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Similarities Between Animal Farm And V For Vendetta

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Leaders continue to abuse power by controlling others with fear. Animal Farm by George Orwell and the movie V for Vendetta have leaders who use propaganda to corrupt the people. These two correlate because the main concept of both is an overturn of government. History continues to repeat itself over and over, and we know this because it still happens to this day. Leaders in George Orwell's allegorical novel, Animal Farm and Warner Brothers' film adaptation of V for Vendetta implement different types in order to gain power, protect their image, stop the rebellion, and gain privileges. Leaders use scare tactics to keep control and power. The puppies are used to induce fear in the other animals. Napoleon, the self-appointed leader, is abusing his power by using good for bad. He has the opportunity to be a good leader and make a change, …show more content…

Napoleon makes a new government and gets all the animals to follow it. What got the other animal to follow was the main idea of keeping away from human lifestyles. Snowball was exiled by Napoleon because he told the other animals that Snowball was a traitor. The support from the other animals and Napoleon made it easy to put all the blame on Snowball. When really Snowball did nothing wrong. They chased him out for crimes against a nation or group, which is Animal Farm. Boxer was the most loyal to Napoleon, yet Napoleon decided to sell his most faithful member. This scares the other animals because they knew if there were any other ideas or opinions than Napoleon's then they could possibly be exiled. In V for Vendetta leaders use crimes against the nation. Sutler gets more and more strict with the people of England, for he has the fingermen, curfews, and food shortages. He does this all so he can have power and use it for the worst. Overall, the fear being inflicted is what feeds into sutler's control. He wants the people to be scared and not know the

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