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ANIMAL FARM VS. 1984         I finished reading  Animal Farm  by George Orwell and in this blogpost, I will compare it with another book of George Orwell,  1984 . I will use  Prezi  to present my analysis.    To learn how to use Prezi, check the video below: To learn more about Prezi, click on the links below: Video 1 Prezi Website

Animal Farm  by George Orwell is a satire and an allegory, but it helps the reader to learn and enrich their understanding of reality. In this blogpost, I will analyze two of the major themes of the book: the corruption caused by absolute power and propaganda. To have a better understanding of the social classes in the book, I created a pyramid chart with  Microsoft Word  in which I illustrate the hierarchy in  Animal Farm,  and compare it with the Feudalism Pyramid.           Napoleon became the ruler and leader of animal farm after he led and won the battle to overthrow their human ruler. Therefore, he gained absolute powers and ruled over the whole Animal Farm. However, Napoleon, along with the other pigs, soon became corrupted and made abuse of their powers. This theme is clearly introduced in chapter 3, "The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was nat...

  I read  1984  by  George Orwell  recently and I was really fascinated by it. Therefore, I decided to read another book of his, and I found  Animal Farm .             Animal Farm  is set in a dystopian world in which animals rebel over humans, with the strong belief that "All animals are equal" introduced in the first chapter. Therefore, the major theme of the book is clear from the very first chapter, that all animals are equals, and humans should not rule or hold power over them. The book is probably an allegory, in which although set in a small farm, it represents how humans treat animals.            I was able to read only the first few chapters. However the first chapter, with the speech of old Major, the wisest and eldest pig of the farm, made me reflect. George Orwell immediately draws the reader's attention from the very first chapter. The use of persuasive language old Major used to...