... getting rid of man. He got the revolution started. Old Major's role compares to Vladimir Lenin from the Russian Revolution. Lenin was the leader and teacher of the working class in Russia. Like Old Major, Lenin wrote essays and gave speeches to his country to help spark their Revolution. Old Major and Lenin were successful in there efforts to spark a revolution. Although Old Major died ... before the revolution actually started, he wit! hout doubt was ... the reason the Revolution occurred. When Old Major died, Napoleon and Snowball took over. Napoleon was very rude, aggressive ... ...

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... literature. Because it is a story about a revolution betrayed, George Orwell's main concerns here are both political and satirical. However, I didn't find the book as totally profound and serious. As a matter of fact, there are certain scenes which are truly comical ¾ you wouldn't notice that you are ... time. He wrote "Animal Farm- with the purpose of awakening his audience, just as Rizal wrote his novel "Noli Me Tangere- and its sequel, "El Filibusterismo- to spark the Philippine Revolution. Both used symbolism in his work, and both had difficulty distributing the material. Many publi...

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• Grade Level: High School

... we reconvened each day to elaborate on Old Major ideas. Old Major's dream was coming true but there was something lacking. Even I, the most intelligent creature on the farm, could not figure what it was, but then it came It lacked a spark that would burst a revolution. This flash would originate from Jones drinking problem. Recently, he lost a suit and became an unmanageable drinker ... . The conditions on the farm became more direful and dismal. He neglected the farm and for much of the time did not even care to feed us. "The fields were full of weeds, the buildings wanted roofing and t...

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... human owners in the hope to form a better society totally governed and run by animals. Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian Revolution of 1917 in which Russia went from a monarchy to a totalitarian dictatorship with similar if not worse conditions for the majority of the population. In this novel, the farmer Mr. Jones, much like Tsar Nicholas II, is the motivating force to spark revolution. Also, like ... the Russian Revolution of 1917 the animal leader, Napoleon the boar, (representing Joseph Stalin) acquired his power through militant means and stayed in power through using ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School