Animal Farm was an instant success when it was published in 1945, and has become an enduring classic in the years since then for its clearly understood message on absolute power and totalitarian government. ... The most costly war of all time had just come to an end, and totalitarian governments had shown what horrible things they could make people do and believe. ... This happens often in totalitarian governments as well where people seen as threats to the dictatorship are often assassinated. ... One look at Iraq shows that Americans are strongly against dictatorships and omnipotent gover...

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He creates a government ideology called animalism which represents communism. ... The Dogs These animals are the military force and secret police of this totalitarian government. ... He next talks about Animalism, a government in which Animals rule themselves without humans for the benefit of animals. ... The government then served the ruling class not the rest. This book shows the true nature of a totalitarian government. ...

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The lives of the animals on the farm take a wild turn after the successful rebellion against the humans Throughout the novel Orwell uses ideas and characters to demonstrate that propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride can trigger totalitarian control in a community. ... Everything is back to normal on the 'Manor Farm' the animals are beaten and malnourished all except for the leaders who used propaganda, hypocrisy, and pride to trigger totalitarian control in a community....

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Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, but Stalin showed no mercy to his counterpart and outsmarted him solely on the basis of his understanding of government. ... This book is Orwell's most popular book, and rightfully so, as it shows how communism will never work because there is no such thing as equality, and there can never be a successful totalitarian style government. ...

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Marxism eventually prevailed into the most accepted form of government. ... Napolean it seemed began to take on more human vices just as the new communist government in Russia took on the vices of the old bureaucracy. It is fair to say that the downfall of all governments in the world, is a result of abuse of power and authority, and will allow for events that are exactly what the government is trying to prevent. In this case it was the totalitarian rule of farmers overworking and underfeeding the work animals. ...

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Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. ... Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. ... Rather, "state communism" was established, where a central government owned them. ...

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In the 1st 50 years of the 20th Century, it came to pass that revolutionary turmoil in the name of social progress brought humanity to the gates of destruction. Out of these flames of war arose several huge Political systems that bestrode the globe. One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was founded on the ideals of social equality and sharing. Instead the people of the USSR had a nightmare unleashed on them unrivaled in the archives of human history. Only once in the passing of human fictional literature has the sensitive horror of this regime been displayed once, much l...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School