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Where and How its Core Themes are Represented

The Universality of Animal Farm


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Connecting the aspects

To contemporary/historicalevents in:

To the expressed themes of:

Burma

Zimbabwe

Cuba China

Oppression

Control

PropagandaGreed

Corruption

Censorship


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Animal Farm in Burma


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The Cause of Burmas Oppression:The Brutality of the Government

Burma is under the rule of a military juntaMuch of the money is spent on military instead of

proper health care and food for the people of Burma

It suppresses all dissent and has absolute power overinternational censorship.


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RebellionThe protests began as demonstrations about

living standards;The increase of fuel prices

Have escalated to protests about human rights abuse.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi: a living example of the absolute power themilitary junta hasBecame a general secretary of the National League for

Democracy after the 8-8-88 UprisingThe revolutionary demand of Democracy in Burma in 1988.

In 1989 she was put under house arrest and still is today

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear oflosing power corrupts those who wield it andfear of the scourge of power corrupts those whoare subject to it. - AungSan Suu Kyi


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The Benefit of a Whole,Rather Than the Individuals

Burma is the worlds largest exporter of teak and is an importantsource of jewels. Its soil is extremely fertile and has prominent oiland gas deposits offshore. However, the people remain very poor.

French oil interests fuel oppression by co-operating with the juntain a joint venture to exploit gas. Napoleon had negotiated with other farmers that he would sells the hens

eggs to sell for grain.

Foreign Investment:Animal Farm benefited economically from exchanging goods with

other farms, but the lives of the animals didnt improve at all.

"Only old Benjamin professed to

remember every detail of his long lifeand to know that things never had been,nor ever could be much better or muchworse; hunger, hardship, anddisappointment being, so he said, theunalterable law of life."


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Animal Farm in Zimbabwe


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The Meetings: The meetings in animal farmwhere Napoleon was in charge of theanimals

According to the witnesses interviewed bythe Times, entire communities have beenforced to attend political meetings in ruralareas

The Meetings


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Use of Propaganda

In animal farm Napoleon uses propaganda toget the support of the people:Mr. Jones will come back

Mugabe, 84, has held power since 1980 andclaims:

Britain is trying to re-colonize Zimbabwethrough the MDC (Movement for Democratic

Change) and seize back the land


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Military

Use of Military to gain power Napoleon's tactic

Napoleon: Dogs

Mugabe: Bulawayo Police

Napoleon:The hens rebelled, and Napoleon responds by killingthem. Nine hens die before the others give in to

Napoleon demands.

Mugabe:10 activists have been killed since the nationalelections in March


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7 Commandments

Napoleon changed the 7 commandments:

Some animals are equal, but some animals aremore equal then others

Mugabe:Abolished the title of the prime minister and

changed the constitution making himself aautocrat


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Oppression

Napoleon forces certain animals to confess totheir participation in a conspiracy with Snowballand then uses his nine dogs kill them.

Other witnesses described MDC supporters beingevicted and their homes burned, beatings ofchildren and elderly people.


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Animal Farm in the Cuban

Revolution


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Character Comparisons

Animal Farm Cuban Revolution

Napoleon and Snowball:

Were the leaders of therevolution over thehumans.

Farmer Jones:Was the ruler of the farm

that the animal did notagreed with his rule

Fidel Castro:

Was the leader of therevolution against thegovernment

Fulgencio Batista:was the ruler thatCastro led therevolution against


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Character Comparisons(cont.)

Animal Farm Cuban Revolution

Mr. Whymper:

Was the farmaccountant and wasthe only human in the

farm

William AlexanderMorgan:

Was one of the onlyforeigner in Cubathat fought for the

Cubans.


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BattlesThe battle on the Cowshed:

The animals are having a victory againstfarmer Jones and the other farmers.

Battle of Yaguaja:

The revolutionaries had a victory against thesoldiers of the Batista government.


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Animal Farm in Tibet


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Tibet, was an independent country, became undercontrol of China since the 13th century

Due to the effort of China to assimilate Tibetan cultureto Chinese and suppressing of Buddhism, Tibet have

longed for independence.

Monks protest in eagerness to gain independence.

Tibet wants China to give a full guarantee of

preservation of Tibetan culture.

China, instead of peaceful methods, reacted tothe protest violently with military force.


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Tibetan people are shocked by the way China reacts to their protest.

The effort for assimilation has turned into suppression.

China has sent its people to Tibet to inhabit. At present, the majorityof

Tibetan population is Chinese people.

More than a hundred monks have been killed during the protest.

Not only did Chinese police reacted violently to the protest but also Indian and Nepalese police.

Tibetan people suffer in a state of oppression.


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China accuses the spiritual leader of Tibet, Dalai Lama,of instigating Tibetan

people to fight for independence. Dalai Lama denied theaccusation, though.

China has blocked Dalai Lama from staying in Tibet. Hehas therefore been in

exile for a few decades.

Dalai Lama insists that even though he too longs forindependence of Tibet,

the process should not include any violence.


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Comparing Snowball and Dalai Lama:Being considered a threat, the Chinese government did notallow his presence and exiled him from China.

Censorship of China:The Chinese government controls its media to show Chinesepeople that their actions are justified. Also, they blockedwebsites that were considered threatening enough to giveChinese people wrong idea.

Oppression of people:Tibetan people are oppressed and suffering. China tries toassimilate their culture to the Chinese culture, and suppresstheir religion to keep Tibet as its territory.


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USA Today. Burmas Junta Has Reputation for not Budging. October 2007. USA Today. 23 April 2008.

McGreal, Chris. "Change to constitution could let Mugabe pick successor." World News. 19 Sept. 2007. 24 Apr. 2008 .

Gonda, Violet. "30 WOZA activists still in detention, babies released." Zanu PF Zimbabwe Disgrace to Human they Attack WozaMothers Babies. 30 Nov. 2006. SW Africa Radio. 24 Apr. 2008

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