Even Benjamin, the donkey, contributes to Napoleon's rise, because his only stand on what is occurring is a cynical dismissal of the facts: Although he is correct in stating that "Life would go on as it had always gone on - that is, badly," he, too, does nothing to stop the pigs' ascension or even raise the other animals' awareness of what is happening. Boxer is likened to the kind of blindly devoted citizen whose reliance on slogans ("Napoleon is always right") prevents him from examining in more detail his own situation: Although Boxer is a sympathetic character, his ignorance is almost infuriating, and Orwell suggests that this unquestioning ignorance allows rulers like Napoleon to grow stronger. Apolitical people like Mollie - who care nothing for justice or equality - offer no resistance to tyrants like Napoleon. Mollie, whose only concerns are materialistic, is like people who are so self-centered that they lack any political sense or understanding of what is happening around them. He also satirizes the different kinds of people whose attitudes allow rulers like Napoleon to succeed. Orwell, however, does not imply that Napoleon is the only cause for Animal Farm's decline. Thus, the dominant theme of Animal Farm is the tendency for those who espouse the most virtuous ideas to become the worst enemies of the people whose lives they are claiming to improve. Napoleon's walking on two legs, wearing a derby hat, and toasting Pilkington reflect the degree to which he (and the other pigs) completely disregard the plights of the other animals in favor of satisfying their own cravings for power. Whenever the farm suffers a setback, Napoleon blames Snowball's treachery - which the reader, of course, knows is untrue. Each time that Napoleon and the other pigs wish to break one of the Seven Commandments, they legitimize their transgressions by changing the Commandment's original language. His running Snowball off the farm is explained by the lie that Snowball was actually a traitor, working for Jones - and that the farm will fare better without him. His stealing the milk and apples, for example, is explained by the lie that these foods have nutrients essential to pigs, who need these nutrients to carry on their managerial work. Despite his seemingly altruistic motives, Napoleon is presented as the epitome of a power-hungry individual who masks all of his actions with the excuse that they are done for the betterment of the farm. These various satirical targets comprise the major themes of Orwell's novel.īroadly speaking, Animal Farm satirizes politicians, specifically their rhetoric, ability to manipulate others, and insatiable lust for power. Like Gulliver's Travels, Animal Farm is a satirical novel in which Orwell, like Swift, attacks what he saw as some of the prominent follies of his time. As a child, Orwell discovered and devoured Swift's novel, which became one of his favorite books. Perhaps the most famous work of British satire is Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726), where the inhabitants of the different lands Gulliver visits embody what Swift saw as the prominent vices and corruptions of his time. By attacking what they see as human folly, satirists usually imply their own opinions on how the thing being attacked can be remedied. “Illuminate the Farm enchants the imagination and is a delight to the senses.Satire is loosely defined as art that ridicules a specific topic in order to provoke readers into changing their opinion of it. “We look forward to welcoming visitors to celebrate the holiday season at Queens Farm,” noted Jennifer Walden Weprin, Executive Director of Queens County Farm Museum. In addition to jewel-colored, farm-themed lanterns, the visitor experience includes a variety of food vendors from across the city, an Illuminate the Farm gift shop and an interactive multimedia display. Beginning December 24th through January 2nd, Illuminate the Farm will be open nightly. It is open every Thursday through Sunday from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Illuminate the Farm is going on now through Sunday, January 9th. Custom designed by Chinese artisans, part of a 2,000 year-old tradition, these lanterns create a magical field of farm animals, fruits, vegetables, flowers, holiday delights and other surprises to Illuminate the Farm.
This stunning array of hand-crafted lanterns has created an extraordinary immersive extravaganza across 6 acres of historic farmland in New York City. Illuminate the Farm will light up the holiday season with over 1000 lights at the Queens County Farm Museum beginning Thursday, Novemthrough January 9, 2022.
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