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5/6/10 3. List instances in the book when language is used to further the ideology such as the names and titles for Napoleon and the different names for the windmill. The messages and commandments change over time. What is Orwell saying about communication and thinking in a totalitarian regime? Then focus on one or two examples and discuss the reality of this being able to happen.

Napoleon makes himself the first class animal and the second class animal as well. Orwell is saying that totalitarian regimes aren’t good, and that it is hard to communicate. It is real, this book is based on true events. I think it would be very unfair if the the guy who made himself a leader decided that he could do whatever he wanted because he was in charge. Joe

Napoleon(France) was the most powerful leader of France and Napoleon in the Animal Farm holds the most power in the farm. Orwell is criticizing the Communism by explaining class-differences exist in Communist society and that leader holds too much power like Stalin in Russia. He says that communication in a totalitarian state is hard because leader has power to kill or imprison those who goes against leader. Many events of this book have happened in Russia under Stalin. Napoleon taking power symbolizes Stalin taking power over Trotsky.

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Part of the question is involving language. Like when Ms. Nordahl read about Napolean saying that actually the plans for the Windmill were actually his own. The outright lies and the double talking that so many of the animals believe seems to be important. Why do we believe what people say more than our own experience? Of course, Clover refuses to do so, but having the commandments change in writing does it for her. I, myself, if you “prove” it to me in writing or picture tend to believe, but I know that this format can lie as well.

So Language -- yes, I agree with Sung-Woo about the danger of speaking up. The dogs truly are a problem. -- L. Porter

I also agree with that language can be the dominant part of everything. The names clearly gave a strong ideology about different hierarchy and powers the animals might have. For example, if Napoleon’s name was, for example, Zachariah, it would change the whole meaning of Napoleon’s power and ideas. Also for a name like Moses, the fact that he mentions religion and the Sugarcandy mountain, seems to illustrate a prophet, which perfectly matches the idea of the character. Language seems to take a huge role with the name that is distributed in the story, total regime seem clearly the way how Orwell wanted us to visualize different characteristics for each characters through names and language. - Chris :)

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