How Do The Animals Feel About Major

Characters

The characters in Animal farm can exist split into three groups - the humans, the pigs, and the other farm animals. Each group represents a different element of the Russian Revolution in 1917.

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One-time Major in Animal Farm

The pig, Old Major, sat ona box with the words: well respected, good leader and intelligent around him.

Old Major is Mr Jones' prize boar. He gathers all the animals together in the big barn to make a speech. He tells the animals that mankind and Mr Jones are the 'enemy', it is their mistake that the animals' lives are miserable. He points out how vicious the men are to the animals - consuming without producing. He says that 1 day a rebellion will come - the animals will overthrow mankind and alive in harmony.

Old Major is very intelligent, well-respected, an excellent speaker and an inspiration to the animals . He ends his speech by teaching the animals a song called Beasts of England . It is about a time when animals are free and humans are overthrown. He dies presently after giving his oral communication and the other pigs take what they learnt from him and create 'Animalism', a set of rules for animals to alive by.

	How is Erstwhile Major like this?	Show from the text	Assay
Well-respected	Every other creature is willing to get out of their style to hear Sometime Major's oral communication.	[Old Major] was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite fix to lose an hr's sleep in order to hear what he had to say.	It is clear that the others respect Old Major. So much then that they will even lose some sleep to hear his thoughts . Rest time must have been very precious during Mr Jones' rule.
Good speaker	During his speech communication, Quondam Major uses a range linguistic techniques such every bit part of rhetoric to persuade and inspire the other animals.	"Why then exercise we continue in this miserable condition? Because most the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us past homo beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems."	Former Major persuades the animals that he is right by using emotive words like 'miserable' to pull on the animals' heartstrings. He also uses questions and inclusive pronouns like 'comrades' and 'our' to involve them in his ideas.
Intelligent	Quondam Major has lived a long fourth dimension and learned many lessons from his experiences .	"I have had a long life, I have had much time for idea as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this world also every bit any animate being now living."	Old Major has had a long time to consider the 'nature of life'. During this time he has learned and then much that he is confident that he understands information technology 'equally well as any animate being now living.'

Social and historical context

Two portrait photos, one of Karl Marx and the other Vladimir Lenin

Old Major is partly based on Karl Marx (left) and Vladimir Lenin (right)

Quondam Major is partly based on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Karl Marx was a German philosopher who lived during the 19th-century. His ideas formed the basis of communism - his ideas are collectively known as 'Marxism', like 'Lust' in the novel. He developed theories on how ability structures in gild keep people under command. Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary who established a form of Marxism in Russia in the early 20th-century.

Analysing the bear witness

Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Merely get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Nigh overnight we could become rich and free. What then must we exercise? Why, work day and dark, trunk and soul for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to yous comrade: Rebellion! Old Major

Question

Looking at this extract from the book, how does Old Major use rhetorical devices to persuade the other animals to join him?

How to analyse the quote:

" Is it non crystal clear, so, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours jump from the tyranny of human beings? Simply get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Most overnight nosotros could become rich and costless . What then must we do? Why, work day and dark , body and soul for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you lot comrade : Rebellion!"

"is it non crystal clear...that all the evils of this life of ours jump from the tyranny of human beings?" - rhetorical devices are used to convincing effect.
"comrades" / "our" / "we" - inclusive pronouns directly address his audience.
"rich and gratuitous" / "twenty-four hour period and dark" - conveys his points in a clear and memorable manner.

How to use this in an essay:

One-time Major uses a broad range of rhetorical devices to persuade the animals to join him. First he uses the rhetorical question 'is it not crystal articulate...that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?' - it does not require an reply, in fact it is more of a statement. By presenting a statement equally a question he tin can engage his audience more effectively. He besides uses inclusive pronouns throughout his voice communication, such equally 'comrades' and 'our' and 'we' , again this helps involve the animals in the oral communication, he is direct addressing them, uniting them every bit comrades, friends and allies. He is giving the impression that their struggle is his struggle and that they are all in this together. The utilize of easily memorable phrases "rich and gratis" and "solar day and dark" help get across his point in a clear style, the animals tin can call up these phrases and pass them on to others.