Why Does Old Major Gather All The Animals Together?

Characters

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

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Old Major in Animal Subcontract

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

Erstwhile Major is Mr Jones' prize boar. He gathers all the animals together in the big barn to make a oral communication. He tells the animals that mankind and Mr Jones are the 'enemy', it is their fault that the animals' lives are miserable. He points out how cruel the men are to the animals - consuming without producing. He says that 1 day a rebellion will come - the animals volition overthrow flesh 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 nigh a time when animals are free and humans are overthrown. He dies shortly 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 live by.

	How is Former Major like this?	Show from the text	Analysis
Well-respected	Every other creature is willing to become out of their fashion to hear Old Major'due south speech.	[Sometime Major] was so highly regarded on the farm that anybody was quite set up to lose an hour'south slumber in guild to hear what he had to say.	It is clear that the others respect Old Major. So much so that they will even lose some slumber to hear his thoughts . Remainder time must have been very precious during Mr Jones' rule.
Expert speaker	During his spoken language, Old Major uses a range linguistic techniques such as part of rhetoric to persuade and inspire the other animals.	"Why then practise we continue in this miserable status? Considering almost the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us past human being beings. At that place, comrades, is the respond to all our bug."	Old 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	Old Major has lived a long time and learned many lessons from his experiences .	"I take had a long life, I take had much fourth dimension for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I call back I may say that I empathise the nature of life on this earth as well as any creature at present living."	Old Major has had a long time to consider the 'nature of life'. During this time he has learned so much that he is confident that he understands it 'as well as whatever fauna at present living.'

Social and historical context

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

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

Old Major is partly based on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Karl Marx was a German language philosopher who lived during the 19th-century. His ideas formed the basis of communism - his ideas are collectively known every bit 'Marxism', similar 'Animalism' in the novel. He adult theories on how ability structures in order 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 evidence

Is it not crystal clear, so, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of homo beings? Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would exist our own. Near overnight nosotros could become rich and free. What then must we practise? Why, work twenty-four hour period and night, body 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 apply rhetorical devices to persuade the other animals to join him?

How to analyse the quote:

" Is information technology not crystal clear, so, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? But get rid of Human, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Most overnight we could become rich and gratis . What and so must nosotros do? Why, work twenty-four hour period and night , body and soul for the overthrow of the homo race! That is my bulletin to you comrade : Rebellion!"

"is it not crystal articulate...that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?" - rhetorical devices are used to convincing outcome.
"comrades" / "our" / "we" - inclusive pronouns straight address his audition.
"rich and free" / "day and night" - conveys his points in a clear and memorable way.

How to use this in an essay:

Old Major uses a wide range of rhetorical devices to persuade the animals to join him. First he uses the rhetorical question 'is information technology non crystal articulate...that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?' - it does not crave an answer, in fact it is more of a statement. By presenting a statement equally a question he can engage his audition more than finer. He also uses inclusive pronouns throughout his spoken language, such as 'comrades' and 'our' and 'we' , again this helps involve the animals in the spoken communication, he is directly addressing them, uniting them as comrades, friends and allies. He is giving the impression that their struggle is his struggle and that they are all in this together. The apply of easily memorable phrases "rich and costless" and "twenty-four hours and night" assistance get beyond his point in a articulate way, the animals can recall these phrases and pass them on to others.