Category: Animal Farm

George Orwell uses allegory to incorporate numerous symbols that represent elements and ideas of our world. Through his novella, Animal Farm, he sardonically mocks the Soviet Union and revolutions in general. Orwell demonstrates his view that control over the intellectually inferior combined with a government’s dismissal of its policies for personal interests can have drastically…

Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a formulated allegory that explores marginalized groups during the Russian Revolution, through the use of language techniques and devices. The Russian Revolution severely affected the people of lower social classes as well as the relevance of classism, oppression, and segregation throughout the novel Animal Farm. Violation of human…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a communist society? George Orwell wrote Animal Farm using the metaphor of animals on a farm to talk about communism. Animal Farm is based on the Russian Revolution and many of its characters are based on real people. Some examples of this are…

Only some animals can read and this can be taken advantage of. The pigs change the commandments over time based on what they want but the animals can’t remember or really read the difference. This helps the argument because the pigs are taking advantage of the animals by basically changing the rules to what they…

Corruption is a form of dishonesty managed by a person or organisation who abuse power for their own private gain. An example of a corrupt society could be portrayed by the rise of the Soviet Union in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, a compelling allegorical novella representing the Russian Revolution of 1917 which resulted with a…

In Animal Farm, George Orwell attempts to lay bare the hypocrisy, brutality, and moral corruption at the heart of the Soviet Union under Stalin. At the time when Orwell wrote the book, a disturbingly high proportion of leftist intellectuals in Western Europe and the United States genuinely believed that the USSR was some kind of…

Orwell’s’ Animal Farm examines the insidious ways in which public officials can abuse their power, examined through severe corruption throughout Animal Farm. From the rebellion onward, the pigs of Animal Farm use violence and threats to gain control over the animals. As well as the attack dogs keeping the animals in line, physical intimidation doesn’t…

Introduction George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ is a thought-provoking literary work that captivates readers with its allegorical portrayal of political and social dynamics. It presents a seemingly simple story of farm animals overthrowing their human oppressors, but beneath its surface lies a deeper and more profound message. This essay reflects on ‘Animal Farm’ as a fable,…

In George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” he uses allegory and propaganda to prove the quote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In the story the readers see Napoleon take a leadership role, and he begins to abuse his power. Napoleon had only gotten to his leadership role by scaring and misleads the animals.…

Upon close observation of humanity, it becomes clear that man is, by nature, barbaric. We can see that he is prone to savagery brought about by instinctual impulses suppressed by the rigid rules and frameworks of civilization. A prime example of this is demonstrated in George Orwell’s 1945 novel, ‘Animal Farm’, an allegorical representation of…