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The original book Animal Farm by George Orwell is more detailed then the movie Animal Farm. However, there are still similarities and differences between them. The plot for both of these are essentially the same. The plot is this, the pigs of Animal Farm become dictators after a rebellion against farmers. They have all of the other animals for slave labor on the farm and are worse than their previous owner farmer Jones. They both have the same theme too, but is developed two slightly different ways. The theme is essentially this, there are the suppressed animals that rebelled against their suppressor which is farmer Jones. When they got rid of farmer Jones there then came a pig named Napoleon and he was very diligent and frugal. He …show more content…
slowly bided his time, and took control piece by piece. He became so powerful, that the others could not stop him. When the animals finally figured out that they were being suppressed once more it was almost too late. There are at least three main differences between the movie and the novel. They have the same plot and the movie was based on the original book. The reason for the differences is that the movie has two hours to tell the story, while the book has all the time the writer needs to fill in the details. This is why I prefer the novel over the movie. The novel is better then the movie because the movie has less mention of characters and their actions were different.
The first difference in the movie was an old boar named Old Major, and his speech before he died. In the movie, the speech was mostly the same except he did not say the seven commandments. Old Major's death was different because he died the night he gave his speech, instead of three days later as in the book. The second difference was that the movie never had a horse named Molly. In the book, Molly runs away for ribbons and sugar which she could not have due to Animal Farm's rules. Molly was later found with a human who fed her sugar and put ribbons in her mane. She was then branded as a traitor by the pigs on Animal Farm. The animals on Animal Farm censure her and never see Molly ever …show more content…
again. The movie had several of the good parts of the novel, but it was still not as detailed. The first main similarity was when the animals were singing Beasts of England at the end of old Major's speech. Mr Jones then shoots at the barn thinking there was a fox in it, for the racket the animals were making when they where singing. There is another part of the story that is the same, the windmill and it being destroyed by farmers twice and then the animals rebuilding it. Another similarity was at the end of the story. The other animals could not tell the difference between the pigs and men at the table. The pigs had become corrupt and as bad as the other farmers. Another substantial difference in the film is near the end.
When the pig delegates from other farms come to see the efficiency of Animal Farm. The pigs were all dressed in clothes which is against the seven commandments. The pigs looked over the farm and then had drinks in the farm house which are both against the seven commandments. The pigs did not care because they're the ones in charge and made the resolutions. They think the commandments shouldn't have to apply to them. The other animals come closer to the house to look and they saw the pigs turning into men. The animals were angered and had contempt for the pigs. The other animals then rebel against the pigs tyranny. For the pigs tyranny was far worse than farmer Jones' tyranny. This is different from the novel because the delegates were other farmers, not pigs. Another difference was that the animals never rebelled in the book. Instead, the pigs and farmers played poker and got into a fight because a pig and a farmer played the same ace at the same
time. In the end there are many differences between the original book and the movie. There are still very many things they have in common. The book and the film do get the main point across and tells the plot and theme close to the same way. The book is more detailed and let's you go back and look at the seven commandments. The movie tells the story slightly different, but quicker. The plot and theme of the novel and film does a great job at showing the rise of a rebellion, dictator, and the attacks from invaders. Both of these are good to learn more about society, but the novel is still more detailed and the events in a better order. The novel expresses the struggle between the oppressors and the oppressed. It also shows us how the oppressed in society can become the oppressors. All in all the novel is more superior than the movie.
In the novel Animal Farm and Movie Animal Farm there were many differences and similarities. In the book Animal Farm Old Major died peacefully 3 days later, after giving his speech, yet in the movie he was shot by Farmer Jones during his speech. In the movie Jessie was the protagonist and was always around, and in the book she was hardly mentioned. Another difference between the movie and novel is Clover, and Mr. Whymper were not mentioned in the movie. In the novel those characters played a crucial part in the story. Mr. Whymper would spread the news on how the animals were living, and Clover supported Boxer. In the novel there was The Battle of Cowshed, the dogs killing everyone who confessed their crimes, and in the end the animals seeing
Animal Farm Book and Movie Animal Farm is a novel about farm animals running a farm and becoming self sufficient. It is a story with great detail and is a very good book to read because of it surprising events. If you have seen Animal Farm the movie, you would feel completely different. The movie has far less detail and events to make it as interesting as the book. Though the story is basically the same, the lack of details makes the movie dull.
one of the leaders of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin like Napoleon was not a good speaker, cared deeply about power, and he killed all that opposed him. They both were extremely great at promising wonderful lies. One huge conflict that I discovered while reading this novel is over power, the human beings versus the animals on the farm and later in the story the animals versus the other animals. The animals and the humans are always fighting each other. The pigs were trying to convince other animals not to take orders from the humans. Old Major which was the original creator of the animal revolution says “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever”. Old Major basically is the one who in my opinion created the idea of all humans being their major problem. Old Major also says “There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word- Man”. This is a perfect example of how he strongly believes that their life would be much better without human beings. He continues to try to convince the animals how terrible humans are by saying “Man is the only creature who consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all animals”. Old Major sang this song to the farm animals “Beasts of England!
George Orwell (1903-1950 ), whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born in 1903 in Motihari, Bengal, India. His father, Richard Walmesley Blair was a civil servant for the British colonial government. In 1904 he moved with his mother and sister to England and was educated at Eton. He began to write at an early age, and was even published in college periodicals, but he did not enjoy school.
However, both versions of Animal Farm, have the same storyline with a couple of differences here and there. The movie included most of the events in the book. Old Major's speech about the Rebellion, the mass murder of the “enemies” of Animal Farm, and the building and destruction of the windmill all took place in both the book and the movie.
The saying “history repeats itself” is used quite often, but how many times have you actually seen it happen? The book Animal Farm portrays the idea of history repeating itself. The character Benjamin and the pigs in the story show history repeating itself throughout the book. In addition to these characters within the book, North Korea displays history's repetition outside the book.
5. Setting is a working farm. The setting allows the microcosm of the Animal Farm to be basically undisturbed. Had it been close to a big city or other small towns, then there would have been more interruptions and challenges to Napoleon’s take
One of the main characters of Animal Farm is the heartless and merciless leader Napoleon. Napoleon is a leader that prefers to have things his way and not cooperate with others, in other words really obnoxious. For example “He declared himself against the windmill from the start. One day, however, he arrived unexpectedly to examine the plan. He walked heavily round the sled, looked closely at every detail of the plans and snuffed at them once or twice, then stood for a little while contemplating them out of the corner of his eye; then suddenly lifted his leg, urinated over the plans and walked out without uttering a word.”(Page 33, chapter5) Thus, this proves that Napoleon is an obnoxious pig because just because he was against Snowball’s windmill idea he urinated all over his work so he could get his way.
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As soon as Old Major had died Napoleon took his place as the leader of
Pigs walking on two feet, horses and sheep talking. This is how George Orwell satirizes human nature in his classic novel Animal Farm. Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The title of the book is also the setting for the action in the novel. The animals in the story decide to have a revolution and take control of the farm from the humans. Soon the story shows us how certain groups move from the original ideals of the revolution to a situation where there is domination by one group and submission by all the others. The major idea in this story is the political corruption of what was once a pure political ideal. Orwell uses satire to ridicule human traits in his characters such as Napoleon and Squealer. There are several different characters in the novel utilizing animals as symbols of people in real life during the Russian Revolution. Napoleon is the leader of the pigs that ultimately come to dominate the farm. The characteristics that we associate with pigs , lazy, greedy, and pushy are meant to symbolize the characteristics that the leaders of the Russian Revolution exhibited. Napoleon is admired by all of the animals because he is their leader. All of the animals believe that their leader wants to fulfill all of their needs. They also are convinced that Napoleon’s decisions are made the best interest of the animals. Napoleon’s piglike qualities are shown throughout the story. He exhibited greediness when he sold the dying horse, Boxer to a slaughterhouse for money so that he and the other pigs could purchase whiskey. Orwell ridicules human nature through Napoleon in the sense that he is trying to show how the greedy and power hungry eventually end in corruption.
The book Animal Farm was written by George Orwell. The story takes place on a farm where the animals are not properly cared for by the farmer and the workers on the farm. The animals later took over the farm and life was good until the pigs started behaving like humans and took over the farm again. The pigs treated the animals worse than the way the farmers and his workers treated the animals. In Animal Farm there is an obvious evolution of a democracy society to a dictatorship society. First the animals were all treated equally, secondly the pigs became the leaders, and finally the pigs have taken over the farm making the other animals slaves.
As Animal Farm begins, every species of animal bands together to fight back against the animal cruelty, and they succeed. They are at first very happy, and things work fine. As the book progresses, and the pigs come to power, the animals are no longer equal, and the system doesn’t work well. They Dictated what and how things happened on the farm, and all
George Orwell writes Animal Farm as a criticism about the Revolution in Russia during the First World War and when Joseph Stalin takes over the Soviet Union and converts it to Communism. The book is a direct reflection of real life people and events that happened during this time. Fear and ignorance has a great effect on the way people lived their lives and similarly the way the animals lived their lives on the farm under their leader. It also shows that any rebellion against their country proved to be fatal and therefore, they were unable to break away. In Animal Farm, Orwell uses symbolism, irony, and imagery to convey the violence, corruption, and real life in Russia during this time through the animals on the farm.
This summer, I wanted to read a classic. I typically don’t enjoy reading classics for leisure, however, I wanted to step out of my “comfort zone”. As I began searching online for books, I stumbled on the popular Animal Farm. I had read this previously (in 6th grade), but I realized that I could not recall most of the plot and ideas, so I created a goal to go back and fill in the large gaps that stood in my memory.