Arta Krasniqi The Satire of Animal Farm by George Orwell

Every time a satire is written, the author has a purpose in mind that he or she is trying to convey to the reader. Since the aim of satire is to criticize the object of attack, teaching a moral indirectly with a humorous tone, in the animal satire, the author uses animals instead of human beings and places his animals in human situations. Hence, rwell is able to attack on the political ideas he is contemptuous of and entertain the reader at the same time! "#emenici $%&'. Some characteristics of satire that are displayed in (nimal )arm are assailing an organization or person the author considers dissolute, trying to influence the way the reader behaves, and communicating an advisory to a tainted civilization "*itchell +'. ,hrough his writing of (nimal )arm as a satire, -eorge rwell made fun of the rulers of .ussian /ommunism and communicated some of his own beliefs. )or e0ample, through (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell showed how the .ussian rulers were selfish and cruel. (nimal )arm is an animal satire through which rwell indirectly attacks on the .ussian /ommunism 1and its leaders2! "#emenici +'. -eorge rwell did not like or agree with the way that the .ussian government was running the country. His goal in writing (nimal )arm was to speak out against .ussian /ommunism and show that the rulers were ruling cruelly. (nimal )arm also opposed the .ussian leaders because it depicted what would happen if those rulers were approved "3loom 45'. -eorge rwell degraded the .ussian dictators, Stalin and ,rotsky, by having pigs represent them. He also satirized Stalin and ,rotsky by having 6apoleon and Snowball, the pigs that represent Stalin and ,rotsky, lead the working animals selfishly and deviously. 7hile -eorge rwell wanted to relate the message that the .ussian rulers were unacceptable, he also wrote (nimal )arm as a satire so it would be received and enjoyed. 8n (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell also showed a characteristic of satire by trying to get the working class of .ussia to change the way it behaved and to oppose its rulers. 8n a society where people have no voice, if the ruling body with privileges such as special education, lu0ury and titles, has absolute power, this will lead to total corruption and disintegration of values! "#emenici +'. -eorge rwell was trying to convey the message to the working class that they were at a disadvantage and would be oppressed if they did not speak against the ruling class. ,his message was communicated through (nimal )arm when the laboring animals9 lives became harsh after the pigs took complete control over everything that the laboring animals did and learned. -eorge rwell realized that if animals became mindful of the might that they possess, humans would not be able to overrule them. )urthermore, he realized that humans take unfair advantage of animals just as the wealthy take unfair advantage of the common people "3loom :;'. <ikewise in (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell showed that he believed the public should act together and become aware of their strength. He indirectly instructed them to be conscious of what orders they accepted from the ruling class and not to automatically take in everything that they were told. 8n (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell encouraged the working class to be bold enough to oppose their oppressors "<ucas :54'. -eorge rwell thought that if the +

working class stood apart from its unfair rulers, they would be mistreated less and have more freedom. 7hen the working animals ignorantly allowed the pigs to take advantage of them, -eorge rwell demonstrated what the conse=uences are when people with no power follow all the orders of the powerful, even when the powerless are being mistreated. 3y writing (nimal )arm as a satire and using the pigs with their outrageous method of ruling the other animals, -eorge rwell was able to communicate a convincing and enlightening message that the .ussian rulers were taking full advantage of the laboring class. (lso in (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell satirically illustrated that humans abuse power, and he intended for us to recognize the problem that we have when it comes to possessing power. 8t was not the lesson that mankind had its foibles and its follies but that all would be well in the end. 8t was more nearly a lesson of despair > the lesson that anarchy was intolerable, that mankind could not be ruled without entrusting power somewhere or other and to whomsoever power was entrusted, it was almost certain to be abused! "3loom $:'. (long with making fun of the .ussian rulers, -eorge rwell also indicated that all humans are at fault. He pointed out that those with power will use the power deceitfully to make themselves greater, and it will demoralize them. (dditionally, (nimal )arm is a compelling satire because its main matter is not with the affairs of history that it satirized but rather with the importance of the corrupt nature of humans "$4'. ,he method in which -eorge rwell addressed the condition of humans possessing power was astonishing, and it drew great attention to his concern with the use of power. 8n order to e0emplify the issue, -eorge rwell had pigs take power, distort all the laws they made, and force everything to work for their desires without caring about the animals that worked arduously to fulfill their orders. 8n the area of dealing with power, -eorge rwell tried to have the leaders become aware of how they ruled because he believed that the leaders should have been capable of ruling with more e=uality. (nother way that -eorge rwell was able to make fun of the .ussian leaders was by writing humorously and using animals. ,he surface gaiety, the seeming good humor and casualness, the light bantering tone are, of course, part of the convention of beast fables, and (nimal )arm would be a very bad tale indeed if it did not employ these devices! "-reenblatt +5'. -eorge rwell used animals to add more humor to his satire and to represent different people involved in the .ussian .evolution. (long with adding humor to (nimal )arm, the animals also amplified the satire and its nature. (lthough (nimal )arm has a discouraging lesson, it is read and not rejected because -eorge rwell wrote it in an amusing and pleasant manner "3loom $:%$$'. ,he moral of (nimal )arm is dark because it mocks the leaders of .ussia that ruled during the .ussian .evolution and proves a serious flaw that numerous humans have, but (nimal )arm is not considered too imposing or offensive because -eorge rwell cleverly presented it. Some readers regard (nimal )arm as a classic because it teaches a lesson in a entertaining way. 3ecause (nimal )arm was written in a comical and entertaining form and it opposed the .ussian /ommunism at the same time, it is a great e0ample of a satire. (nother way that -eorge rwell satirically attacks the .ussian /ommunism is with irony. 3efore his death, ld *ajor instructed the animals? (nd remember also that in fighting against *an we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have con=uered him, do not adopt his vices. 6o animal must ever live in :

a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. (ll the habits of *an are evil. (nd above all, no animal must ever tryannise over his own kind. 7eak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers. 6o animal must ever kill any other animal. (ll animals are e=ual. " rwell ;' -eorge rwell displayed irony by having the pigs that took dictatorship over the other animals completely reverse ld *ajor9s principles and do the opposite of what ld *ajor told them to do. ,his irony ridiculed the .ussian leaders because it compared the pigs9 absurd authority to the actions of the .ussian leaders. 8rony is also e0hibited when the Seven /ommandments are altered by S=uealer "#emenici $'. ,he modification of the Seven /ommandments caused the animals to follow rules that went against the original laws which had dictated the entire purpose of the animals9 revolution against man. 8nstead of the animals trying to unite together against man, the pigs with power misled the animals so that the power%hungry pigs could reap all the benefits of being in control. ,hese e0amples of irony make the .ussian rulers look dishonest in the way that they led their people. -eorge rwell once said, (nimal )arm was the first book in which 8 tried, with full consciousness of what 8 was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole! "3loom $+'. (nimal )arm had many purposes that were accomplished. ,hrough (nimal )arm, -eorge rwell was able to speak out against .ussian /ommunism, encourage the lower classes of people, and share some of his beliefs. 3ecause he wrote (nimal )arm as a satire, he communicated these purposes in a way that the reader would enjoy. 8n conclusion, (nimal )arm is a meaningful book, was written in an e0cellent manner, and proves to be a successful satire. 7orks /ited? #emenici, (lev. (nimal Satire in (nimal )arm.! theorwellreader.com. $@ Aan. :@@;. Bhttp?CCwww.theorwellreader.comCessaysCyemenici. html> *itchell, Dhilip. /haracteristics of Satire.! dbu.edu. E )eb. :@@;. Bhttp?CCwww.dbu.eduCmitchellCsatire+.htmlF rwell, -eorge. (nimal )arm. rlando, )lorida? Harcourt 3race and /ompany, +EE4.