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﻿Old Major-Karl Marx

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Ol ﻿ d M ﻿ a ﻿ j ﻿ or

 Old Major was the prize boar on Manor Farm. Had animals gather in the barn for a meeting. Told his dreams and put the thought of rebellion in their head.
 * ﻿His speech at the beginning of the novel was meant to motivate the other animals
 * His dream gave the other animals the idea of rebellion against Mr. Jones
 * The song //Beast of England// was to raise moral and give the other animals hope
 * He gave Napoleon and Snowball the idea of rebellion

" Is it not crystal clear, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of the human beings?" (Pg. 9)

﻿"No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plan truth." (Pg. 7)

﻿Karl M﻿﻿a﻿﻿ rx

﻿Karl Marx one of the most famous philosophers and political theorists in history. 

In 1848 he wrote //The Communist Manifesto.// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; overflow: hidden;">Point of book is to tell people his ideas about the perfect society.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; overflow: hidden;">His book portrayed his views to the whole world
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; overflow: hidden;">His book put doubt into the minds of those who believed in capitalism
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; overflow: hidden;">Gave Stalin and Lenin basis to start Bolshevik party

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; overflow: hidden;">"Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, Unite!" (Old Major, 2010) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">More on Marx: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">[|Karl Marx] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; overflow: hidden;">[|Philosophy] Parra ﻿ ﻿ ll ﻿ e﻿ls


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Both shared idea's with others
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Gave the idea of rebellion to followers
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Gave Snowball(Trotsky) and Napoleon(Stalin) idea for Animalism (Communism)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Both twisted his vision
 * 5) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Both died before the rebellion started

Refrences Orwell, G. (1996). //Animal Farm//. Florida: Signet Classics. N.A. Old Major(a pig). Retrieved from []