Animal Farm Parallels

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Mikayla Brown
Mr. Pozzuoli
ENG4U0
Friday, March 24th, 2023

Seeking Parallels Between Charles Dickens and George Orwell's Literature
There are numerous similarities between the themes of the writings of George Orwell and Charles Dickens. One might discover parallels between Animal Farm by George Orwell and Oliver Twist, Hard Times, and Bleak House by Charles Dickens in terms of the abuse of authority, the demonstration of failure of intelligence in the main protagonist and antagonist and the use of addressing the mistreatment of the lower class in each story. These common parallels all show how power can lead to societal corruption.
First, the antagonists in both literary works abuse their positions of power; this is particularly clear when comparing Oliver Twist and Animal Farm. Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist depicts individuals with positions of authority abusing their authority by taking advantage of and exploiting others, particularly the defenseless and weak. When Oliver Twist has to ask for more food for the other boys, the text explains that: “The master was a fat, healthy man; but he turned very pale. He gazed in stupefied astonishment [...] The assistants were paralyzed with wonder; the boys with fear.
"What!" said the master at length, in a faint voice. "Please, sir," replied Oliver. "I want some more." The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; shrieked aloud for the beadle. [...] Mr. Bumble …show more content…

Pardiggle to these latter. "I enjoy hard work, and harder you make mine, the better I like it."
"Then make it easy for her!" growled the man upon the floor. "I wants it done, and over. I wants a end of these liberties took with my place. I wants a end of being frawed like a badger. Now you're a-going to pollpry and question according to custom I know what you're a-going to be up to. Well! You haven't got no occasion to be up to it. I'll save you the trouble” (Dickens,

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