Themes - Religion and tyranny

Question 1

What was Orwells view of the role of the church

Another theme which Orwell applied his statirical witt to was religon and Tyranny

Answer 1

• _{Orwell believed religeon was not the “opium of the people” as Karl Marx once stated}
  
  • _{The ravens talk (Moses) to the people at Sugarcandy mountatin re: paradise awaits}
    
    • _{Irritated the people initially}
• _{The animals on the farm though started to think it could be better elsewhere…}
  
  • _{The story matched their dream and kept them docile}
• _{Orwell describes him as a “teller of tales” and very unreliable, but also mocked the populace for dreaming of such a place}
• _{The pigs kept Raven on the farm and gave him beer becuase he kept the animals under control}

Question 2

What is Orwells view of religeon

Answer 2

• Orwell believes religeous devotion
• Who many view as a noble trait
• Can actually distort the way people think of their lives on earth