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A revolution is often defined as the overthrow of an oppressive or unfit government with the desire for change. However, to revolve is to move in a circular motion. As proven evident by all revolutions- revolutions begin in a similar place as they started. George Orwell's book " Animal Farm" was created specifically with the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution in mind. However, the way the story unfold can be related to all other revolutions. Some of the major commonalities between the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution and other revolutions is that power and greed can corrupt anyone, the lower class always suffers in the hands of the people in charge, and revolutions end in similar or worse conditions than when they had begun. …show more content…

The story narrated the rise and fall of the Soviet Union As describe in the story, the revolution begins because the animals want equality and freedom. In the story the humans use the animals for their produced goods and while forcing them to overwork and live in poor conditions. Therefore, the animals began a rebellion. Although the revolution seemed to be successful at first, the pigs began to call all the shots. As seen in many revolutions the person in charge wants full control with no opposition and will go to great lengths to ensure of that. Orwell depicts this idea by having the head pig Napoleon accuse another pig named Snowball of being a traitor. When in fact Snowball was simply trying to rule with the wants and needs of the other animals in mind. Meanwhile, the pigs in charge begin to act identically to their once human oppressors. The Pigs begin to change the rules on the farm to accommodate their wants and they force other animals to overwork and live off of the scraps of their labor. Meanwhile the pigs eat plenty and live lavishly. Napoleon even goes as far as to trade with the enemy to the animals, the humans. The pigs and the humans begin to look identical to the other animals. After many years of suffering the other animals realize that very little has changed because he people in charge are only concerned with their own

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In Animal Farm by Geroge Orwell the pig named Napoleon, ushers himself into power by manipulating all the other animals on the farm, to exile their current leader snowball. After obtaining power, both characters blatantly abuse their power. Napoleon orders his army to slaughter a group of pigs after they confess to being “Traitors” his army of dogs promptly, “tore their throats out” (27). Napoleon actions directly contradict the rules for the society that were established in the beginning. After the society is created, the animals decide that “No animal shall kill any other animal” (Orwell 70).

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Both of these revolutions occurred at a time when the governments were highly disliked and not doing their jobs the way they should have. As soon as the animals gained control of the farm the pigs take power over the rest of the animals. The pigs taking power represents the establishment of the Communist party. The pigs are the smartest of the animals so they turn into the brains and the overseers of the farm, the Communist party took power in 1918 after rising from the

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Rebelling is to escape from people and their cruel ways, but can the animals escape the deathly reign of their own kind? The foundations of society and how we all relate to one another, are rooted in the capital and the exchange of capital. This premise manifests itself most prominently in the way the pigs take over and become capitalists, as they wished to have a communist society, mirroring the way of the Russian Revolution in the early 1900’s. George Orwell, author of the political allegory Animal Farm, experienced malfeasance first hand in the Spanish Civil War. Power and corruption is displayed by the pigs appeal to basic needs and desires such as, taking the milk and apples to improve their well being, the use of ethos and pathos to persuade the animals to work blithely, and the opportunistic ways of Napoleon.

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The revolution was caused by the high inequalities between the peasants and elites, many peasants were starving while the elites were living lavishly. The revolution was halted during World War 1, but since Russia suffered major defeats, the Revolution came back even stronger than it was initially. The Bolsheviks created a civil war during the revolution and, once they emerged victorious, created a socialist government known as the Soviet

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“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This quote by Lord Acton tells us that a person's first intentions and morals tend to lessen as their power increases. This relates to the Russian Revolution and the allegorical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. Both of the leaders post-revolution started for the people, but the more power they gained and the longer they had it the more corrupt the became. It all came down to three main points; new ideology, hatred for their leaders as motivation, and a common goal.

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The pigs in the novel are used to sympolize selfish leaders who act like pigs. The pigs are in the highest socail class at the farm so they believe they deserve the most power even though they do least amount of work. With this little bit of power they already have they are able to convince the other animals to take over the farm. They do this with manipulation and propaganda.

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George Orwell’s Animal Farm presents a farm that has been overpowered by its abused animals. They try to create their utopian community filled with justice and fairness for everyone. Soon enough one species, the pigs, rise above the other animals and being to dictate. Thus breaking the initial vision for the atmosphere on the farm. Orwell’s use of pigs, through metaphor and allusion, to portray key figures in the Russian Revolution explain their true character and role in this event.

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The animals are easily persuaded by the pigs, either through supposed intellect or extreme violence, therefore, they do not see that they are not only being used but that their living conditions become the same if not worse then before the revolution. This is the point Orwell was trying to make in terms of the Russian Revolution, showing that power roles

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The pigs took away rights and lives of their own citizens as did the Soviet’s, which helps teach what the book was trying to show that when these political figures gain such power, that they should not use it to only their advantage but to everyone’s. This can be represented at the end of the book when Napoleon has a meeting with humans and starts to resemble the humans exactly. This is because Napoleon used his power for his own well-being like the humans and eventually resembled one. “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” pg.124 The image of the pigs appearance is tarnished by the way the pig treated his citizen as did Stalin.

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In a famous essay, George Orwell once said “ The first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole” (Why I write). He wanted to present a novel that showed the political reality while portraying people as animals. He also wanted to teach the lesson that power from higher individuals can often lead to oppression and corruption. In the beginning of the book, the animals create a revolution and declare that all animals are equal. Over time the pigs, the leaders, put themselves  higher than the other animals, creating a hierarchy.

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The pigs had a great life under the reign of Napoleon. Napoleon used fear to make the farm obey him, such as slaughtering any animal that argue against him. All the animals on the farm didn’t have much of a choice it was either work like a slave or be put to death. Everyone but the piglets had a strong aversion to the dictatorship of

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