... 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 ... other animals, as he is a convincing speaker who dominates the lesser classes of animals with quick speeches and powerful words. He in many ways represents the propaganda disseminated by all totalitarian states. Squealer...

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... world", and in turn, how to deal with those personalities. Animal Farm is a step in a completely different direction. Written by George Orwell in 1945, Animal Farm is a political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm" overthrow their human master after a long ... in rebellion against the Czar and the entire royal family. Unfortunately, as with the pigs, power corrupted and the people were then oppressed by their "comrades" under the new communis...

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