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    In the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, one of the most important characters is a pig named Squealer. Squealer is a negative manipulator, a coward, and a follower. In the novel, Squealer expresses his manipulative ways in the quotation “ I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself . . . no one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal . . . surely, comrades, you do…

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    Animal farm is a book written by George Orwell about animals taking over their farm and getting control over the other animals. There are many themes in this book such as control, terror, lies, equality and many more. The pigs represent a corrupt government that lies to their people but disguise their badness. Orwell's argument would be not to trust the government. Two of animal farm's main themes would be control and terror. When napoleon trains the dogs to become guards, it is so the animals…

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    the novel, Animal Farm, is a dystopian allegory story that was written by George Orwell that satires on the corrupting influence power. Animal Farm is about the effect of the power using animals as an example. By reading Animal Farm, readers can find that power plays an important role in Animal Farm and the effect of power is massive. In the story, power is used for selfish purposes. First of all, power leads to avarice as seen by Mr. Jones who, as the owner of the farm, abuses the animals for…

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    Animal Farm is an allegorical (a metaphor based on a character, place, or event) novel by George Orwell. The book’s events relate to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The book starts of with old Major, an old boar and an allegory of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, calling a meeting about a dream he had on Manor Farm. He tells the animals that they must create a rebellion against humans, he called them “enemies,” and then he recalls his dream. The dream was about a song he used to hear amongst the…

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    George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution and for a variety of themes. Related to power, violence and control. Orwell’s views on their themes shape the story of Animal Farm which is a story based on the revolt by a group of Animals to overthrow the owner of the Farm. Wanting a change and things to be better and different, it ends up changing for the worse. Violence by the animals in the way they treat everyone else who disagree with their views and standards, while…

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    The Leading And The Blind Animal Farm is a politically satiric novel that is a fable as well. George Orwell, which is an alias for his actual name, Eric Blair, wrote the novel. Animal Farm, involves an irresponsible farm owner named Mr. Jones who is a symbol for the Czar who spends most of his time unproductively and intoxicated instead of taking care of his dependent animals. Eventually, a boar named Old Major sparks the animals into planning a rebellion against the lazy farmer. After Old…

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    Animal Farm is like a satire as in the book, George Orwell talks and mocks the theme of power of how absolute power corrupts absolute. Orwell substitutes animals for humans, so the major concepts of communism can be played out on the farm. Communism is meant to be a classless society which is similar to Animalism in Animal Farm as all animals are equal. However he mocks the Russian Revolution which like in Animal farm is the Revolution that results in new leaders, but the same kind of tyrants.…

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    from I choose Animal Farm knowing it would be quite interesting to write about with all the political fuss that went on over the novel. Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1946, it falls under many different categories of literature. It’s considered a children’s story, a fable, and a political satire. It can be considered a children’s story because it was written in the style of a children’s book and involves funny farm animals that talk, but In my opinion Orwell usedAnimal Farm as a…

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    Animal Farm written by George Orwell was published in 1945. Orwell had based the novel on the Russian Revolution but had satirised it as a fable, making it so the major individuals in the Revolution were animals. Old Major that is in charge of the farm is represented as Karl Marx and Lenin, Napoleon is Stalin and Snowball is Trotsky. This novel presents how George Orwell views the Revolution and his point of view. The major character that is mostly shown throughout the novel is Napoleon.…

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    others. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a clear cut example of how fear is used to manipulate and gain control. The pigs in this story represent the communist government of the Soviet Union, and the animals represent the people. The pigs frighten the other animals with the threat of Jones’ return, Napoleon’s dogs, and Squealer’s propaganda to increase power and retain control of the farm. All animals on the farm dread the thought of Mr. Jones coming back, reclaiming the farm, and bringing wrath…

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