Communism And Socialism In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Marx and Engels look at capitalism with seriously negative opinions. They regard the system as extremely unsuitable, and are deeply concerned with getting rid of it. In a capitalist society, capitalists own and control the main resources of production - machinery, factories, mines, capital, etc. The modern working classes, or proletariats, own only their labor. Proletariats work for the capitalists, who own the product that was produced and then sell it for a profit.

His unstable political skills led to many poor decisions, and his alienation from his people became particularly evident during the February Revolution in 1917, when the Tsar was forced to abdicate, bringing an end to the Romanov Dynasty after 300 years.   Whilst the First World War did have a large impact on the political, economic and social state of Russia at the time, it was ultimately Tsar Nicholas II’s unstable

One individual who expressed this view and promoted socialism was American author Upton Sinclair. Sinclair witnessed poverty in his lifetime in the aftermath of the Civil War and sought to strengthen the power of the working class. He exemplifies these economic beliefs in his fictional novel called The Jungle. The novel traces the journey of a Lithuanian immigrant named Jurgis, who faces unemployment, poverty, and discrimination as a working class man in a capitalist society. Sinclair emphasizes that capitalism is detrimental to the working class, and he proposes that socialism is the solution to economic inequality and the lack of power among the working class.

INTRO In the Book, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, we are taught that capitalism is evil and that socialism is the right way. This book is an political fiction that was written in 1906 which was just under 60 years after socialism, the enemy of the capitalism, was created but 11 years before the USSR was created. Due to this no one would know the evils that were to come from socialism. Sinclair uses the book, especially the the first twenty to thirty chapters, to display his thoughts and believes.

William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, has a lot of betrayal and murder. Some of the characters gets jealous over Caesar, because he is going to become king to an extraordinary empire on earth. Brutus and Cassius don’t want Caesar to become king, because they think he will try to make them slaves. The story Julius Caesar is forwarded by foreshadowing;hints the future, and what will happen. Throughout the play, William Shakespeare utilize foreshadowing to give clues about the main characters;Brutus, Caesar,and Cassius.

George Orwell wrote, “Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.” This quote is important because it explains the cause of the misery of a corrupted form of government, as well as depicting the context for the cause and creation of a dystopia. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, animalism was constituted after the animal revolution that overthrew Mr. Jones and ended his tyrannical rule. However, Napoleon gained power over Animal Farm and created a totalitarian rule. Napoleon used propaganda to maintain and expand his power.

The late 1800s and the early 1900s marked the the beginning of the progressive era. The main goal of this era was to advance and equalize politics by limiting the power of big businesses and advancing social justice. This era also gave rise to the formation of new parties, one of them was the populist movement. The Populists or the People’s Party became relevant in the election of 1892 when they held a meeting at the Omaha platform resulting in a new party. Their formation was due to the unfair treatment of the farmers by those who had massive power such as monopolies, and being overlooked by both the Republican and Democrat parties.

Animal Farm shows one direct leadership throughout the book but Lord of the Flies shows a constant power change between the characters in the book, which leads to different styles of leadership which were both beneficial and harmful for their survival. Although these books both are distinct from each other, they contain the same theme of leadership and how leader use their power. Animal Farm has only one type of leadership style throughout the novel, which is an authoritarian leadership style. The character Napoleon is the authoritarian leader and leads the farm after the rebellion due to being one of the smartest but also one of the main advocators for the Rebellion. Many authoritarian leaders set a goal and have everyone work towards accomplishing the goal their way, no matter the cost.

Sinclair’s purpose for the novel becomes evident towards the end of the book. It is clear that the author’s blatant attack of capitalism is a means to persuade readers of the socialist alternative. Socialism is introduced as capitalism’s counterpart; where capitalism is evil and destructive, socialism is good and beneficial.

( March 15, 1917 Czar Nicholas II Abdicates). One of his accomplishment he had in reference to the revolution is making the Soviet Union angry, and the Bolsheviks decided he was to be forced down. He dissolved the Duma just after the an upper chamber and elected Duma had been set up. He influenced the Bolsheviks by giving them more power, and that is what they want now. They force him to step down, after that they had him and family

He cites the “domino theory” for communism as the primary reason for the war. The theory was that if Vietnam became communist then, it leave way for other countries to become communist as well. At the end of the war, the United States had wasted its resources, had millions die, growing unrest due to anti-war movements and lost the war. The US lost the war, according to PAT, due to generals’ odd strategies and the president’s reluctance to pursue the war in the first place. Schweikart and Allen explanation differs from Zinn’s, again, due to focusing more on war strategies and fighting rather than the causes and

The United States would break its isolationism and enter the war. America’s entry in the war, even though late, 1917 assured victory for the British and French against the Germans. At the end of the war, the United States was quick to leave behind its European commitments regardless of President Woodrow Wilson’s effort’s to have the US more engaged in world affairs through the League of Nations. Again, the Russian revolution intervene because of the wretched condition for peasants and workers in that nation.

Karl Marx the father of socialism believed that the downfall of capitalism was inevitable, and that it would be replaced by communism. Marx believes that all classes conflicted which lead to the creation of The Communist Manifesto. The new leadership was made up of well meaning and inexperienced academics, and they were unable to meet demands for higher wages, cheap food or economic stability. Terrible problems emerged. Workers

Stalin desired to be the leader of the Communist party, and was willing to manipulate his opponents and play them off against each other, which he did successfully. He first joined forces with Grigory Zinovyev and Leon Kamenev (other replacement candidates) to lead the country. He used them to get rid of the most likely replacement for Lenin’s position, Leon Trotsky. Lenin had always wanted Trotsky to replace him if anything had happened; however Stalin’s heart was hardened and he ended up kicking him out of the political loop. Even in Lenin’s political testament, he worried about Stalin’s mental stability and stated that he should not be chosen to rule (Service 124).

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Animal Farm by George Orwell, both contain the theme of power and control. It is evident that in both texts power starts under the command of the protagonists, Ralph (Lord of the Flies) and Snowball (Animal Farm), which allows communism and harmony within the plot. However, the antagonists have a strong desire for power, which causes an uprising and also a downfall in the society. The authors of both texts revel this theme and its effects on the plot by the use of symbols.