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Comparison between the Matrix and Animal Farm - Coggle Diagram
Comparison between the Matrix and Animal Farm
Setting
Time
Great Gatsby
: 1920s
Animal Farm
:
Place
Matrix
: Chicago, USA
Animal Farm
:
Protagonists and antagonist
Matrix
: the protagonist is Neo, the chosen one who is supposed to save humanity. The antagonist is the artificial intelligence that wants to prevent this.
Animal Farm
: The protagonists are the animals. The antagonist is the political power which corrupts people/animals.
Authors
Animal Farm
: George Orwell
Matrix
: Lana and Lilly Wachowski
Symbols
Matrix
: sunglasses which represent the shield people use to make themselves less vulnerable. There are a lot of references to the Bible such as Zion, the land of humans which they are fighting for and Trinity's name
Animal Farm
: the whole book is a symbol
Story summary
Matrix
: The matrix is a fantasy world that traps people and hides them from reality which is that they are controlled by robots and only the chosen one can free them.
Animal Farm
: The animals in a farm kick out their master and run the place. Trouble arises when two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball fight to keep control over the farm.
Themes
Animal Farm
: critique to the socialist ideals in the USSR and the Russian revolution. The abuse of power and a weak and naive working class
Matrix
: the search for reality and freedom
Narrator
Matrix
: the story follows Neo, the protagonist
Animal Farm
: third person, omniscient narrator
Story ending
Matrix
: Neo defeats the agents and wins. He also keeps the girl, Trinity
Animal Farm
: Napoleon took control by force and exploited the animals. On the other hand, the pigs start behaving and even dressing like the humans.
Quotations
Animal Farm
: "four legs good, two legs bad." This quote shows how bad the animals thought of people just like machines did in the matrix.
Matrix
: "every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not." Agent Smith thinks of humans as a disease out to ruin its environment, therefore, self-destructive