Corruption In Animal Farm
An Era of Political Corruption: The Philosophy of Communism Reimagined
In the 1945 classic, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses a simple fable-style tale to demonstrate how the shadow of tyranny that progressively engulfs an English farm relates to the timeline of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era. With the collective effort of the animals to successfully rebel against their oppressive farmer, they soon adopt the maxim: “All animals are equal” and aim to live in a classless society from that point on (Orwell 4). Although this is the animals’ initial intent, the farm steadily slips into a hierarchy. Orwell suggests that, in the allegorical sense, human nature naturally houses the hunger for power and greed, and proves this inevitability …show more content…
The two were opposite in character and possessed different views for the future. Lenin informed the public of his wish to spread the revolution to surrounding nations while Stalin, opposed every word. In result, Stalin exiles Trotsky from Russia to eliminate any trace of competition. Stalin declares himself as dictator and has Trotsky and later assassinated. Stalin gains control of the Communist Party and gradually reverses the principles of Lenin and transforms the Soviet Union into a government very similar to …show more content…
When the influential and highly respected pig shares his realization, he encourages the animals to carry out his ideas and to, one day, accomplish such a dream where animals will be free from man and essentially, act out the ideas of Marx. Seventy years prior to the Revolt, Marx, known as the father of communism, writes The Communist Manifesto. His key ideas in his essay include: private ownership of land should be abolished, equal distribution of wealth; a classless system, and a communal life; everyone shares prosperity. Vladimir Lenin, a Marxist himself, planned to install these ideas after the successful Bolshevik Revolution and his ensuing rise to power. Old Major’s speech lists the flaws of man and its crimes against animals, and arouses the animal’s internal hatred for farmer Jones and mankind. “[The communists] openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions . . . Working Men of All Countries, Unite!”(Marx and Engels). Just as Old Major’s speech focused on man’s capitalist-based greed, Marx recognizes the wealthy class’ absence of motivation to incite change for the overall benefit to the society in which they reside. He writes to show the working class of Russia that revolution starts with them and “have nothing to lose but their chains” (Marx and Engels). Although Old Major's Speech appears to contain an
In the 1945 classic, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses a simple fable-style tale to demonstrate how the shadow of tyranny that progressively engulfs an English farm relates to the timeline of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin Era. With the collective effort of the animals to successfully rebel against their oppressive farmer, they soon adopt the maxim: “All animals are equal” and aim to live in a classless society from that point on (Orwell 4). Although this is the animals’ initial intent, the farm steadily slips into a hierarchy. Orwell suggests that, in the allegorical sense, human nature naturally houses the hunger for power and greed, and proves this inevitability …show more content…
The two were opposite in character and possessed different views for the future. Lenin informed the public of his wish to spread the revolution to surrounding nations while Stalin, opposed every word. In result, Stalin exiles Trotsky from Russia to eliminate any trace of competition. Stalin declares himself as dictator and has Trotsky and later assassinated. Stalin gains control of the Communist Party and gradually reverses the principles of Lenin and transforms the Soviet Union into a government very similar to …show more content…
When the influential and highly respected pig shares his realization, he encourages the animals to carry out his ideas and to, one day, accomplish such a dream where animals will be free from man and essentially, act out the ideas of Marx. Seventy years prior to the Revolt, Marx, known as the father of communism, writes The Communist Manifesto. His key ideas in his essay include: private ownership of land should be abolished, equal distribution of wealth; a classless system, and a communal life; everyone shares prosperity. Vladimir Lenin, a Marxist himself, planned to install these ideas after the successful Bolshevik Revolution and his ensuing rise to power. Old Major’s speech lists the flaws of man and its crimes against animals, and arouses the animal’s internal hatred for farmer Jones and mankind. “[The communists] openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions . . . Working Men of All Countries, Unite!”(Marx and Engels). Just as Old Major’s speech focused on man’s capitalist-based greed, Marx recognizes the wealthy class’ absence of motivation to incite change for the overall benefit to the society in which they reside. He writes to show the working class of Russia that revolution starts with them and “have nothing to lose but their chains” (Marx and Engels). Although Old Major's Speech appears to contain an