Orwell uses a certain type of irony in Animal Farm, referred to as dramatic irony. ... The statement is accurate when referring to Animal Farm as an allegory. ... Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. ... The dramatic irony of Animal Farm reveals hypocrisy that the animals don't see, nor understand. ... The statement does clarify the truth behind Animal Farm. ...

• Word Count: 1539
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Napoleon is hungry for power and clearly wants to control the whole farm. ... Napoleon now is the dictator of Animal Farm. ... Napoleon hires a human and begins trading with close by farms. ... Napoleon changes Animal Farm back to the original name, Manor Farm. ... Long Live Animal Farm! ...

• Word Count: 1850
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... The relationship between the oppressor and the oppressed in the farm rests upon the dichotomy of visibility of the animals and the invisibility of Napoleon, that is of the power of the latter and the powerlessness of the former. ... The inscrip...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate