Animal Farm - Politics in the Real World

             Within the movie "Animal Farm" there can be found an array of political statements and opinions on the animals' actions and the film's storyline. These clever vices describe political situations encountered in the real world.
             The movie begins with the introduction of mister Jones, a farmer who overworks his livestock with little compensation for their part. This aspect reflects dictatorship; the overseeing government has total control over the society within the nation. Throughout history, people in the community of a dictatorship stand for it very shortly, as the animals do after a secret alliance is decreed between all the animals in search of a rebellion against the evil and corrupt Mr. Jones. These livestock meetings present a danger toward themselves as the government watches and checks suspicious behavior, looking out for anti-government uprisings that could create a "stir" in the right-wing society.
             Just like in the movie, mass numbers in public (suppressed with one ideal) can produce a significant force in numbers and overthrow the government through rioting and mass propaganda. Also, spreading the word to other nations with a similar environment is presented in the movie. Much like in real life, when the mass succeeds, they draw up a list of new statutes and regulations that fit the basic average of what every person (or animal) wants or sees in a perfect society/economy that would work with their new ideals. It is then that the work must begin, finding out who works where who does what, and who is best fit for their role in society. An example of this in the movie is when it is decided that the horse will plow the fields as it has expertise in the task category. Rather than have the government appoint workplace positions, as found in communism, the people of the society find the skill required for each job.
             Present in the movie is the ideal of overthrowing government structure from within. In the film, the pigs fol...

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