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Animal Farm and Totalitarianism
Characters
Old Major
Squealer
Benjamin
Boxer
Mr. Jones
Snowball
Napoleon
Dystopian literature
Dystopia= "bad place" in old Greek
chaotic and distorted world
discussion of reality
Animal Farm
totalitarianism
expression of concerns about issues of humanity and society
warning signal
nightmarish image of the near future's world
Propaganda
dictatorships of the 19th century
specific message to control people's mind
some methods are
bully your enemies
choose your words carefully
get famous people to represent your idea
endorsement from the common people
false dichotomy between the "allies" and the "enemies"
have a motto
Animal Farm
change of the 7 Commandments of Animalism
government's hypocrisy
Plot
history of a small farm in England
Old Major shares his vision
he dies
Snowball and Napoleon take the lead
the rebellion starts with the banishment of the owner
Seven Commandments
windmill project: Napoleon VS Snowball
Snwoball flees the farm and Napoleon takes full control and power over it
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Themes
Apathy
Idealism
Deception
Exploitation
Corruption
Context
Old Major dies
Napoleon as Stalin
Napoleon VS Snowball
The winner is Napoleon
Totalitarian regime
Systematic elimination of the opponents
Comfort of an elite
Suffering of the common people
Snowball as Trotsky
Allegory of the Russian Revolution
Symbols
Milk and apples
The windmill
Old Major's skull
