The lesson to be learned from George Orwell's 1984 is that an "ideal" of having a Utopian society will never really work. George Orwell may have written 1984, in order to show us that every society has it's ups and downs and that no matter how hard you work to keep the society perfect there will always be flaws. In the book 1984, the society in which the people lived was completely opposite to what most people would see as "utopia". ... Throughout the book, Orwell pointed to reasons for this being the complete opposite of a Utopian Society. ... George Orwell tried to te...

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The dystopian theme, "society is divided into castes or groups with specialized functions" is supported well by the novel "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. ... In the book, society is divided into two social classes; the pigs and the rest, and this contributes greatly to the way their utopian vision turned into a dystopia with slaves and unfairness. ... The utopian vision that the animals of the farm once imagined could never be achieved with this great segregation and uneven rationing of food. ... The Capitol takes advantage of the districts and makes them work long, dangerous hour...

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In the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell, the animals strive to create their own utopian society based on unity and equality. ... However, throughout the story, it is clear that the dream of a perfect society is unreachable, due to the animals" mindless behaviour. ... First, Boxer, the strong cart-horse, is a clear indication of the animals" lack of awareness of what is really happening. ... After the dogs escort Squealer back to the farmhouse, their mindlessness is obvious in the following quote: "None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant..."... This contribute...

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Utilizing the form of an animal fable, "Animal Farm" tells the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human master in an attempt to create a utopian state. ... This is in fact also what happened to Stalin's main rival, Leon Trotsky. ... There are many aspects of human nature and society that are apparent in Animal Farm. ... However, one of the main aspects of human nature and society is the issue of power and how it is exploited. ... " The pigs have now officially segregated the society on Animal Farm. ...

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Moreover, as we have seen, the pigs have a different lifestyle from the other animals.They live in luxury and enjoy the benefits of the society they help to control. It is here, where Orwell expresses the inequality and true hypocrisy of communism and even criticizes "Marx's over-simplified view of a socialist, "utopian" society."" ... What is more, Boxer, together with Clover are used to represent the proletariat in the Russian society. ...

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"Animal Farm" tells the tragic story of what happens when the oppressed farm animals rebel, drive out Mr. ... What the animals seem to have aimed for was a utopian sort of communism, where each would work according to their ability, respecting the needs of one another. The rebellion failed, when the animal society slowly began to crumble. ... Orwell's brains lies in his presentation of the fear of totalitarian regimes, and his analysis of communism societies shown through simple story-telling. ...

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Not liking their owner, the animals of Animal Farm attempt to revolt with the intention of setting up a perfect utopian society for them. ... Finally, Orwell uses point of view to suggest to the reader what life on the farm is like. The story is told from the view of the lower classes of the animals, which tell what the conditions are like on Animal Farm. ... These two natures may be called "the instinct of civilization" and "the instinct of savagery," as one is devoted to values that promote ordered society and the other is devoted to values that threaten ordered society. ... Lo...

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Napoleon becomes the sole leader after chasing away his competition, Snowball, with his fierce attack dogs, but the questions of what happened are resolved once Snowball is accused of being a traitor and criminal. ... The pigs have no respects for anyone else and only do what will satisfy them, just as the humans did in the previous times. ... The idea of having a utopian society where freedom and peace is how life is lived initially seems amazing to the animals of Animal Farm. ...

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Another key term mentioned, irony, describes the disjunction between what the audience would expect, and what really happens. ... He takes full use of what the animals understand, and what the audience understands about the situation at Animal Farm. ... This rule is evident in reality, particularly when the animals peered through a window of the barn house: "No question now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. ... Orwell's main purpose of writing Animal Farm was to show how Communism fails to create a Utopian society. ...

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George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. ... (Orwell, 10) The other animals take this utopian idea to heart, and one day actually do revolt and drive the humans out. ... (Gardner, 97) What was established in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution was not true communism ("animalism"), which Orwell approved of, where the people owned all the factories and land. ... How do I know what injury you have done to my horses."... In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens examines the i...

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George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities, respectively, to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. ... (Orwell, 10) The other animals take this utopian idea to heart, and one day actually do revolt and drive the humans out. ... (Gardner, 97) What was established in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution was not true communism ("animalism"), which Orwell approved of, where the people owned all the factories and land. ... How do I know what injury you have done to my horses."... In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens examines the inner soul, and ...

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The ideal society he proposes is of course only an ideal-- but the animals don't know this. ... It's only natural, like Squealer said, really that is exactly what Orwell wants you to think. ... The animals do for the most part live in Orwell's ideal society of socialism. ... This is really more or less a reality check after so much narrative about the utopian lifestyle of Animal Farm. ...

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Only one man has the insight and the genius to portray this regime for what it was, a failed experiment of fatally flawed dogma. ... To truly understand the role that these two books, 1984, and Animal Farm played in our society, we must first understand the man that wrote them. ... Cyprian's his mother, and his father, once he returned from India, pressured Eric heavily to succeed, and to move up in the ranks of society. ... He was forced to flee the country, and thanks to the betrayal began to look deeply into the whispers of what was really going on in the USSR. What he found shoo...

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