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Pathos In 'Beasts Of England'

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Old Major usage of Pathos in his song can convince the animals to join him and help him overthrow Mr. Jones. In Stanza 2 of “Beasts of England”, Old Major sings “Rings shall vanish from our noses, / And the harness from our back, / Bit and spur shall rust forever, / Cruel whips shall crack” (Orwell 12). Old Major’s stanza highlights the animals torment and manipulation, inciting an emotional reaction from the other animals seeing how mistreated they are. Old Major’s use of words like “cruel” and “spur” evokes the animals to be more emotional and influence them to join him as they become aware of their mistreatment and others. In addition, Old Major also says how “Bright will shine the fields of England, / Purer shall its waters be, / Sweeter
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