| Term Paper Title | Another Animal Farm |
| # of Words | 685 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.74 |
Another Animal Farm
George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire of a
totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all
probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian
Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm"
overthrow their human master after a long history of
mistreatment. Led by the pigs, the farm animals continue to
do their work, only with more pride, knowing that they are
working for themselves, as opposed to working for humans.
Little by little, the pigs become dominant, gaining more
power and advantage over the other animals, so much so
that they become as corrupt and power-hungry as their
predecessors, the humans. The theme in Animal Farm
maintains that in every society there are leaders who, if given
the opportunity, will likely abuse their power. The book
begins in the barnyard of Mr. Jones' "Manor Farm". The
animals congregate at a meeting led by the prize white boar,
Major. Major points out to the assembled animals that no
animal in England is free. He further explains that the
products of their labor is stolen by man, who alone benefits.
Man, in turn, gives back to the animals the bare minimum
which will keep them from starvation while he profits from
the rest. The old boar tells them that the source of all their
problems is man, and that they must remove man from their
midst to abolish tyranny and hunger. Days later Major dies,
but the hope and pride which he gave the other animals does
not die. Under the leadership of the pigs, the most intelligent
of the animals, they rebel against their human master
managing to overthrow him. After the rebellion, under the
direction of Napoleon, the most outspoken pig, and
Snowball, the most eloquent pig, the animals continue to
work the farm successfully. As with all societies, the animals
have laws which must be obeyed. Their laws stated that
animals shall never become like humans; cruel and
manipulative. They shall not wear clothing nor sleep in beds.
Most importantly, they are to respect one another's equality
and killing another animal is strictly forbidden. Meanwhile,
the pigs as leaders are taking bigger food rations for
themselves justifying their behavior as something necessary
for the "brains" of their animal society. At this p...Read entire document
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