Satire In The Great Gatsby And Animal Farm

The Novels The Great Gatsby and Animal Farm were written in similar time periods which resulted in the same theme. The theme, lust for more power harms the people around you, is shown in both pieces of literature by the dreams from the characters were always corrupt by dishonesty to everyone for a personal gain. The second very similar device used in these novels was satire. Satire is the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity, particularly in politics and other topical issues. Animal Farm is imitating the Russian Revolution throughout the entire novel because this was a very relevant item to discuss during this time period. Likewise, The Great Gatsby exploits the roaring jazz age because it was critical

Animal Farm’s Manor Farm is a complete satire to Russia during the revolution and old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the Russian Revolution. Old Major is the animal version of Lenin V. I. because Old Major is the first to show the principles of Animalism, a theory that all animals are equal and must fight against the greater power. Lenin was inspired by Karl Marx's theory of Communism, which made the workers unite against their opposition and this was the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Trotsky is represented as snowball and is on Old major’s side, he wanted a communist government where everyone is equal. Joseph Stalin, shown as Napoleon, was also in favour of this but he was a mercurial man later on. This is because not long after Trotsky was exiled from the U.S.S.R. and killed by the agents of Joseph Stalin, as Snowball is chased off of the farm by Napoleon “ nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball” (Orwell 47). This was because he wanted to have total control over what is happening in the farm (Russia). Like Stalin Napoleon lusted for power for himself and he will get it no matter what obstacles obstructed his way. Although this was just a fictional story, Orwell used it to show life in 1917. On the other hand, The Great Gatsby is also fictional and allows Fitzgerald to be similar to a critic on American life in the 1920’s. The satire in this novel is that America's traditional ideals such as loyalty to God and your country, the creation of all men as equals and that the american dream is achievable through anyone was quickly being destroyed. The wealthy class in this novel was portrayed to look lavish, uncaring, and having no morals. “We shook hands and I started away. Just before I reached the hedge I