism (Communism.) All is well for a time until two pigs, Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky), struggle for control over the farm. Napoleon raises a whole litter of puppies, unknown to the others, and teaches them ... enemy, the human. Old Major's dream and the hard work of the animals on the farm had all been lost in the greed of the pigs, much like Lenin's dreams for Russia were ruined. As Napoleon is entertaining his guest, Mr. Pilkington at a dinner, they forge an alliance togethe...

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I enjoyed reading Animal Farm. Orwell's creative writing style draws you into the book and it's hard to stop reading. I also enjoyed the characters of the book. As the book progresses and the characters as presented to the reader. The Animals have many similarities to important political figures. The book also presents a theme of hypocrisy and inferiority. The struggle for domination between Leon Trotsky ... and Joseph Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and story bound cases, the unrealistic ... book are fairly gullible and easily man...

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... a new level, and it can be seen that the animals and events have certain parallels in Stalinist Russia. Even the minor characters of the story symbolize relevance with Russian history. Another key term mentioned, irony, describes the disjunction between what the audience would expect ... pigs move into the farmhouse and sleep in the humans" bed (70). This is associated to how Napoleon is attaining the authority, respect, and the privilege. Napoleon is not giving the other animals those privileges that he is getting, and he slowly becomes human as the book progresses. All this is an allego...

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... These animals can talk and are just as intelligent as humans. They learn to read and each type of animal a different aspect of humanity. (Ex.: Pigs- Politicians; Horses- Laborers; Sheep- Gullible People; etc. ) This book shows how a government that is set up to serve the people turns against ... them, just like communism did to the Russian people. Animalism symbolizes communism and the characters symbolize Russian leaders and people of importance. This is a tale with no happy ending. Characters The Pigs They symbolize politicians in a stereotypical sense. Some of them lie, cheat, and ste...

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... . Boxer and Clover, two cart horses, are described as the most faithful disciples of Snowball and Napoleon. Although they lack the intelligence of the pigs they serve, the horses can convince other animals to follow the cause using simple arguments. Orwell uses chapter 2 to really make Mr. Jones into ... grumbled over his rations, the quarreling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared. Two more characters were described in detail. Boxer, the loyal horse is said to be the hardest worker. His answer to every problem, every setbac...

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... outcomes that can result from it.Creating a revolution is not an easy task. Orwell shows that language is an integral element of the plot. The characters Napoleon and Squealer in the book use different rhetorical devices to "create, convey, limit, and obscure meaning." The book starts off with all of ... Years pass on the farm and Napoleon buys 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 A...

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... to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans to the other animals. Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism ... represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public v...

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George Orwell's book, Animal Farm, is a great book. However, the characters that the pigs portray are cunning, sneaky, and sly. The seven commandments, which are the foundation of their society, (p.21) will all be broken in time. ... imagined it would be broken, let alone by their leader, but it happened. Napoleon, in an attempt to maintain total control of the farm, killed four pigs, which he forced to confess to a heinous crime of treason, which was punished by death (p.75). No animals objected to this breach of commandments. The next ... However, since the animals are brainwashed, under f...

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... to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans to the other animals. Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism ... represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public v...

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... to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans to the other animals. Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism ... represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public v...

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... to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans to the other animals. Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism ... represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public v...

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... after the successful rebellion against the humans Throughout the novel Orwell uses ideas and characters to demonstrate that propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride can trigger totalitarian control in a community. Throughout Animal Farm propaganda was used by the pigs to gain support and control over the farm and the animals. Old Major uses ... friends and all humans are enemies by using difficult arguments that the other animals couldn't comprehend, so 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 Anima...

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... farm, Orwell is able to grab one's attention while teaching a valuable history lesson. Napoleon, a large boar, is the appointed leader, while the farm's pigs served as his assistants. They maintained control over the farm, much like the communism government maintains control over its country. In order to keep the others in ... loyalty to Old Major. To make the animals committed to Napoleon they changed the seven commandments to suit their commands. The second way the pigs keep the others dedicated was by making themselves appear better and smarter than any of the other animals. The third...

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... as a presidential spin doctor (DeNiro) teams with a Hollywood producer (Hoffman) to manufacture a fake war. Believe it or not, these two characters are the closest physical representation of the president in Wag the Dog. Their actions and comments shape our view of the president who they represent. ... was a strong enough speaker to flip around the whole situation and make the other animals seem like the bad guys for even accusing the pigs of doing such a horrible thing. From Squealor's ability to do such things, he is able to take control of any situation, giving ... the human oppres...

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... Animal Farm were Napoleon, Snowball, Boxer, Clover, Jones, and Squealer. Most of the main characters are animals, excluding the only human, Jones. Jones was the owner of Manor Farm. He was constantly drunk. His physical appearance wasn't really ... pig than Napoleon. He was quicker in speech, but was not considered to have the same depth of character. Squealer was the best known out of all the pigs with round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker. When he was arguing he had a way of skipping from side ... animals planned a rebellion again...

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Animal Farm was an excellent book, and I enjoyed reading it. George Orwell expressed his political viewpoint through characters and events in many ways. In the United States we have many privileges that people in other countries don't have because of a dictator or a tyrant, ... have no power or say, it could be the best thing ever. This is basically what the book Animal Farm is about, except that the characters are replaced by animals. Orwell wrote the book Animal Farm to put his thoughts about the Russian Revolution on paper, but with different ... characters and situations. For example, the...

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