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Animal Farm - Term Papers

Animal Farm

George Orwell's novel, , is a deceitfully simple story about
a group of farm animals who, tired of toiling for the benefit of humans, rebel
and create their own way of life only to find themselves, several years later,
toiling for the benefit of one of their own kind, the pigs. Because of the
simplicity of this novel, many people consider it to be a children's story.
However, beyond it's lighthearted surface, it is truly a satirical attack
against Stalinism. "It is also a lament for the fate of revolutions and the
hopes contained in them." Adding to the complexity of the book, it also shows
man's willingness to compromise the truth. In the short scope of this novel,
Orwell expresses ...

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upon that day.

Bright will shine the fields of England,
Purer shall its waters be,
Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes
On the day that sets us free. (pp. 7-8)

The character of Major symbolizes the Soviet Union leader, Vladimir Ilich Lennin.
Lennin too had caused his comrades to rise up in rebellion against the Czarist
form of government in the hope of creating a country where everyone would be
equal. Before he saw his ideas fully enacted, he died.
After the death of Major, the power is left in the hands of two other
pigs, Snowball and Napoleon. Napoleon, who, without anyone else discovering,
had raised a litter of puppies into fierce dogs, now uses them to chase Snowball
off the farm. This shares many similarities with the way a leader came into
power to succeed Lennin. Lennin's choice was Leon Trotsky, but Stalin, who is
represented by Napoleon, uses tactful maneuvers to work his way into government
and establish a totalitarian system.
As the only leader, Napoleon ...

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Added: 8/15/2008 06:35:49 PM
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