This extract, which is taken from chapter eight of George Orwell's Animal Farm, revolves around this issue. ... In this extract, the animal farm seems to turn into a Foucauldian panopticon where the animals display unwavering obedience, so much so that they have developed a sense of self-control for the sake of the oppressive rule of Napoleon. ... Through his narrative, Orwell emphasizes the similarities between the animal farm and Russia in the 20 century to unveil the duplicity of both the fictional leader Napoleon and the historical leader Stalin. ... Orwell uses irony to further illus...

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