Animal Farm uses
anthropomorphism to give the animals human
qualities.
In this fairy tale, when the
humans go to bed the animals come out and run the
show.
Word had
gone round during the day that old Major … had had a strange dream on the previous night
and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been agreed that they should
all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way. (ch
1)
The animals are
practically human. As the book progresses, there is great deal of anthropomorphism, or
the description of animals as if they were humans. Obviously the animals can speak
English. They can hold paint brushes, use ladders, and even read. Most importantly,
they seem to be able to talk. The animals can obviously talk to the humans
too.
[There]
were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business
agreement either with Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood or with Mr. Frederick of Pinchfield |
but never, it was noticed, with both simultaneously. (ch
6)
Not only do the animals
act like humans, they interact with them on an equal level. At first, they take
advantage of them by paying with fake money. Soon enough they realize that doing
business with the animals benefits them. Soon they are working together, and there is
little difference between them.
The animals act like humans
because they are acting out an allegory of the Russian Revolution. They are also
following the process that many human revolutions go through. The old government is
overthrown with promises of paradise, and then the new government because just as
abusive.
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