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While Reading 1984 And Animal Farm, These Two Books Have

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While reading 1984 and Animal Farm, these two books have a large abundance of similarities. There are similarities in the characters, themes, and political ideas including the plots. George Orwell wrote both of these novels and based them off of dystopian literature. In 1984, the society is continuously at war with Eurasia and has an alliance with Eastasia, while the citizens do not understand or know why they are currently at war with Eurasia. The citizens are currently in eternal war and live in a tyranny of a government. Animal Farm is about gang of farm animals that want to rid of their current owner. Mr. Jones, the owner, runs the farm and the animals think he is the most evil person in the world. The animals establish …show more content…

Also, both books involve one powerful and intelligent party ruling over a much weaker and ignorant society. These so called leaders, manipulate and control everything about this society to maintain their power and the keep the citizens not knowing what is happening in the society. Events that have occurred in the past are altered and changed to make the central party or leaders look better and to fit their desires at that moment in time. In 1984, the party shows how they controlled the past by changing what happened, “There is a Party sloan dealing with the control of the past,” he said ‘Repeat it, if you please.’ Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past, repeated Winston obediently. Who controls the present controls the past, said O’Brien, nodding his head with slow approval. ‘Is it your opinion, Winston, that the past has real existence? Again the feeling of helplessness descended upon Winston. His eyes flitted towards the dial. He not only did not know whether ‘yes’ or ‘no’ was the answer that would save him from pain, he did not even know which answer he believed to be the true one.” (Orwell). In Animal Farm. the pigs like to the use the past put fear into the other animals while also altering what happened too. Throughout the book, the pigs use Old Major, their old ruler, as a reason to boost their ego in how they are in a better place now then they were before when he was in rule.

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