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Lies and Deceit - Cruz, Allan

Animal farm is a novel written by George Orwell that combines fable with political satire targeting Stalinist Russia. Lies and deceit are used to hide the truth, everyone has told a lie at some point, but it always contradicts something we know to be true and at some point it is exposed, revealing the truth behind it. In the book, Animal Farm, the leader of the Animal Farm, Napoleon, use lies and deceit in order to take advantage of the lack of intelligence of the other animals in order to become more powerful and wealthy similar to the politicians we have in the world now.

Whenever a lie is told, there is always a motive to change the truth. In the novel, lies were often told by the pigs in order to make their lives easier and to become more powerful than the other animals. In the last chapter, the pigs' greed can be seen satisfied with their lies when the commandment now says "all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" and they use this to put themselves on top of the other animals and it can be seen later on that they are becoming like the humans. Today, many politicians also lie in order to hide the things they do to satisfy their greed, especially during the Marcos Regime when he had a lot of money and power to control and hide the truth.

Whenever people are told lies by influential individuals, they often believe it right away because these influential persons are people with credibility and they got to their position because they can be trusted, but things can take a turn sometimes. In the novel this can be seen when Napoleon and Snowball are in conflict and Snowball was driven out of Animal Farm and it was announced that Snowball was an enemy to the animals when it was actually the opposite. In our government, many lies have been told to the point where even when our own president, Rodrigo Duterte, lies, it is somewhat normal and people can't expect to believe his false promises without being disappointed.

in the novel, The animals can't do anything but believe and follow what the pigs are telling them because it is believed that pigs are very intelligent and they believe that the pigs are always right because of their intelligence. Comparing this to the Marcos Regime, before people realized the truth during the Marcos Regime, they believed the lies and promises of Marcos because he was a trusted and credible individual and he made a good impression during his 1st term as president.

In conclusion, the lies told in Animal Farm and the real governments now, are told in order to satisfy the greed of those in power. It is shown how easy it is to control the truth, but lies are never good and always have a sinister motive.

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Corruption in Animal Farm - Misty Baltazar

When already in power, greed tempts people to want more, causing corruption. Leaders are supposed to be using their money and status to aid the people in need of it. But instead, a lot of them use it for their private gain. An example of this is Napoleon, a character from the novel. At first, he and the other pigs were immensely furious at their owner because of how bad he treats them, to the point where they planned a rebellion and promised to cause change among other animals. When they were already powerful, they used it to benefit themselves. This is similar to the Marcos Regime. The former president wanted to change the country for the better, but instead ended his presidency with extreme poverty, a crushing debt crisis, and a loss of livelihoods. He is currently known as a dictator, just like Napoleon when Snowball got exiled. He started giving orders instead of working with the rest of the animals.

At the beginning of the novel, Old major explained his ideals and called them Animalism, and then condensed them into seven laws. These are the Seven Commandments, created with the help of Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball. By the end of the story, the Commandments have all been changed to “Four legs good, two legs better. No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. No animal shall drink alcohol to excess”. The rules were made to keep animals humble and equal, and to allow the pigs to live privileged lives. Their rebellion ended up failing because the fellow animals trusted their leaders too much, that they did not notice how much time and effort they were wasting. The pigs were corrupted and became like their human owners. The characters symbolized corrupt people from Russia. Their farmer, Mr. Jones, is the Russian Czar. Old Major stands for either Karl Marx or Vladimir Lenin, and the pig named Snowball represents the intellectual revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Napoleon stands for Stalin, while the dogs are his secret police. The characters can also symbolize leaders from our country when erroneous things occur.

In conclusion, this novel is about a planned rebellion that failed because of corruption. It symbolizes leaders from a different time but has affinities to leaders today. It is an educational piece that should be read to inform people of leaders’ wrongdoings.

SOURCE: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/animal-farm/animal-farm-at-a-glance

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Similarities of Napoleon and President Marcos- Ken Mendoza

  Napoleon is a big fat pig, who is a fierce-looking Berkshire boar. His personality can be described as quiet, manipulative, and he has a reputation for getting his own way. He and Snowball were both leaders on the farm, and they both had bad leadership.

We can compare Napoleon’s leadership to President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. who was the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Both Napoleon and President Marcos are dictators, Napoleon ruled the Manor Farm and was later renamed Animal Farm while President Marcos ruled the Philippines for 14 years. President Marcos imposed a law on the nation from 1972 to 1981. Martial Law was declared on September 23, 1972, at 7:17 pm by President Ferdinand Marcos. And Martial Law is one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history.

          Like President Ferdinand Marcos, Napoleon was not an example of a good leader because he developed into a merciless dictator, who behaves like Mr. Jones. Napoleon is selfish and also childish. He is also very smart, compared to his comrades, that's why he took advantage of other animals and made his way out of talking to them so that he can get what he wants. He also publicly executes his political enemies and breaks the Seven Commandments. These Seven Commandments were created by Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball. These three pigs take it upon themselves to teach or instruct them to the other animals on the farm.

Snowball would have been a better leader than Napoleon because his intelligence, hard work, and competency makes him an excellent leader. And he is more creative and more fluent than Napoleon. Snowball is also active and he also works very hard to help and improve the farm to be better than before. He has a nonstop work ethic, he is well respected and he has very good skills in public speaking that's what makes Snowball well fitted to be a good leader for the farm.

         Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. QSC was a Filipino politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines and also a governor of the province of Tarlac from February 17, 1961 to December 30, 1967 . And the husband of President Corazon Aquino would have been a better leader than Marcos. Benigno Aquino Jr. ,once said “The Filipino is worth dying for.” Before his assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983 on the tarmac of Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). The death of Benigno Aquino Jr. made a large impact that changed Philippine history and emerged Corazon Aquino, her wife to run for president.

         Napoleon and President Marcos have similarities because both are dictators and both made a lot of animals and humans suffer. As we can see, these events relating to the Marcos regime and martial law can also apply to these prominent events and figures within the story of Animal Farm. From how Ferdinand Marcos and Napoleon eventually became notorious leaders, having their fair share of accomplishments but how they negatively impacted their society or community. And also how they drove off their greatest rivals, being Snowball for Napoleon and Benigno Aquino Jr. for Ferdinand Marcos, defeating their enemy to rise in power.

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Portrayal of Dictators in a Novel - Siongco

Animal Farm is a work of fiction created by George Orwell. This book uses animals to portray how a ruling body turns to corruption. In the book, it has leaders who have similarities with a real world dictator. 

In chapter nine of Animal Farm, as the food supply diminishes, Squealer lies telling his subjects that they live better lives than they have ever known. Similarly, during the Marcos Regime, propaganda about life being better during his rule spread. In both cases, the leaders lied and had their subjects believe that life under them is better than living a life under someone else’s rule.

In the same chapter, the pigs received a crate of whisky and drank until they ended up waking the following noon while the animals were having food problems. In the same way, the Marcos family with his cronies enjoyed their ill-gotten wealth while the people suffered. In both instances, the leaders lead a life of luxury while their subjects suffer.

In the final chapter of Animal Farm, Clover was already an old mare whose joints are stiff and eyes are rheumy. Clover with her age past retirement and health deteriorating, deeming her no longer fit for the position, will not retire due to her lust for power. Similarly, Marcos stayed in position despite having health complications. In both situations, they were no longer fit to lead their subjects. 

In the end, both leaders of Animal Farm and Marcos Regime had people believing that they led better lives, corruption in the government, and leaders not retiring even if they were no longer fit. Animal Farm may be a work of fiction but it still has moments of reality.

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Racism In Animal Farm - Tuazon

How is racism in Animal Farm similar to reality? Jeremy Helligar’s quote "what began as a concept of classification evolved into an agent of war and a symbol of supremacy and oppression that continues to haunt humankind to this day," suggests that racism started as a source of pride by belonging to particular classes that share the same culture and blood. These classifications became destructive as it promoted hatred and fear that led to oppression and killings. Similar events of racism can be found in George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm.

Racism was first shown in the story when Mr. Jones disrespected the animals on the farm. He neglected their basic needs and mistreated them. The animals disliked this behavior; this caused them to rebel against Mr. Jones. With all the humans driven out of the farm, The Rebellion was a success. Numerous events are similar to The Rebellion, such as the Stono Rebellion, where African slaves rebelled against British colonizers; and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, where Jewish fighters rebel against German troops. These three rebellions were triggered by violent and non-violent racism, such as discrimination and enslavement. 

With the Rebellion being a success, the animals are now free. Though, racism is still present when the pigs start to express superiority to the other species. The pigs were clever and intelligent; this allowed them to deceive the farm with ease. They manipulated the other naive animals. Utilized them into doing all sorts of labor while they spoil themselves with good food and comfortable beds. The animals continued to abuse their bodies for the sake of the farm, while the pigs continued to live comfortably. As the days pass, the pigs start to pick up human-like activities such as walking on two legs, wearing clothes, and drinking alcohol. As the pigs continue to exploit their comrades' actions, Animal Farm continues to collapse. In reality, these events could represent the racism that some experience from people they share the same culture. Inequality, discrimination, and prejudice against other ethnicities continue to be normalized, which makes these situations, at first glance, completely fine. Nowadays, normalized racism is seen everywhere due to the ignorance and selfishness of humankind. 

At the end of the novel, the pigs have become completely human-like as if humans never left the farm. They invited human farmers over to dinner; while conversing with one another, the animals outside started to peek through the windows. “But as the animals outside gazed at the scene, it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening. --- The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but it was already impossible to say which was which,” - Animal Farm by George Orwell. In this line, the animals have finally comprehended the cruelty of the pigs while watching them play poker and drink alcohol through a window. They have realized what the pigs have done and what Animal Farm has come to. Though, it was too late. 

 In summary, racism in reality and racism illustrated in Animal Farm are very similar. What both began as a form of classification, now developed into a system of inequality and inequity that still exists to this very day. 

 Sources Used 

https://www.rd.com/article/concept-of-race/

https://prezi.com/lahfcgnman3x/racism-shown-in-animal-farm/

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Comparators - Whitaker

Animal Farm is a famous book by George Orwell- It had introduced many characters and events of the story to which many people found meanings and allegories to the things going on during the time it was written, considering its notoriety lots have noticed them and continue to despite its old age.

People always compare the characters to the actions of real-life people but some tend to forget that the events share the same importance when comparing to real life- an example would be the animal rebellion or so called in the book “The Battle of the Cowshed” is explained to be the turning point for the animals which is the allegory is the Russian(or Bolshevik) revolution of 1917 that resulted in a more oppressive, totalitarian, and deadly government than the previous one- making Tsar Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor,  a model for Mr. Jones.

Things are almost always happening in the book and the amount of events that have happened are truly noteworthy as it is to admire, I am sure he would have many other things to worry and do during the time but just like Snowball’s escape from Napoleon’s dogs, which is suspected to symbolize Trotsky' exile and death by Stalin, to fit in his story as real and fiction- there are many things to still see.

Animal Farm will be talked about and most likely be forgotten when new problems and new solutions come up, making solved problems irrelevant. But that won't happen until a few hundred years go by or more depending on how we grow as a society and I am sure people will make books like this one in the future. George Orwell told us what he perceived when he was there and made personalities from ideas and names from icons- he had made Animal Farm a symbol of his time and effort to make it this far and tell us a story.

Ref:

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/animal-farm/critical-essays/the-russian-revolution

https://www.preceden.com/timelines/35060-animal-farm-russian-revolution

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Corruption and Poverty - Chloe Dizon

The pigs show their hypocrisy by acting like humans. In the first chapters, the idea of “Animalism” was introduced by them. There were even 7 commandments created for the animals to follow. But, in the end, the pigs broke the commandments. They replaced it with “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." In the real world, corrupt politicians sometimes lie about their goals. Because of their false promise, citizens are convinced they could make a good leader. In the end, the decisions made by the people made our problems with corruption remain the same.

Boxer is known to be persevering when it comes to doing his job. In chapter 9, he got injuries while trying to help in building the new windmill. Despite his injury, he continues to work hard. When the animals found out he had a lung ailment, Boxer became useless, and the pigs sold him to a knacker. This represents how sometimes, the government violates the human rights of a person without privilege.

In the last chapter, the remaining animals watch as Pilkington and Napoleon argue in a game of cards. The animals could not comment or do anything since they know they do not have any authority. In the real world, those with authority have enough money to spend on improving the country or helping those in need. Instead, they use it for selfish reasons like gambling or alcohol. Those who live in poverty do not speak up about it because some have accepted the fact that they are lower than those in the government.

The characters in Animal Farm can show how politicians in real life can abuse their money, status, and power to cause more harm than good. The novel has a lot of meanings that can depict a government becoming corrupt.

Some links that could help you know more about animal farm.

> https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/animal-farm/summary-and-analysis/chapter-9

> https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/animal-farm/character-analysis/boxer

>https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/napoleon-good-leader-animal-farm-646126#:~:text=Napoleon%20is%20not%20a%20good%20leader%20and%20develops,dictator%20and%20the%20animals%20suffer%20under%20his%20reign.

>https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-are-the-principles-of-animalism-in-animal-359268