Animal Farm
Uploaded by greenpup on Jan 19, 2012
In the book Animal Farm written by George Orwell the animals felt like they were being treated inhumanly by their farmer Jones. All the animals devised a plan to run Jones off the farm so they could run the farm the way that they wanted to. The leader of this revolt is the farms old boar Major. He saw in a dream a farm that was run by animals and only animals. The animals would eventually set up their own society. However, eventually power and corruption would overtake some of the animals. This story is full of many different unique experiences about corruption and greed.
Old Major was the one who founded the idea of animalism. He represents a combination of Karl Marx and Lenin. He delivered an emotionally charged speech, which captures the animals’ emotions. Like Lenin he uses short dramatic sentences “All men are enemies” “All animals are equal”. His idea of rebellion was very popular with the other animals just as Lenin’s idea of a revolution was popular with the Russian people. “This is my message to you comrades; Rebellion!”
In the book Napoleon began his leadership role quite well, with his ideas being fair and with a positive meaning. As the story continues he becomes more corrupt, and his ideas turn into a dictatorship. “Napoleon lead the animals back to the store-shed and served out a double portion of corn to everyone, with two biscuits for each dog.” As time went on his true nature, of a power crazy character begins to surface, he becomes more selfish and the principle idea of equality no longer exists. The farm is run on terror, and no animal dare speak out against him, for fear of death. “The news leaked out that every pig was receiving a ration of a pint of bear daily, with half a gallon for Napoleon.”Just as during the revolution, when at first Stalin was fair and just but as he was given power he turns into a corrupt man with dictatorship qualities. He became more selfish and sinister. When securing his power base he engineered the permanent exile of Trotsky. This compares to the book, when Napoleon and his ‘nine sturdy puppies’ chased Snowball out of the farm. Napoleon then proceeds to portray his true nature of an assassin.
Snowball is the other main leader in animalism, along side Napoleon. He...