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pups
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High School - 10th Grade

Describe the causes of the failure of the animals' rebellion to bring about an ideal society in "Animal Farm".

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Posted by pups on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at 7:46 AM and tagged with animal farm, animals, characters, orwell, rebellion, summary.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    The utopia which was the original purpose of the animal rebellion did not become a way of life because of greed, arrogance, and power.  The "pigs" decided by the end of the novel that they were "better than all the other animals." They became rich from the labor of the other animals on the farm.  Many of the original members of the rebellion were gone or dead and the pigs began acting more and more like the humans they said they hated.  By the end of the novel the cold, hungry, and overworked farm animals couldn't even tell the difference between the men and the pigs.  The constant desire for power, control, greed, and arrogance ruined the Utopian ideals.

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    http://www.enotes.com/animal/chapter-x-summary-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/animal/character-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/animal/themes

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at 8:47 AM