1984 Vs Animal Farm Essay

In the year of 1945, George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm. Just nine years later, his work was adapted into a well known cartoon movie. With Orwell born in 1903, his childhood consisted was full of battle; World War I. Later on in life, he became a British political novelist and essayist by earning his education at a series of private schools. George Orwell wrote two of his greatest anti-totalitarian novels: Animal Farm and 1984. These two pieces of work formed the basis of his reputation in life, but sadly he did not live for long. Animal Farm was created to portray the history of Soviet communism, with the characters based on Communist leaders. George Orwell used this cartoon movie to demonstrate the historical event, known as the Russian

Revolution.
In Animal Farm, the animals lacked respect from their farmer, Mr.

Jones. He was an old, spiteful, and drunken man, who abused his animals is a very cruel way. However, the animals did not put up with such misery. One day, Old Major, who was the leader of the animals in Manor Farm called together a meeting, which was the start of their “revolution.” They were informed about his dream of the resistance against human beings. There was a song in which started the revolution and all the animals joined in and sang. Since Old Major was extremely old, he died just a few days later, and therefore, new animals needed to step in; Snowball and Napoleon. After many months of rebelling against their farmer, they finally broke loose from him. The animals created a new society with the seven commandments as the foundation. “All animals are equal” and “Four legs good, two legs bad” were part of the seven commandments. Snowball was a lighthearted and cheery pig, but on the other hand, Napoleon was the big and brutal pig. He wanted to “fight for leadership” and grow to be the ruler of the farm. After many horrid and harsh events that Animal Farm experienced, Napoleon was indeed considered a dictator by all the other animals. With anything that he came in contact with, they were eaten up and even slaughtered, as Napoleon did not have any pity. In the end of the movie, the animals started to walk on two legs, acting like human beings, thus changing the old saying into “Four legs good, two legs

better.”
Although Animal Farm is a cartoon movie, it is based on Joseph Stalin’s disloyalty of the Russian Revolution. Hidden inside of George Orwell’s work, there is connection to historical figures, events, and concepts. His inspiration and the character based on real people, show the connection. Orwell was a socialist, who came upon the idea of Animal Farm, by seeing a young bot whipping a larch cart horse. His inspiration was sparked, and as he explains it, "It struck me that if only such animals became aware of their strength we should have no power over them, and that men exploit animals in much the same way as the rich exploit the proletariat.” The animals in this book are grouped into pigs, horses, and animals, which are based on real people. As one of the pigs, the Old Major is base on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, who was the inspiration of all the animals to fight against humans. Boxer is a devoted cart-horse, who is based off the Russian working class. He starts to become weak in the end of his lifetime and is sent off to the slaughtered house. Mr. Jones, being a human is based on Tsar Nicholas. He is very cruel to the animals by not feeding and taking care of them. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm for a purpose, but hidden inside is the true connection from his inspiration and the character, to historical figures, events, and concepts.
In Animal Farm, many see this novel and movie more than just a cartoon of animals, but instead, a parallel to a historical event, the Russian Revolution. Being born in 1903, he was raised with World War I and the Russian Revolution in his childhood. This was his spark of writing his well known novel, which later was developed into a movie. With many ups and downs the animals suffered through, it is safe to say that there is a similarity between the movie and the historical event; The Russian Revolution. The animals in Animal Farm represent a human during the war, and creates the connection to historical events. This book was written in 1945, and created into a movie in 1954. George Orwell show the use of rebellion of the animals and the attempt of creating a society in the novel and movie, Animal Farm.