The book Animal Farm, is an allegorical novel written by George Orwell in 1944. It was written during WWII as a fable to expose the danger posed by Stalinism and a totalitarian government. The story reflects the events that lead up to the Russian Revolution and into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. George Orwell was influenced to write this novel in part by his own experiences in a Trotskyist group during the Spanish Civil War and also from his own ideas he had about relationships between social

usage of power is an especially slippery slope. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, a main recurring theme revolves around power and how those who hold it will ultimately fall into corruption. The desire for power stems from greed, but power also fuels greed. Over the course of the novel, three characters possess the power on the farm and each struggles to keep it in their control and to utilize it wisely. In his novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses Snowball, Mr. Jones, and Napoleon to demonstrate

Communism in Animal Farm It is commonly believed that communism will lead to equality and happiness for all; Orwell proves that this is not always the case. The hope for equality in Animal Farm is not accomplished because the pigs live a better life than the other animals. Also, The animals other than the pigs are forced to work harder then they had when Mr. Jones ran the farm. Finally, the animals other than Napoleon cannot share their own opinions. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, communism is

and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This quote applies to George Orwell 's political novella, Animal Farm, which symbolizes the Russian Revolution by portraying various leaders and supporters through allegorical characters. Throughout the satire, Orwell strongly emphasizes the point of how power can easily corrupt the ruler of a society. At the beginning of the story, the animals of Manor Farm defeat the tyrannical Mr. Jones in an effort to create a better life for themselves. However, when

during the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from 1936 to 1939. The pig Napoleon who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force to intimidate the other animals in consolidates his power and his Supreme crafting is, Napoleon prove more treacherous than his

Farm is the embodiment of the most perfect and equal society.: ‘All animals are equal’ Animal farm starts with narrating the Old major’s vision which is that all animals are equal and should receive equal treatment. Old Major is potrayed as a grandfatherly figure and is considered as the wiseset of all in the farm. Before he died, he gave inspiration to the other animals to build a just and equatable place for all the animals. According to the Old Major, the only way to achive their vision was

Irony In the book Animal Farm the entire story is a metaphor to the Russian Revolution. For an example the pigs Napoleon and Snowball represent Stalin and Trotsky or the Battle of the Windmill represents World War II. The one thing that does not have a very clear meaning is the windmill, but when examined closely it seems to represents industry in the Soviet Union. At first the windmill was merely an idea that snowball had, that would make life easier for all the animals after the hard work of building

Animal Farm. To illustrate the lies and deception of the leaders and followers throughout the book, George Orwell uses 3 main themes; revolution,deception and equality. Paragraph 1/Revolution The rebellion starts with Old Major, the oldest pig on the farm, calling all the farm animals to a meeting at night to talk about starting a rebellion against the farmer. Old Major says “The life of an animal is misery and slavery.” Farmer Jones is the only real enemy and the only person stopping the animals