by Tyler Durden

Created on: December 27, 2006   Last Updated: May 08, 2007

Below is an in-depth analyis to George Orwell's magnificant book "Animal Farm". T

Mr. Jones is an incompetent and selfish farmer who puts his interests ahead of all the animals. Mr. Jones' constant addiction to alcohol also plays a major roll in his inability to properly care for the animals of Manor Farm. It is quoted in the text that as one stage Mr. Jones was a decent master to his animals. At the time of his decency, the farm was thriving and food was plentiful. But followed by the prosperity was harder times' which is symbolic of the Great Depression of the 1930's.

Mr. Jones feeds his animals the bare minimum and treats them with the lowest regard. Mr. Jones indulges himself while the animals lack food and nourishment. This inability to provide good living conditions lead to the rebellion.

Old Major's speech is inspirational and encouraging to the tired and exhausted animals of Manor Farm, but Old Major's idealistic views of society after the overthrow of humans are conspired so purely on emotion and anger that he fails to understand the complexity of the solution that he submits to the other animals. One of the points that Old Major discusses is that animals would be better off without the existence of humans. He explains to the other animals how man is the root of all evil and the source of their hunger and miserable living conditions. Old Major delves into the reasons that he believes that animals on Manor Farm are living in such poverty. Old Major states that "man is the only creature that consumes without producing."

Another huge point that Old Major makes is that man is the only real enemy that animals have. Old Major defines what an animal is and clearly states who and who is not a comrade. This point has significant implications on the text because it clearly discriminates against every human and unfairly classifies all humans as evil. Old Major clearly shows his hatred towards humans when he says "All men are enemies. All animals are comrades". Old Major also states that all animals are equal and uses the word comrade' to define all animals.

Another point that Old Major makes it that no animal should resemble humans or take part in any of human's evil habit's'. Although Old Major had good intentions in his speech, he failed to realise that it was inevitable that a leader among animals would prevail. He failed to realise that the quest for power among society would eventually corrupt his ideas.

Old Major's speech did have some excellent points but

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