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Sarita Hatakaroon

English12
Mr. Matthew Bishop 1
December 6, 2017

Animal Farm approaching to Feminist theory by George Orwell

George Orwell, popular novelist, was born in India in 1903. One of the most rememberable

novel he had written was Animal farm, 1945. The story refers to animals in a small farm, as known

as, Manor Farm. The writer pointed out animal abuse activities by the humans, although, the

animals always wanted to reunite themselves. Old major, the old pig who receive praises and

respects from every animals was the one who suggest the concept of animalism. The idea of

animalism inspired Napoleon and Snowball, both two pigs to be the leader of Animal farm. After

rebellion, Snowball created seven commandments and plan to develop animal farm. While

Napoleon wanted to rise his power up and betrayed Snowball, Napoleon became new leader of

Animal farm. He didnt follow seven commandments directly and change the rule to be benefit for

him. He also stole Snowball idea for creating windmill. He exploit other animals in the farm. Lastly,

Napoleon changed the name back to be Manor farm. Moreover, his behaviours are similar to

human. According to Animal farm, his purpose to wrote this novel is to represent Russian revolution

in 1917. Setting of the Animal farm portray of Russia and three main leader character which is Old

major, Snowball and Napoleon demonstrated power of Russian revolution. During control of

Napoleon, it is obvious that woman character in the novel often be under power of male leader.

Animal farm, Orwell represent gender inequality through three different characters of female which

are hens, Molly and Clover.

According to seven commandments, trading with human is not allowed in Animal Farm.

However, Napoleon refused to follow the rule. He sell those eggs to Mr.Whymper for his own sake.

One Sunday morning Squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must

surrender their eggs. Napoleon had accepted, through Whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a

week. The price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer
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came on and conditions were easier. (pages76). The nine hen finally know about Napoleons

behaviours. Even behaviours of Napoleon are oppose to seven commandments of the farm and

those hens disagree with Napoleon. They cannot do anything to stop him. The hen were

marginalised to stop him. As a result, female seems to be minority at this farm. It is similar to

situation of Soviet Union that leader try to hold their power by killing people who protest them

without any equality and fairness. In any case, Napoleons execution assembly represents the

Moscow Trials and the Great Purge, Stalins widespread campaign to suppress any and all dissent in

the Soviet Union. Indeed, this was a far cry from the cooperation and good cheer with which the

Animalism revolution began. In the Soviet Union, it began as a cleansing of the Communist Party

and was expanded to one of the entire, vast Soviet population, among which tens of millions were

killed or deported. (CT Research & Education, 2012). Orwell demonstrated how masculine voice

of male much more power than female through protest of hens.

After rebellion in Manor farm, Mollie still concerns about her appearance and her beloved

food, sugar. It could be interpreted that she might not be interested in rebellion. After every animals

in the farm know that Mollie still concerns about wearing ribbon and sugar. She also let human

stroke her nose. No one mentioned about Mollie and scold her a lot. Mollie have negative

stereotype about selfish. The reason is most of the animal recognise Mollie as traitor. A fat red-

faced man in check breeches and gaiters, who looked like a publican, was stroking her nose and

feeding her with sugar (pages46) According to The Use of Personification in George Orwell's

Novel Animal Farm of Kasdi Merbah University A vain horse who loves sugar and wearing

pretty ribbons in her mane, Mollie never much cares about the revolution. Mollie symbolizes the

selfish and materialistic middle-class. (Noureddine, Fouzia and Farida, 2015). Mollie represents as

stereotype to other animal in the farm. Moreover, her gender is female. Basically, female character

in Animal farm are less equality than male. It is obvious that other animals in Animal farm didnt

respect her and set idea of negative way to Mollie.


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Lastly, Clover is the one of equines characters in the Animal farm. Compared to Soviet

Union, she is a symbol of working-class and peasant. She really support the revolution and follows

seven commandments directly. She was describe as Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching

middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal (pages4). According to

feminist theory, most of the people judge appearance more than ability of woman. In addition,

Clover have similarity to Boxer. She works hard in the farm and believed in attitude of leader.

Even Clover support rebellion and working hard for Animal farm. She follow every command of

the pigs directly; however, not everyone know that she really work hard. She tries her best to be

good member of the farm Clover represent Boxer's female counterpart. In the next passage, clover

is trying to learn the alphabet A, B, C, D. (Assia, Halima and Mohammed, 2013). It is an good

example to describe, hence, female have ability to do work almost similar to men, gender always

limited chance and ability. Animal farm is a patriarchy led by male and leader with misogyny could

judge female without reason.

To sum up, it is important to note that three different female character during rebellion of

Animal farm are inequality with male. The effectiveness of her attitude was not as commendable as

the mens. Those nine hens represent how marginalised of female to protest the leader. Mollie

represents how other animal in the farm set an stereotype to her attitude and behaviours. Lastly,

Clover represents attitude of male leaders with misogyny to female and ruled the system in the farm

through patriarchy.Those example are approach to Feminist theory inequality of gender in society

of Animal farm.
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Reference

CT Research & Education . (2012, April 10). Animal Farm Summary-WU 2012. Retrieved from

http://ctresearch-education.blogspot.com/2017/04/animal-farm-summary-wu-2012.html

Noureddine, Fouzia and Farida. (2015, May). Theme of Corruption in George Orwells Novel

Animal Farm. Retrieved from https://bu.univ-ouargla.dz/master/pdf/Houcine_NOUASRI.pdf?

idmemoire=1747

Assia, Halima and Mohammed, M. (2013, June 26). The Use of Personification in George Orwell's

Novel Animal Farm. Retrieved from https://bu.univ-ouargla.dz/master/pdf/meghaouri_khalida.pdf?

idmemoire=275

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