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The Reflection InAnimal Farm, By George Orwell

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Animal Farm: The Reflection

A mirror is common in everyday life to everyone. They come in all shapes and sizes. They show almost everything about ourselves if we let them. Our technology has grown so much that our phone cameras can mimic the ability of a mirror. Countless phone apps have been formulated to change the appearance of one's self within a picture to hopefully please another. Most are afraid of mirrors for they tell the truth with no discretion. Before the idea of mirrors was placed into minds of men, allegory and rhetoric were what we counted on. The book, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is wonderfully filled with non-fictional accounts of the animals of Animal Farm. With Rhetoric and allegory, Orwell smoothly explains how he sees the leaders and people within the rise of the Soviet Union.

The story of “Animal Farm” interpreted the events of the Russian revolution and the political standings within the Soviet Union by comparing it to how farm animals would act if they had power. It is considered an allegory because it is a story that is trying to reveal a hidden message. Within the book, Manor Farm is a metaphor for Russia. Tsar Nicholas II was portrayed as Mr. Jones. Tsar Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia before the revolution took place. The leader of the Bolshevik Party, V.I.Lenin was portrayed as old major. An ally of Lenin was Leon Trotsky which was portrayed as Snowball. Napolean, the pig, was a comparison of Joseph Stalin. Napolean’s

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