Animal Farm Rhetorical Analysis

George Orwell, who wrote the political satire novel “Animal Farm”, used rhetorical devices to enlighten readers about the immorality of Stalinism. Orwell was uncomfortable with the lies and propaganda about communism that was being pushed onto the British people during the WW2 era. During the 1940’s Orwell was a journalist from 1940 to 1941 and a part of the BBC from 1941 to 1943. Due to this he had exposure to every political party and saw the good and bad of their point of views. While “Animal Farm” is based on the ideas of communism, some can say that Orwell was biased while writing this novel. Orwell was a known “democratic” socialist and was strongly against communism. In order for Orwell to inform the British people about the problems

Orwell used the animals to symbolize the corruption in the government and portray his “anti-Stalin” view. In 1994 the Orwell Foundation was established by Oxford University. Because of his many novels and the powerful meaning behind each one, they dedicated this foundation to reach people who are inspired by his writing. The Orwell Foundation provides prizes to the youth and organizes workshops to help them succeed and grow in their writing. This independent charity also provides prizes to the writers, young and old, to help them succeed in their writing.

Orwell begins by addressing the corruption in the government. He believes that the more power someone has, the more control they have over everyone else. Throughout his book “Animal Farm”, he addresses this issue head on through the propaganda and symbolism. He was able to do so through

This opinion is used to keep the other animals in line and try to control their thought process. The pigs, who are portrayed as leaders in the book, are smarter than the other animals and use this to their advantage by teaching them their ways before someone else does. Orwell uses diction to portray who has and who lacks intelligence through his word choices. Old Major was portrayed as one of the more intelligent animals due to his sophisticated tone. During one of Old Majors speeches, you can see this through the words he uses and complex sentences to persuade the other animals into thinking he knows all. When you look at Boxers character, he uses slang words and informal speech which portrays him as someone who lacks intelligence. Orwell tries to use an informal tone throughout most of the book so that the reader has a better understanding of the message being portrayed through his words and character choices. While reading “Animal Farm”, you can see that Orwell uses a mix of dialogue and quotations in his writing. He uses this to try and help the reader understand the emotions and character development in each character. Doing so helps the audience anticipate what may come next and keeps them drawn into the plot of the story. Using quotations helps provide better evidence and understanding of the character's actions. One saying that you can see