Essays Tagged: "Animal Farm"

Animal Farm Comparison

ANIMAL FARM COMPARISONAnimal Farm is a novel about farm animals running a farm and becoming self suf ... with great detail and is a very good book to read because of it surprising events. If you have seen Animal Farm the movie, you would feel completely different. The movie has far less detail and events ... the movie dull.One thing that can make a book good is characters. In the book, there were many more animals in the farm. The movie did not show many animals except for the main animals. Even thought t ...

(2 pages) 94 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

1984 and Animal Farm Compatitive Essay, both by George Orwell

In George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, reality is defined by what the leaders tell the commoners it is, and the idea of indivi ... serve that reality. 1984 demonstrated the concept of a perceived reality versus a true reality, and Animal Farm revealed that reality is in the beholder.The Outer Party members in 1984 were oblivious ... e reader is able to think and understand the true nature of the reality established by the Party.In Animal Farm, Orwell unveiled that reality is a simple mental state that can be easily manipulated. N ...

(2 pages) 55 0 4.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

George Orwell and descriptions on some of his well known books

a direct impact on his prose. Orwell's best-known books reflect his opposition to totalitarianism: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. In an article entitled, "Why I Write" Orwell would explain:"Ev ... that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism...Animal Farm was the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fus ...

(2 pages) 68 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

George Orwell's Animal Farm, an allegory of Stalinism

Most directly one would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it ... an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the reader/viewer, some distance from the specific political events. The use o ... t history.Old Major, a eminent pig on the Jones farm, is regarded as the wise superior by the other animals. He has had a strange dream and calls the other animals together to talk about their disastr ...

(4 pages) 105 2 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell. Emphasizes on "Animal farm" and "1984"

an Imperial Police in Burma from 1922 to 1927 before moving to Europe.Two of his most famous books, Animal Farm, written in 1946, and Nineteen Eighty-Four, written in 1949, were written about the poli ... affect him, but "He was concerned with it (Communism) only because it was a problem for others."6In Animal Farm, "an animal fable satirizing Communism,"7 Orwell uses farm animals in England to satiriz ...

(10 pages) 174 0 4.6 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"George Orwell's Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution" Comparing the similarities of key characters that appeared in both Animal Farm and throughout the Russian Revolution.

oks these days are written with satire to show the ridiculousness of human actions. George Orwell's Animal Farm was written to shed light on the absurdity of the Russian Revolution. There are many sim ... n mind and a ruler who was overthrown. Orwell wanted to show people how we really have evolved from animals, bringing a part of them with us to human life.The most significant detail that Orwell inclu ...

(6 pages) 207 2 2.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This is an essay with a comparison of Animal Farm to 1984.

1984 vs. Animal FarmIn both novels Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm there are many similarities. Three ma ... is already afraid before he even starts. This is how the Party suppresses the society.Likewise, in Animal Farm, "control" is involved with its society as well. The animals portrayed in this novel rep ... iety as well. The animals portrayed in this novel represent human beings. The pigs are the smartest animals in the farm and they take control and manipulate the other animals to do their dirty work. O ...

(5 pages) 113 2 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

A extensive book revew on Animal Farm by George Orwell and it's symbolism to the Russian Revolution

Book Review: Animal Farm: A Fairy StoryBy George OrwellPublisher: Harcourt Brace & Company; 1946The content o ... A Fairy StoryBy George OrwellPublisher: Harcourt Brace & Company; 1946The content of the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is satirical to the RussianRevolution. The narrative is developed by me ... . Mr.Jones is parallel to Tsar Nicholas II as suggested by hisantipathy toward his people (the farm animals, in Jones' situation) and his denial of the currentbureaucratic state. Before his abdication ...

(7 pages) 135 0 3.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell. States how the animals contributed to animal farm

Animal FarmIn the story by George Orwell there are two types of animals: the leaders and the followe ... George Orwell there are two types of animals: the leaders and the followers. Both contribute to the animal farm society. If there were no animals who would listen to Napoleon, he would cease to be rul ... ain followers was Boxer, the hard- working, dependable, and loyal horse. Boxer was never one of the animals to complain on animal farm. Most of the animals looked up to him for advice and saw him as a ...

(2 pages) 226 1 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Animal Farm" in which animals were mistreated by there owners and the animals fought back at the end. you should watch the movie

Animal FarmAnimal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a masterpiece mocking communism. Animalism, whi ... rpiece mocking communism. Animalism, which represents communism, was a revolution that didn't work. Animalism was supposed to make life better for the animals but instead their lives got worse. By the ... the story, everything had changed. The government had become corrupt, there was a dictator, and the animals had become slaves to the pigs. Life for the animals couldn't get any worse.At the beginning ...

(3 pages) 59 1 4.1 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell.

"Animal Farm" is a novel based on the Russian Revolution, where instead of humans, animals are the ma ... ovel based on the Russian Revolution, where instead of humans, animals are the main characters. As "Animal Farm" is a satire on the Russian Revolution, each character in the novel represents key figur ... e Russian Revolution.The story started off with the days of Mr. Jones's management on the farm, the animals suffered from his cruelty. Old Major, a pig who is the leader and highly respected, suggeste ...

(3 pages) 51 2 3.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Response to the text, "Animal Farm".

Written Response on Animal FarmAnimal farm, known as one of the great anti-totalitarian novel during the World War II by ... ian communism by painting a terrifying picture of a world in which personal freedom is nonexistent. Animal Farm deals with similar themes but in shorter and somewhat simpler format. He uses animals on ... simpler format. He uses animals on an English farm to tell the history of Soviet communism. Certain animals are based directly on Communist Party leaders: the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, for example, ...

(3 pages) 38 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This essay is a comparison between the books Animal FArm and Lord of the Flies.

Book Essay: Animal Farm and Lord of the FliesIn 1887 Lord Acton wrote in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, " ... absolute power corrupts absolutely." It has often been noted that this is the primary theme in both Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies. In addition, these books share two sub-themes related to this pri ... create their own governments, and some of them soon begin to usurp and abuse power. For example, in Animal Farm seven commandments were written on the wall, a few of them were: "No animal shall sleep ...

(2 pages) 65 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

George Orwell's "Animal Farm".

Animal Farm - Analytical EssayAnimal Farm. A story of lies, deceit, destruction, false promises and ... ly respected pig on his deathbed. Only days before his death, he wanted to express his concerns for animals and his solutions for problems endured by the animals. Major told of the inequity within Man ... by the animals. Major told of the inequity within Manor farm and all other farms around England for animals. "...our lives are miserable, laborious and short." He correctly says (on page 8 of the nove ...

(3 pages) 92 2 4.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Animal Farm" by Mr. George Orwell.

Animal FarmAnimal Farm is a satire on the Russian government in the phases before during and after t ... ad just helped defeat Germany in the war. As it was, Orwell found it hard to get someone to publish Animal Farm because of the pro-Russian sentiments felt by the people of the day. Orwell uses allegor ... se of the pro-Russian sentiments felt by the people of the day. Orwell uses allegory, or the use of animals to paint a portrayal of the Soviet-Communist systems.The idea of communism came from a young ...

(5 pages) 39 2 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Animal Farm" and is about the relationship between him and Yassir Arafat, the Tyrant of palestine.

of violence break out as well as unethical decisions made by the dictator. Napoleon, from Orwell's Animal Farm, and Yassir Arafat, chairman of the PLO and twentieth-century dictator of Palestine, are ... as by gaining respect and joining or forming organizations. To begin, Napoleon wins the respect of animals, such as the sheep, by helping them with their slogan: he was better at gaining respect arou ...

(4 pages) 34 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A comparism of " Animal Farm" and the events of "Tiananmen" in relation to the issue of 'education and learning' and the power this brings to societies.

on of people by others, condemning totalitarian society in his brilliant, witty, allegorical fable, Animal Farm, he also shone light on the issue of education and learning. Education can be defined as ... ly.Unaware of their rights they are therefore unable to fight or even simply ask for them. When the animals of Animal Farm form resolutions together it is only the pigs that put forward resolutions, a ...

(6 pages) 37 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Animal Farm Plot Summary

Old Major the boar gathers the animals of Manor Farm for a meeting. In a dream he had, all animals lived together with no human bei ... am he had, all animals lived together with no human beings to oppress or control them. He urges the animals to work toward such a paradise. The animals greet Major's vision with enthusiasm. When he di ... nger pigs--Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer--formulate his main principles into a philosophy called Animalism. One night, the animals defeat their farmer Mr. Jones, and run him off his farm. They rena ...

(2 pages) 36 2 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

To Be Civil: A Means to a Better World. What does it mean to be civilized? An essay about the elements that help one become a civilized individual. Uses literary refrences to enhance the text.

on also provides spirituality and guidance, which helps to keep people grounded. In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the animals do not follow any religious principles and suffer because of this. There is ... nciples and suffer because of this. There is rarely a perception of right or wrong, and many of the animals have no sense of spirituality and are not grounded because of this.Being able to resolve con ...

(4 pages) 26 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

How has the movie, Animal Farm been an illustraiton of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath?

The movie Animal Farm is a satire of the Russian revolution, therefore it is full of symbolism. As watching th ... bolism. As watching the movie, it is clearly stated and shown as well. All of the characters in the Animal Farm represent the key characters that took part in the Russian revolution, and the plots as ... rt in the Russian revolution, and the plots as well as the buildings and the other "less important" animals, contribute to its success tremendously because of the importance of symbolism throughout.Wh ...

(5 pages) 21 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science