How Propaganda and Fear Tactics Expose Human Nature
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an intriguing fable based on life in a totalitarian society. This type of government promises peace and controls all of society, including the daily lives of the citizens. There were many countries who believed this way of life to be the finest. Joseph Stalin, a brutal Russian dictator, was one of many who strived for “peace and power”. A self-described prodigious man, Stalin was a major leader who was instrumental in the rise of communism. “Lenin, unsure of his successor, began to distrust Stalin. Lenin believed that Stalin was a dangerous man” (“Joseph”). As the quote shows, Stalin made numerous enemies along his journey to the top. Orwell’s fable focuses on Stalin’s
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In this story, the characters are used to portray the Russian Revolution: Napoleon. a robust pig, is Stalin; Snowball, a vivacious pig, is Stalin’s enemy Trotsky; Squealer, Napoleon’s right hand man, is propaganda; Boxer, a mighty horse, is the working class; Old Major, a senior pig, is Lenin; and Mr. Jones, a drunk farmer, is Tsar Nicholas II. Stalin’s doppelgänger Napoleon had a thirst for power. Napoleon wasted countless lives and used propaganda to acquire what he wanted. Eventually he received all he desired, but not without excessive loss. Much like Stalin, Napoleon used violence in order to maintain his ruling. Napoleon even had a sworn enemy similarly to Stalin. Snowball was made the antagonist through the rumors and lies spread by Napoleon. This is similar to what Stalin did to Trotsky, a soviet politician. By combining history with fable, Orwell portrays communism in a
In the novel, the Soviet citizens were forced to look up to Stalin when he actually made them suffer. Nowadays, people think of Stalin as a bad person and leader, they immediately think of how awful he was and what he did. People have changed their view on communism and their type of leadership. As an example, in the novel Breaking Stalin’s Nose, Sasha the main character looks up to Stalin as a leader. A passage from the book is, “When I imagine Comrade Stalin reading my letter, I get so excited that I can’t sit still.”pg. 4 This shows that Sasha really looks up to Stalin. When I told my mom the title of the novel, she immediately thought about the bad things Stalin did. This is an example of how social changes occurred from when Stalin was a leader to today when he is known as a bad
Influenced by authors such as Charles Dickens and H.G. Wells, George Orwell wrote Animal Farm to shed light on the cruelties and hypocrisies of the Soviet Communist Party. Animal Farm allegorizes the rise to power of the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin by placing the story in a farm setting, where each animal represents a big part of the Soviet Union. In this case, the pigs overthrow their human oppressor and take power, as did the Soviets. The battle for predominance between Leon Trotsky and Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. The action of the pigs in the story directly represents the action of the Soviets; Stalin's tyrannical rule and abandonment of the original principles of the Russian Revolution are represented
Squealer is a animal on the farm that gives out false information so the pigs can get what they want. Squealer represents the Russian Propaganda. The Russian Propaganda would tell Russian civilians to join together to make one big group and revolt against their leader. This group mostly consisted of workers. The workers would rebel due to long and laborious working hours, and low wages.This is similar to Animal Farm because the animals all joined forces to rebel against Mr. Jones, and then the animals built up their own government and ruled themselves.
Whether Orwell is recreating the ghastly atmosphere of fear and torture in Nazi Germany or in the most repressive part of the Stalinist regime, we see clearly the opposition between the charismatic leader and his inner corps of privileged lieutenants, and the collective mass of dehumanised persons who are no longer individuals. Paradoxically,
Orwell’s Animal Farm uncovers the truth about the everyday life threats and violence that had occurred under the rule of Joseph Stalin. The fear tactics used by Stalin are shown through the dear tactics used by Napoleon. This was a way used to manipulate the people under their rule to dedicate their hard work and in some cases, their lives, to helping their ruler even if it meant making morally wrong choices. Orwell shows the evil behind Napoleon’s plan and the methods of control used in order to get what Napoleon had
A shocking number of 40 million people were executed during Joseph Stalin’s reign of Soviet Russia between the years 1924 to 1953. Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, plays an important role in George Orwell’s novel 1984. Orwell’s novel depicts a totalitarian government that controls the lives of the people in Oceania by supplying false propaganda and monitoring their everyday life. As a matter of fact, Orwell writes his novel based on the events that occurred in Soviet Russia during the reign of Joseph Stalin. The author includes similar aspects to that of Soviet Russia in his novel to warn his audience the dangers of a totalitarian state. George Orwell’s dystopian society illustrates the negative effects that a totalitarian government
George Orwell, the pseudonym of english author Eric Arthur Blair, was an influential author of novels, novellas, and essays that criticized the rise and practices of authoritarian governments. One of his most revered works, Animal Farm, is hailed as a brilliant piece that satirizes the statues of Stalinism by allegorizing its tumultuous rise and the harsh, often lethal loyalty Stalinism demands of its followers. One of the hallmarks of Stalinist rule is its frequent use of propaganda. In his novella, Animal Farm, Orwell presents the use of propaganda in a Stalinist society through the deification of a leader, the use of scapegoating against an exiled revolutionary and against the vices of man; and exposes the practice of engendering fear into the population of Animal Farm.
In the Novel animal farm by George Orwell he tells a story about a farm that is taken over by animals, an allegory of the Russian revolution. In this essay I will show how Napoleon represents Stalin and what he did during the Russian revolution.
Napoleon has his dogs chase Snowball off the farm and and then blames Snowball for everything that goes wrong on the farm. Soon, the pigs become more powerful, they move into the farmhouse, wear human clothes, and walk upon two feet. As the farm begins to fall apart and the animals are treated even more cruelly, it becomes almost impossible to distinguish the pigs from the humans. The novel is a representation of the Soviet Union, from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Joseph Stalin’s rise to power.
Propaganda is used everywhere in life and books. It has such a complex meaning under what the people or it is saying. In Animal Farm, The Wave, and Night propaganda is used to describe what life was like for all the people in that time and how crucial survival was and how to not get outcasted.
George Orwell wrote his best works during the tragic events of the fierce government repression of Communist Russia and Nazi Germany during the 1940’s. He expressed various grievances toward the high authority of these totalitarian governments and the abuse of their powers. In his writings, he alludes to many well known dictators, such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, and he cynically views them as symbols of corruption and the loss of basic human rights and freedom. In his most renowned novel, 1984, George Orwell insightfully demonstrates how the repressing influence of a totalitarian government ironically amplifies and draws out the natural essence of humanity within the characters, specifically relating to romance, hope and rebellion, and fear and betrayal throughout the novel.
Stalin like Hitler “used propaganda, censorship, and terror to force his will on the Soviet people. Government newspapers glorified work and Stalin himself. Secret police spied on citizens, and anyone who refused to praise Stalin and the state faced severe punishment, even death” (“The Soviet”, n.d.).
When people hear the name Joseph Stalin, they automatically associate it to a brutal and ruthless political dictator of the Soviet Union who managed to send more Russian to either their deaths or to forced labor camps than Hitler did with the Jews. Most individuals knew very little about Stalin’s early days, his rise to power, and his rule over the Soviet Union. Surprising as it may be, Joseph Stalin carried out much more than administer a violent and autocratic dictatorship. During his rule, he transformed the Soviet Union from an undeveloped, primitive, and a relatively economic backward nation that was trying to recuperate from the ramifications of the Russian Revolutions of 1917 into a military juggernaut that rivaled the United States
Their malfunction as ruling figures is another way Orwell exemplifies his philosophy. Snowball comes across as the more compassionate and charismatic of the two, where as Napoleon is the thinker and has more “depth of character.” The two compete for power and use propaganda and catchy slogans to gain control of the public majority.
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