Events in Animal Farm by Geroge Ordwell Essay - 513 Words

Animal Farm 1. The general purpose of the seven commandme nts is not to govern Animal Farm justly, as it seems to the animals, but to be propaganda to make Animalism appealing. For instance, the first comma ndment, â€Å"Whatever goes on two legs is an enemy,† does not do anything for the animals themselves, but only demonizes man because he is the enemy of Animalism. By demonizing man, Animalism appeals to the animals’ resentment toward man. It also makes its alternative, being ruled by man, look far worse than itself, so that, despite the obvious faults of Animalism, no one will abandon it. The second commandment, â€Å"Whateve r goes on four legs, or has wings, is a friend,† serves to create an enticing se nse of unity and†¦show more content†¦Firstly, he attributes complex problems such as hunger and overwork to unbelievably simple causes, while complex problems almost always have complex causes. Sec ondly, Old Major is denying man’s role in God’s creation. God made man the lord ove r creation to use it with wisdom and reverence for his survival and well-being. If one man abuses his position like Mr. Jones, that does not make all men the enem ies of Nature. Old Major is also assuming that man is inherently evil. However, man has free will to make the choice to be good or evil. If man does evil deeds, it is only because he has made that choice, not because he was evil from the beginning. Finally, Ol d Major is implying that a single group, the animals, is free from guilt. This is unt rue because all are capable of sin and this becomes obvious later in the book. Thus, Ol d Major’s statements against humans are most definitely igno rant and naà ¯ve. 4. The Battle of Cowshed was a very exciting event in Animal Farm . It began when Mr. Jones and some other men came up the lane, l eading to the farm so that they could recapture it. Snowball led the defense agains t these invading humans. He first sent out the ducks and geese to peck at the men’s le gs, but the birds were easily driven back. Then Snowball decided to wait until the an imals could rush upon the humans in a surprise attack. After the men entered th e farm, Snowball allowed the humans to go as far as the