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Trump In Animal Farm And 1984 By George Orwell

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Trump had been making headlines since declaring that he is running for president, and things have only took a turn for worse as he starts executing his policies. The presses had even compared America today as Animal Farm and 1984, and I couldn’t agree more that Trump’s America is turning into an Orwellian novel. Let’s first talk about Trump’s identity. He’s a rich businessman, with a big personality, as well as a big body. A slightly aggressive personality, and a smug face. Now compare that to Animal Farm’s Napoleon. The character is described as “a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar”. The description fits perfectly. There is nothing subtle about Trump. His statements are bold, or outright lies, and his audience believes him without second thought. He had, multiple times, referenced events that never happened, the size of the crowd in his own presidential inauguration, false claims of his effort; and the list goes on. He’s lying like no one will notice, and when CNN calls him out, he denies the accusations, despite CNN being one of the most trusted presses of all. The Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway dismissed the claims saying that what Trump said were “alternative facts”. Compare this to Orwell’s 1984, where facts are distorted and suppressed in a cloud of …show more content…

In Animal Farm, whatever Napoleon says, the crowd echos. Trump’s supporters could be seen chanting “Build the wall!”, similar to Animal Farm. This could be reflected that his supporters, in a way, don’t even try to think about what his policies do. They just follow. This could cause large consequences, yet he’s got a lot of supporters and they are simply loyal and convinced. Other than his supporters, Trump’s men also resemble the dogs in Animal Farm. Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, they all blindly follow Trump’s orders, protecting him from insult and attacking those who question

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