Sitara Swaroop Mrs. Geddy Honors E1, P.4 September 9, 2015 Animal Farm by George Orwell 1. The title Animal Farm represents the animals’ freedom after escaping Mr. Jones’ rule. While being led by Mr. Jones, the animals were held in a stage of slavery and had no power. They were in a position where they were living by someone else’s rules. After rebelling against the humans, the animals were able to live how they wanted. To show that they were now in power, the animals changed the name from Manor Farm to Animal Farm. This title shows how that the animals’ freedom was more significant than the humans’ rule. This is why the author called it Animal Farm instead of Manor Farm. 2. Animal Farm was published in 1945 and is one of George …show more content…
Napoleon is a flat dynamic antagonist. He has a very basic personality in the story. Napoleon is belligerent, inconsiderate, and extremely selfish. He is a dynamic character because his attitude shifted after the rebellion. In the beginning of the story, the reader didn 't see much of Napoleon 's personality because he went along with the other animals. He appeared to be opposed to humans in power. At the end of the story, he became one of the humans. Napoleon is an antagonist because his views are conflicting with the rest of the animals, except for the pigs. His views are opposing the other animals ' views about humans in …show more content…
7. There are many instances of symbolism in Animal Farm. One important symbol is Napoleon. He is a controlling, authoritative, and manipulative leader, like a dictator. Napoleon represents an absolute ruler. It is obvious to see Napoleon as a dictator when viewing the farm’s government as a tyranny. He is the main symbol of authoritarianism in the novel. Another important symbol are the dogs. They represent the military in the Animal Farm government. Napoleon orders them to kill other animals, like a president giving orders to the troops. This symbol represents the idea of authoritarianism because Napoleon has complete power over the dogs and can force them to do anything. The pigs are a symbol of social injustice. The pigs symbolize the wealthy, upper class of society. The pigs are comparable to the humans because they use the animals’ services for their own use. They don’t need to work as hard as any of the other animals, but they enjoy more benefits. The society of America is similar in the way that wealthier people use their money to get what they want instead of
Napoleon made a substantial impact on the way the animals reacted to their new hardships. The pigs, including Napoleon, are said to be the most intelligent animals on the farm, but unlike the others, Napoleon uses it to manipulate the
In this story of Animal Farm, it represents characters and situations that establish a certain time in the Russian Revolution. Also animal farm reflects the Russians and farmer Jones that it represents the Russians Czar. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, and Snowball is Leon Trotsky. Boxer serves as an allegory for the Russian who help out to establish the Soviet Union. Animal Farm failed because not all animals are equal.
Furthermore, Napoleon gives the other animals the impression he was the sole leader of the rebellion on Animal farm and makes Snowball -a leader who wanted what was best for the animals- seem like an enemy who was in cahoots with Farmer Jones since long before the animals took over the farm. Napoleon and Squealer (another “fat cat” pig.) always put the blame on Snowball whenever something went wrong in the farm to avoid having the blame fall on them. Napoleon is an exemplary example of just how selfish and hypocritical people can be in furthering their own aims because he continued to subtly but purposely change the seven rules put in place as the pillars of animalism. For example, Napoleon and the other pigs move into Farmer Jones’s house and sleep in his bed after commanding “No animal shall sleep in a bed”, so he changes the commandment to read “no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”.
Animal Farm is a book about the Stalins and the way he had treated others. Orwell the author of Animal Farm wanted to let other people to understand what was happening to others without verifying who he was talking about. To do this he had to use animals to relate to humans. In the book Napoleon is like Stalin and Boxer is the hard workers that do not get much attention. In the book Animal Farm, the animals live and act like people in today's society.
The animals start recognizing Napoleon for any good achievement done that day. For example, one of the hens recognizes Napoleon for just one stroke of good fortune. “Under the leadership of our Leader Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days…”(78). These poor animals are tricked into thinking that everything good that happens is due to “Comrade Napoleon's Leadership”. Every quote we see is a deeper level of corruption in Napoleon, and now, his influence on the farm is tearing what the revolution was all about.
Only puppies and pigs can live in the house, sleep in the bed, eat apples and cookies and have all of the best things. As the history is developing, Napoleon is getting more and more like a dicator. He slowly begin to being superior but did not act like a dictator. Moreover, he broke some rules, he’s in contact with humans, and he had hours of works, and he killed aniamsl, and change the only commandment for “4 legs good, 2 legs better”. He also think that “Every animals are equal, but some are more equal then others.”
George Orwell's Animal Farm. A story in which animals are the main characters and a society made up of animals reveals the nature of class oppression and power struggle that exists in human society. A group of animals revolt against human domination and establish their own society. In the animal manor, the animals took the place of humans and established their own social system, but over time, the leaders of the animal manor pigs with power, oppression and enslavement of other animals, so that the animal manor society is getting closer to the human social model.
“Animal Farm” by George Orwell, is a story to show how absolute power corrupts, just as Stalin’s power did during the Russian Revolution in 1917. In the allegory “Animal Farm” each character represents a political figure from the days around the Russian Revolution. For example, Joseph Stalin is represented by a pig named Napoleon, Squealer, another pig, represents Stalin’s propaganda department, and the dogs represent the Secret Police (KBG). Using the nine dogs that Napoleon raises (intimidation), Squealer (propaganda), and manipulation, Orwell illustrates how Napoleon was able to gain and maintain control of the farm. The nine dogs that stay by Napoleon at all times are useful for Napoleon to gain and maintain control of the farm because they scare the other animals, intimidating them so that they do not disobey Napoleon.
George Orwell portrays Napoleon as Stalin in many similar ways. Just as some leaders use dictatorship to control political aspects, pigs also use dictatorship to control animals. Animal Farm uses characterization to suggest that although cruel leadership can be effective, it will lead to
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. There are many different types of leadership and they all react differently to power. A leadership style like authoritarian usually has the leader forcing others to do certain things, for example most corporate bosses tell you to do your task or you 'll be fired. Giving power to an authoritative leader usually goes wrong, they think they can get away with things and that no one can question them. This leadership style usually leads to giving very few people power, which leads to corruption.
Changing the commandments on the farm is like changing the commandments today. Always adding on to have loop holes, and rearranging the rules for someone else. Napoleon is symbolized as a leader or president that takes the animals under his wing. Orwell showed how the animals fell under Napoleons tricks because he was giving the right ideas and the right files. Then Orwell made a drastic change, he had the pigs walk on two legs.
Animal Farm -the history of a rebellion that went wrong- is George Orwell 's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power. It was first published in 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. In the book, Mr. Jones, the owner of the Manor farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock.
The government told the human race that nothing is wrong, it was just the citizens’ fear of the worst. So people did not worry about their lack of food or unsafe working conditions because they had no reason to distrust the government. They never realized that their idea of a utopia slowly slipped through their grasp. Rather than maintaining utter perfection in respect of laws, politics, customs, and conditions, the government remained in oppressive societal control; everything appeared ideal, but once examined closer, the true horrors came to light.
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a story about animals that rebel against their owners on a farm. They then try to solve problems on how to run a farm. One theme in this story is ”Not everyone is equal; some people believe that they are more superior than others.” This theme is demonstrated by Napoleon, he’s a dictator and makes all the rules in the farm to fit his needs. Another theme in this story is “People deserve to have their own thoughts and ideas.
The character that interested me the most in “Animal Farm” was Napoleon. Napoleon was an enormous, fierce-looking pig who operated on cruelty and deceitfulness. For instance, in chapter 3, as soon as the puppies of Jessie and Bluebell were weaned he took them away “saying that he would make himself responsible for their education” (Orwell 41). None of the animals knew why until chapter 5 when they suddenly appear, and like the KGB they chase Snowball across the long pasture to never be seen again. These dogs kept close to Napoleon, and “wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones (Orwell 58).