Animals are good metaphors in literature(examples from animal farm and Gulliver's travels)
Because we consider ourselves to be better or higher life forms than animals(especially pigs) showing them to be the same as or better than us is a good satirical tool for exposing human folly or for showing human behavior to be animalistic. In animal farm George Orwell uses animals to represent specific people and also uses the tribulations of the animal society as a metaphor for the Russian revolution. Animals that are considered noble (such as horses) can also be used to proved lessons on how humans should behave. In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift does the opposite, using a society of horses as a metaphor for idyllic morals, values, and as a lesson on how we, as people, should live our lives. A number of the characters from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell represent actual historical figures from the time of the Russian revolution or represent the behaviors of various types or classes of people during this event. Orwell's book shows that animals in literature successfully represent people and therefore function as good metaphors. Mr. Jones symbolizes (in addition to the evils of capitalism) Czar Nicholas II, the leader of Russia before Stalin (Napoleon). Jones represents the old government, the last of the Czar
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Approximate Word count = 1587
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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