The barn is a symbol because this was the place the pigs painted the seven commandments and then added their revisions, which represents the collective memory of a modern nation. The pigs did this to create Animalism and to ensure that the pigs would continue to rule over all of the animals. The working-class animals would puzzle over the changes but accept them. If the working-class believes history of lies from their oppressors, the will be less likely to question oppressive practices. The windmill is a symbol of the pigs’ manipulation of the other animals for their own gain.
One argument that stands out the most in the novel and eventually decides who will win the power struggle is the debate over the windmill. “But of all the controversies none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill”. Here we see the power struggle at its worst and this happens very soon into the novel in chapter five. Furthermore the windmill debate lead to the exile of snowball by napoleon. “They dashed straight for snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws” This shows that even before the windmill had come into play napoleon had reared these puppies to be aggressive dogs and to get rid of snowball.
While pigs like Napoleon and Snowball are allegorically Stalin and Trotsky, respectively, Squealer has a less definitive role. Being the chief minister of propaganda, Squealer probably represents Stalin's close associate and protégé, V. Molotov. He can also represent the wider array of propagandists, like the newspaper Pravda. It is also possible that Squealer was inspired by Goebbels of Nazi Germany. Squealer is in Animal Farm to illustrate the effect propaganda has on the masses, and how the masses easily change their minds.
Us, animals were blindfolded by him and never realized he took advantage of the lack of knowledge we had just for the his benefit now and later in the future as well. Napoleon was very smart and cunning. He always criticized Snowball’s ideas and thoughts. We would always be against what Snowball and what he would say but the thought of Napoleon trying to overcome Snowball and kick him out never came in our minds. Napoleon’s personality was the Major reason why he ascended power.
Snowball doesn’t see him as a threat until it is too late due to clever organisation and planning. However, although he is more like the other animals than Napoleon, Snowball is by no means the same as them. ‘No sentimentality, comrade! … War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.’ Snowball is a ruthless leader who is committed to the revolution, so committed in fact that he indicates he’d be willing to die for Animal Farm.
Lord of the Flies – Assignment Right VS Wrong In the novel “Lord of the Flies” the kids did both right and wrong things. The right things that they boys did are: for example in chapter 2 Ralph finds a conch and decides to use it for calling all the other boys to plan out the things that they are going to do to survive instead of playing with it like an amateur , that is one example of a right thing that they did. Another example is that in chapter 4 again Ralph decides to use the fire that the hunters and others were using for roasting the pig as a sign for help/hope on top of the mountain. The wrong things that the boys did are: in chapter 7 after not getting the pig, the hunters decided to play a game where they pretend the pig was Robert
It is only the ownership of the farm that has changed hands, the situation remains the same for the other animals, if not worse. This demonstrates how the circle continues and also puts emphasis on George’s use of allegory. As the book progresses, the animals (pigs) become from being nothing like humans to being more and more like humans till there is absolutely no difference between them at all. In this section of the book, Old Major has a dream which he presents to the other animals in the farm. His dream presents the idea of utopia where he encourages the animals to rebel against Mr Jones as supposedly by doing so the animals will lead a better life and in
Even though George doesn’t show it often, he really does care for Lennie. George cares enough to runaway with Lennie whenever he gets in trouble, just to keep him safe. When the news broke out that Slim’s dog had her puppies Lennie wants one very badly. George tells him “I heard Lennie, I’ll ask him” (36). Keeping his promise, George has Lennie picking out a brand new puppy the very next day because he knows it will make Lennie cheerful.
The author describes Snowball as “a more vivacious pig” that is “quicker in speech and more inventive” than Napoleon, meaning that Snowball has great speaking skills that help him win the attention and loyalty to his fellow animals and exhibits innovative ideas that may help the farm both economically and socially (Orwell 12). Although Snowball has certain flaws such as allowing the creation of a greatly divided social hierarchy, he attempts to create animal rebellions throughout the countryside in other farms and better living conditions for the animals. However, these qualities fail Snowball and allow Napoleon to take complete control of the farm. When Snowball proposes the idea to create a windmill for electric power to the farm, his speech “conjured up images” in the animals “of fantastic machines which would do their work as they grazed in their fields,” and his words brought “astonishment,” hope, and motivation to work to achieve a dream (35). Snowball tries to use peaceful ways to run the farm, but Napoleon’s brutal, relentless rule proves to prevail after Napoleon commands his secret dog police to chase
Snowball devoted time and effort for the success of the other animals. Napoleon said, “Comrade Snowball will lead the way. I shall follow in a few minutes.” –pg 16. This shows that Snowball did direct the animals as a respectable leader. Also, this demonstrates how already Napoleon secluded himself from the others, by acting narcissistic.