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Aschlafly: at which he expressed dismay publicly in 1944

2022-06-28T20:34:48Z

at which he expressed dismay publicly in 1944

Aschlafly: It was perhaps inspired in part by Orwell's opposition to liberals' promotion of acceptance of abortion, which he had expressed publicly in 1944.

2022-06-28T20:33:14Z

It was perhaps inspired in part by Orwell's opposition to liberals' promotion of acceptance of abortion, which he had expressed publicly in 1944.

Aschlafly at 19:24, October 22, 2021

2021-10-22T19:24:12Z

Aschlafly: It was inspired in part by Orwell's opposition, which he expressed publicly in 1944, to liberals' promotion of acceptance of abortion.

2021-10-22T19:23:51Z

It was inspired in part by Orwell's opposition, which he expressed publicly in 1944, to liberals' promotion of acceptance of abortion.

The Autistic Patriot at 19:47, July 10, 2021

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 In 1999, a live-action film was released, in which the animals were often played by puppets made by the Jim Henson Puppet Shop. In this movie's ending, Animal Farm falls into disrepair due to policies Napoleon instigated and comes under new human ownership, with the implication that things might turn out better.
-A CGI animated film, directed by Andy Serkis, is set to premiere in 2026 and will be distributed by Angel Studios. The movie itself is already set up to be as far from Orwell's story as possible, a generic, softer kids' movie with rude humor and lessons against capitalism.
+A CGI animated film, directed by Andy Serkis, premiered in May 2026 and was distributed by Angel Studios. The movie itself is set up to be as far from Orwell's story as possible, a generic, softer kids' movie with rude humor and heavy-handed lessons against capitalism.
 The book's idea of a false utopia was bitingly portrayed in "[[Toy Story 3]]", with a [[day care center]] substituting for the farm setting. "This isn't a family," one toy shouts. "It's a prison!" <ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-klavan-toy-story-3-20101102,0,6568516.story]</ref>

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 ==Animal Farm in film==
-The book was made into an animated cartoon in 1954. There are a few differences between this film and the book, namely Old Major dying sooner than expected and Snowball actually being killed by Napoleon's dogs. The biggest difference is the ending: Benjamin the donkey rallies the animals together to stage a second rebellion, this time against Napoleon and the pigs.
+The book was made into an animated cartoon in 1954. There are a few differences between this film and the book, namely, Old Major dying sooner than expected and Snowball actually being killed by Napoleon's dogs. The most significant difference is the ending: Benjamin the donkey rallies the animals together to stage a second rebellion, this time against Napoleon and the pigs.
-In 1999, a live-action film was released, the animals often played by puppets made by the Jim Henson Puppet Shop. In this movie's ending, Animal Farm falls into disrepair due to policies Napoleon instigated, as well as it falling under new human ownership with the implication that things might turn out better.
+In 1999, a live-action film was released, in which the animals were often played by puppets made by the Jim Henson Puppet Shop. In this movie's ending, Animal Farm falls into disrepair due to policies Napoleon instigated and comes under new human ownership, with the implication that things might turn out better.
 The book's idea of a false utopia was bitingly portrayed in "[[Toy Story 3]]", with a [[day care center]] substituting for the farm setting. "This isn't a family," one toy shouts. "It's a prison!" <ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-klavan-toy-story-3-20101102,0,6568516.story]</ref>

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 '''Mr. Whymper''': (Outsiders involved in the affairs of the USSR) The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world.  The pigs successfully convince him that conditions in Animal Farm are much better than they are.
-'''Moses''': (Religion in general, and specifically the Russian [[Orthodox]] Church)<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church.  To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work.  He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die.  The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him.
+'''Moses''': (Religion in general, and specifically the Russian [[Orthodox Church]])<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church.  To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work.  He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die.  The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him.
 ==Animal Farm in film==

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 '''Mr. Whymper''': (Outsiders involved in the affairs of the USSR) The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world.  The pigs successfully convince him that conditions in Animal Farm are much better than they are.
-'''Moses''': (Religion in general)<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church.  To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work.  He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die.  The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him.
+'''Moses''': (Religion in general, and specifically the Russian [[Orthodox]] Church)<ref>"Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church.  To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive." [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-afcp.htm Animal Farm Character Profiles]</ref> Farmer Jones's pet raven, whom the other animals resent because he does no work.  He preaches about a wondrous land called Sugarcandy Mountain, where the animals will supposedly go when they die.  The pigs try to convince the other animals that Moses is lying, but once they see his usefulness to them, they tolerate him.
 ==Animal Farm in film==

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 '''Old Major''': ([[Karl Marx]] and [[V.I. Lenin]]) A pig, and the leader of the animals before the revolution. He dies of old age before the revolt begins.
-'''Boxer''': (The [[proletariat]]) A very strong horse whose attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, regardless of what leader on the farm say or do, he will make things come out right by working ever harder. He is also very loyal to Napoleon and has his second maxim: "Napoleon is always right."
+'''Boxer''': (The [[proletariat]]) A very strong horse whose attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, regardless of what leader on the farm say or do, he will make things come out right by invoking his primary maxim: "I must work harder". He is also very loyal to Napoleon and has his second maxim: "Napoleon is always right."  He is shipped off to a glue factory (an old maxim of what happens to old horses); as a coverup the animals are told the van was recently purchased and hadn't had its logo changed, and that Boxer's illness prevented his return.  A statue is raised in his honor with his primary maxim featured.
 '''The sheep''': (Another aspect of the proletariat) They unquestioningly accept and parrot the leadership's [[propaganda]] and shout down dissenters.

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-'''''Animal Farm''''' (1946) is an [[Anti-Communist|anti-Stalinist]] "fairy story" by [[George Orwell]]. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]],<ref>"the various episodes are taken from the actual history of the Russian Revolution" [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/ukrainian-af-pref.htm Preface to the Ukrainian Edition of Animal Farm (written by Orwell)]</ref> particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. It was perhaps inspired in part by Orwell's opposition to [[liberals]]' promotion of acceptance of [[abortion]], which he had expressed publicly in 1944.<ref>https://www.crisismagazine.com/2004/why-george-orwell-was-pro-life-2</ref>
+'''''Animal Farm''''' (1946) is an [[Anti-Communist|anti-Stalinist]] "fairy story" by [[George Orwell]]. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]],<ref>"the various episodes are taken from the actual history of the Russian Revolution" [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/ukrainian-af-pref.htm Preface to the Ukrainian Edition of Animal Farm (written by Orwell)]</ref> particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. It was perhaps inspired in part by Orwell's opposition to [[liberals]]' promotion of acceptance of [[abortion]], at which he expressed dismay publicly in 1944.<ref>https://www.crisismagazine.com/2004/why-george-orwell-was-pro-life-2</ref>
 The story's concept of "animalism" is used by Orwell to portray a generic view of [[socialism]], similar to that first expounded by [[Karl Marx]] (''Old Major''), who Orwell believed was naïve in thinking that his philosophy would actually work.  Orwell, although agreeing with the overall concept of equality through socialism,<ref>[http://www.novelguide.com/animalfarm/metaphoranalysis.html Animal Farm: Metaphor Analysis]</ref> was critical of Marx because Orwell believed that Marx didn't take into account the greed and jealousy which would eventually undermine the entire philosophy.<ref>"Orwell believed that although socialism is good as an ideal, it can never be successfully adopted due to uncontrollable sins of human nature."</ref>  This idea was shown through ''Napoleon'' and the other pigs, who, through persuasion and force became the dominant authority on the farm. When Napoleon outlaws the "Beasts of England" anthem, he is demonstrating the ruthlessness of a state in which the initial ideal of socialism as a way to ensure equality among animals has been heavily distorted into a force of oppression. Many of the characters of Animal Farm are representative of real life characters or organizations involved in the Russian Revolution and are listed below.<ref>[http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~sbennet3/mead/lessonplans/animalfarm.htm Animal Farm - Comparison of characters to the Russian Revolution]</ref>

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-'''''Animal Farm''''' (1946) is an [[Anti-Communist|anti-Stalinist]] "fairy story" by [[George Orwell]]. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]],<ref>"the various episodes are taken from the actual history of the Russian Revolution" [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/ukrainian-af-pref.htm Preface to the Ukrainian Edition of Animal Farm (written by Orwell)]</ref> particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. The story's concept of "animalism" is used by Orwell to portray a generic view of [[socialism]], similar to that first expounded by [[Karl Marx]] (''Old Major''), who Orwell believed was naïve in thinking that his philosophy would actually work.  Orwell, although agreeing with the overall concept of equality through socialism,<ref>[http://www.novelguide.com/animalfarm/metaphoranalysis.html Animal Farm: Metaphor Analysis]</ref> was critical of Marx because Orwell believed that Marx didn't take into account the greed and jealousy which would eventually undermine the entire philosophy.<ref>"Orwell believed that although socialism is good as an ideal, it can never be successfully adopted due to uncontrollable sins of human nature."</ref>  This idea was shown through ''Napoleon'' and the other pigs, who, through persuasion and force became the dominant authority on the farm. When Napoleon outlaws the "Beasts of England" anthem, he is demonstrating the ruthlessness of a state in which the initial ideal of socialism as a way to ensure equality among animals has been heavily distorted into a force of oppression. Many of the characters of Animal Farm are representative of real life characters or organizations involved in the Russian Revolution and are listed below.<ref>[http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~sbennet3/mead/lessonplans/animalfarm.htm Animal Farm - Comparison of characters to the Russian Revolution]</ref>
+'''''Animal Farm''''' (1946) is an [[Anti-Communist|anti-Stalinist]] "fairy story" by [[George Orwell]]. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]],<ref>"the various episodes are taken from the actual history of the Russian Revolution" [http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/ukrainian-af-pref.htm Preface to the Ukrainian Edition of Animal Farm (written by Orwell)]</ref> particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. It was inspired in part by Orwell's opposition, which he expressed publicly in 1944, to [[liberals]]' promotion of acceptance of [[abortion]].<ref>https://www.crisismagazine.com/2004/why-george-orwell-was-pro-life-2</ref>
 ==Characters==

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 '''Old Major''': ([[Karl Marx]] and [[V.I. Lenin]]) A pig, and the leader of the animals before the revolution. He dies of old age before the revolt begins.
-'''Boxer''': (The [[proletariat]]) A very strong horse whose attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, regardless of what leader on the farm say or do, he will make things come out right by working ever harder.
+'''Boxer''': (The [[proletariat]]) A very strong horse whose attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, regardless of what leader on the farm say or do, he will make things come out right by working ever harder. He is also very loyal to Napoleon and has his second maxim: "Napoleon is always right."
 '''The sheep''': (Another aspect of the proletariat) They unquestioningly accept and parrot the leadership's [[propaganda]] and shout down dissenters.
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 '''Napoleon''': ([[Joseph Stalin]]) Another pig whose lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own.
-'''Benjamin''': (citizens skeptical of Stalin) An old, intelligent, and very cynical donkey, he is one of the few non-pig animals on the farm who can read well. He is skeptical of the entire revolution, especially since the pigs take over, and remarks that "Life will go on as it has always done. That is, badly." Boxer the horse is the only animal on the farm whom Benjamin really cares about, and the two are often seen together.
+'''Benjamin''': (Revolution skeptics) An old, intelligent, and very cynical donkey, he is one of the few non-pig animals on the farm who can read well. He is skeptical of the entire revolution, especially since the pigs take over, and remarks that "Life will go on as it has always done. That is, badly." Boxer the horse is the only animal on the farm whom Benjamin really cares about, and the two are often seen together.
 '''The dogs''': (the [[KGB]]) The dogs are loyal to Napoleon, who uses them to maintain power. Many of them were taken in from Jessie and Bluebell shortly after birth.
-'''Squealer''': ([[Propaganda]] newspaper [[Pravda]]) A porker who manages to convince, using questionable statistics and outright lies, everyone on the farm to accept whatever Napoleon declares.
+'''Squealer''': ([[Propaganda]] newspaper [[Pravda]]) A porker who manages to convince, using questionable statistics and outright lies, everyone on the farm to accept whatever Napoleon declares. He'll also scare others into accepting Napoleon's orders without question by saying that Jones will come back if the orders aren't followed.
 '''Farmer Jones''': ([[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]]) The owner of Manor Farm before the animals revolt. A drunkard, but not a bad farmer, Jones was often negligent in caring for the animals.
-'''Farmer Frederick''': (German leadership, namely [[Adolf Hitler]]) The owner of the neighboring Pinchfield farm.
+'''Farmer Frederick''': (German leadership, namely [[Adolf Hitler]]) The owner of the neighboring Pinchfield farm. His farm is neat and tidy, but Frederick is said to be a tough and shrewd farmer.
-'''Farmer Pilkington''': (British leadership, namely [[Winston Churchill]]) The owner of the neighboring Foxwood farm.
+'''Farmer Pilkington''': (British leadership, namely [[Winston Churchill]]) The owner of the neighboring Foxwood farm. His farm is neglected and overgrown, but Pilkington is described as an easygoing farmer who enjoys hunting and fishing.
 '''Mr. Whymper''': (Outsiders involved in the affairs of the USSR) The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world.  The pigs successfully convince him that conditions in Animal Farm are much better than they are.
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 ==Animal Farm in film==
-The book was made into an animated cartoon, as well as into a 1999 live action film (the latter featuring Animal Farm falling into disrepair due to policies Napoleon instigated as well as it falling under new ownership with the implication that things might turn out better).
+The book was made into an animated cartoon in 1954. There are a few differences between this film and the book, namely Old Major dying sooner than expected and Snowball actually being killed by Napoleon's dogs. The biggest difference is the ending: Benjamin the donkey rallies the animals together to stage a second rebellion, this time against Napoleon and the pigs.
 The book's idea of a false utopia was bitingly portrayed in "[[Toy Story 3]]", with a [[day care center]] substituting for the farm setting. "This isn't a family," one toy shouts. "It's a prison!" <ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-klavan-toy-story-3-20101102,0,6568516.story]</ref>
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 ==Online version==
 The text is now in the [[Public domain]], and may be found at the [http://orwell.ru/library/novels/Animal_Farm/ Orwell library].
 == See also ==