Utopian Societies In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Utopian societies are known as a perfect place even though they never seem to last, George Orwells Animal Farm is a perfect example of that. Animal Farm is a book based off of the Russian Revolution, which is when Russia becomes communist. In Animal Farm, the animals live on Manor Farm but the farmer treats them cruelly. The animals revolt against the farmer which runs the farmers off of the farm. Once the people are gone, the animals start to set up the society they are all happy with and turn Manor Farm into Animal Farm. All the animals are happy with their new society, but some of the leaders are power hungry. Slowly, things on Animal Farm start to change until it turns into a dictatorship which will bring Animal Farm to a fall. George Orwells Animal Farm is an example of a Utopian society because the animals all believe they are equal throughout the book since they do not know any better; however, the farm turns into a Dystopian society because the leaders start to take advantage of the oblivious animals.…show more content…
One way is when they first establish Animal Farm, they all agree on the seven commandments which start to form their perfect society. In Utopian societies, everyone is equal and in Animal Farm the seventh commandment states that all animals are equal. Since they want equality, Snowball started to set up classes for the animals to read and write in order for them to have the same education level. Another reason this is a Utopian society is because when the leaders want to make new rules they have to call a group meeting so everyone can vote on it. This makes sure everyone is on the same page with the rules and they can all modify the rule so it fits their society; but also gives the animals time to bring up problems to modify too. The meetings are there to make sure that the animals stay happy and the farm stays a Utopian society. Even though Animal Farm starts as a Utopian society, it does not stay that
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