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Animal Farm


            
             Characters, items, and events found in George Orwells book Animal Farm can be compared to the similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. Too much power corrupts those who possess it; just as Joseph Stalin committed sins against Russia when he gained power, the main character, Napoleon, committed sins against Animal Farm. The worst are able to come on top.
             Old Major was a prized boar that belonged to farmer Jones. The fact that old major is himself a boar was to signify that radical change and revolution are themselves boring in the eyes of the person represented by the barn animals that are more liable to worrying about work and survival in everyday life. Old major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and future. He is the main reason why the rebellion started even though he died before it begun. Old major's role compares to Lenin and whose ideas were to lead the communist revolution.
             Napoleon was corrupted by his power. Napoleon abused and deceived others and finally became what he had rebelled against.
             Napoleon wronged the inhabitants of Animal Farm. Napoleon terrorized animals by killing many of them. He killed four pigs for communicating with Snowball and he killed three hens for confessing that Snowball came to them in their dreams. Napoleon also affected the animals by making decisions for them. When Napoleon decided that there was no longer a need to sing the Beasts of England, a favorite song, because the rebellion was over, he banned it. He also decided how much food each animal received. In addition, Napoleon changed the seven commandments to benefit him but not the other animals. The worst had come to the top.
             The animals showed a true example of the way that humans act and do things when they have power. There are many lessons in the book that can help show what to and what not to do with power. Another lesson it shows is what happens when power is abused.


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