George Orwell employs a variety of allegorical devices in his novel 'Animal Farm' including personification, naive narrative and irony to produce an allegory that voices his concerns over the outcome of the Russian revolution, and more broadly the dangers of unchecked power. ... Orwell uses personification as an efficient way to express the nature of the targets of his critique in the time Animal Farm was written. ... Orwell has chosen as characters animals that exhibit similar traits to the people or organisations they are meant to represent. ... The seven commandments in Animal Fa...

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"Animal Farm" is a simple fable with great symbolic value. ... "Animal Farm" tells the tragic story of what happens when the oppressed farm animals rebel, drive out Mr. ... This is figured out by Orwell's description of the animals as they enter the barn and take their seats to listen to the rebellious preaching of Old Major, (the main pig) founder of communism in Animal Farm. ... As its title implies, Animal Farm is set on a farm. But Orwell uses the farm to represent a universe in miniature. ...

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"Orwell's Animal Farm is more than a fairy story. ... George Orwell's powerful allegory, Animal Farm, highlights the inequitable conditions that are found in corrupt totalitarian regimes such as in 20th Century Russia. ... Although Orwell's originally titled novel, "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story", combined with the use of animals as characters in the novel, may appeal to children, the content of Animal Farm goes beyond any magical or make-believe story. ... George Orwell himself said, "People were conned by the Soviet war effort that Joseph Stalin was an ally." ... Such is not the ...

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Why is Animal Farm a Classic? ... In Animal Farm by George Orwell this scenario is played out flawlessly. ... Animal Farm begins with all the animals on a farm in England deciding they should revolt against their human master. ... The fact that Animal Farm was published in 1945 makes it easy to see why it became such an immediate success. ... Similar ideas of superiority are definitely present in Animal Farm. ...

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The Success of George Orwell Political and social events during the early twentieth century changed Great Britain's position as a world power and dramatically changed its society. ... Among these authors was George Orwell, an acclaimed writer whose life, style and works, and reputation and influence define his lasting success. ... In this political fable, animals who live on a farm drive out their exploitative human masters and set up their own society. ... By making the characters animals instead of humans, he could avoid all of the psychological complications that may accompan...

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Animal Farm by George Orwell Animal Farm written by George Orwell is a true spoof on Soviet Communism. ... When the downtrodden beasts of Manor Farm take the place of their drunken human master and take over management of the land, all are filled with enthusiams with togetherness. ... The animals' Seven Commandment credo is painted in big white letters on the barn: All animals are equal. No animal shall drink alcohol No animal shall wear clothes No animal shall sleep in a bed No animal shall kill a fellow four-footed creature Those that go upon four legs or wings are friends T...

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Death to Humanity, Long live Animal Farm! Over the last couple weeks I have been reading Animal Farm (by George Orwell), a satire of totalitarian countries and leaders spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s. ... So we see that control is best seized through subtle means of influence a lesson Animal Farm teaches you. The second reason why Animal Farm is a book I would recommend to others is the moral it gives to the reader. ... The third reason why Animal Farm is a good book and should be recommended to others is its use of symbolism. ...

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George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, was born on June 25, 1903 in Motahari, Bengal to Richard Walmesley Blair and Ida Mabel Limouzin. ... In 1943, Orwell began "Animal Farm" which was a parable about the "gramophone mind" of Soviet Communism (Sheldon 365). ... George Orwell lived during the first half of the 20th century where England, Europe, and the rest of the world were faced with much turmoil and turbulence. ... He was able to write about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism in his fictional books "Animal Farm", which was a fable about the fail...

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Although "Animal Farm- is only ten chapters in length, it is extremely thought-provoking and it represents a milestone in satirical literature. Because it is a story about a revolution betrayed, George Orwell's main concerns here are both political and satirical. ... When I first learned about "Animal Farm- being a famous classic fable, I was instantly intrigued by its story. ... I can view George Orwell as Jose Rizal during his time. ... Early readers of the "Animal Farm- viewed Orwell to be against socialism. ...

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Animal Farm In George Orwell's "Animal Farm,"" there is a struggle to work towards a societal paradise, which is never obtained because of the flaws of a totalitarian rule. ... Throughout Orwell's novella, there is evidence of strength in each character, but shown in different ways. ... His strength was an inspiration to all the other animals on the farm. ... "With his dogs in attendance he set out and made a careful tour of inspection of the farm buildings, the other farm animals following at a respectful distance."" ... It is effortless to understand that Orwell wants people...

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Animal Farm, George Orwell's most popular book, is a fictional story based on the 1940's rise of Communism in the Soviet Union, a.k.a. ... He changed each Communist leader into an animal, and the Soviet Union as a country into a country-side farm. ... Near the end of Orwell's story the other animals stumble upon Napoleon acting as a human. ... The other animals on the farm simply represent the common Soviet people. ... Orwell's work, Animal Farm, is a brilliantly written beast fable that has a strong and informative subliminal message. ...

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