Old Major Rhetorical Analysis
In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Old Major brings all the creatures of the farm in to convince them man is to blame for their misery. As all of the animals they settle in, they sit anxious to hear the thoughts of the respected pig. Old major goes on to persuade his audience to join the revolution using ethos, logos, pathos, an asyndeton, and a polysyndeton.
Old Major used ethos to give himself credibility by saying, “I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. “I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.” In this he is expressing that he is an older and wiser than anyone on the farm. The old pig follows up by using an asyndeton to imply that man is not as exceeding as the animals, so they must be better. He lists, “He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” In this section Old Major emphasizes using logos pointing out things “He does not” do, implying the list does go on. Major goes on to connect man to all of their misery.
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He used many of the same strategies that influenced the peasants to join the rebellion against Czar during the Russian Revolution. Animal Farm is heavily biased on the action of the revolution and if you look closely you can see many similarities. Old Major portrays Karl Marx who rallies the people, but passes away before the revolution has begun. But, before he goes, he leaves them with his words of wisdom, “… I am one of the lucky ones. I am twelve years old and have had over four hundred children. Such is a natural life for a pig. But no animal escapes the cruel knife in the
In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Old Major brings all the creatures of the farm in to convince them man is to blame for their misery. As all of the animals they settle in, they sit anxious to hear the thoughts of the respected pig. Old major goes on to persuade his audience to join the revolution using ethos, logos, pathos, an asyndeton, and a polysyndeton.
Old Major used ethos to give himself credibility by saying, “I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. “I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.” In this he is expressing that he is an older and wiser than anyone on the farm. The old pig follows up by using an asyndeton to imply that man is not as exceeding as the animals, so they must be better. He lists, “He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.” In this section Old Major emphasizes using logos pointing out things “He does not” do, implying the list does go on. Major goes on to connect man to all of their misery.
As all of the animals continue to listen to the insightful …show more content…
He used many of the same strategies that influenced the peasants to join the rebellion against Czar during the Russian Revolution. Animal Farm is heavily biased on the action of the revolution and if you look closely you can see many similarities. Old Major portrays Karl Marx who rallies the people, but passes away before the revolution has begun. But, before he goes, he leaves them with his words of wisdom, “… I am one of the lucky ones. I am twelve years old and have had over four hundred children. Such is a natural life for a pig. But no animal escapes the cruel knife in the