Help with a paper

kaymf · 03-13-2009, 08:55 PM

There are two parts to the paper.
What is it that Orwell wants us to know and realize about politics and government?
How does what Orwell say in Animal Farm relate to us today?

I read the book and I really enjoyed it but I think I may have read it too much as a fairy tale to answer these questions. All I really know is that there can never be a government where everyone is equal. Someone will always rise to power. I have no idea how it relates to us today.

Wilde woman · 03-13-2009, 09:37 PM

You could talk about the lies that politicians tell us to get our votes, or censorship of the truth, or the use of religious rhetoric in politics. Here's a list of themes in Animal Farm that might get you started.

http://www.shmoop.com/themes/literat...imal-farm.html

Good luck!

A Siege · 03-14-2009, 02:17 AM

Orwell said in his introduction that he wrote Animal Farm to show that the USSR was not a socialist country and socialists should criticize it, not defend it. "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I know it," he said in "Why I Write."

I hope that gives you somewhere to start.

kaymf · 03-14-2009, 02:25 PM

Thanks to both of you.

bazarov · 03-15-2009, 08:05 AM

If it is based only on Animal Farm, check http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=25291, everything is there.

Of course, feel free to ask if you need anything else.

The Atheist · 03-16-2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wilde woman

You could talk about the lies that politicians tell us to get our votes, or censorship of the truth, or the use of religious rhetoric in politics. Here's a list of themes in Animal Farm that might get you started. .........

I'm probably biased, but I don't believe there's anywhere with as much information and immediate feedback as the thread Bazarov links to.

LitNet rules Orwell discussion.

03-13-2009, 08:55 PM	#1
kaymf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Make Believe Posts: 287	Help with a paper There are two parts to the paper. What is it that Orwell wants us to know and realize about politics and government? How does what Orwell say in Animal Farm relate to us today? I read the book and I really enjoyed it but I think I may have read it too much as a fairy tale to answer these questions. All I really know is that there can never be a government where everyone is equal. Someone will always rise to power. I have no idea how it relates to us today.

03-13-2009, 09:37 PM	#2
Wilde woman Annoying alliterator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 310	You could talk about the lies that politicians tell us to get our votes, or censorship of the truth, or the use of religious rhetoric in politics. Here's a list of themes in Animal Farm that might get you started. http://www.shmoop.com/themes/literat...imal-farm.html Good luck! Last edited by Wilde woman; 03-13-2009 at 09:39 PM.

03-14-2009, 02:17 AM	#3
A Siege asiege.blogspot.com Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 17	Orwell said in his introduction that he wrote Animal Farm to show that the USSR was not a socialist country and socialists should criticize it, not defend it. "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I know it," he said in "Why I Write." I hope that gives you somewhere to start. __________________ asiege.blogspot.com

03-14-2009, 02:25 PM	#4
kaymf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Make Believe Posts: 287	Thanks to both of you. __________________ ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

03-15-2009, 08:05 AM	#5
bazarov Ataraxia Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In spleen Posts: 2,188	If it is based only on Animal Farm, check http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=25291, everything is there. Of course, feel free to ask if you need anything else. __________________ At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness, During times of heavy loss And when you're sad The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay. To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong. If you need me urgent, send me a PM

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