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William Roy
Ms. Toney
English I
18 April, 2018
Research Essay Outline Template- Theoretical Communism

I. Introduction
a. Hook: George Orwell was a great novelist known for incorporating his life experiences
and personal beliefs into his work.
b. Thesis statement: Also, in the novel, Animalism is a concise representation of the
fundamentally benevolent but realistically flawed idea of communism as painted
in his masterful work of literature, Animal Farm.
II. Body Paragraph 1: HISTORY OF YOUR TOPIC
a. Topic Sentence: The history of communism and its effects on Russia.
b. Evidence: “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.” (Marx 48)
c. Tie to the topic sentence: This effected Russia by stirring up a revolution.

III. Body Paragraph 2: HOW YOUR TOPIC SHOWS UP IN ANIMAL FARM

a. Topic Sentence: How communism was portrayed in the book.
Evidence:

“1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.

2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

3. No animal shall wear clothes.

4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.

5. No animal shall drink alcohol.

6. No animal shall kill any other animal.

7. All animals are equal.” (Orwell 22).

b. Tie to the topic sentence: These rules are the foundation of Animalism an
allegory for communism
IV. Body Paragraph 3: DID ORWELL ACCURATELY PORTRAY YOUR
TOPIC?
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a. Topic Sentence: Orwell’s representation of communism as Animalism in his novel is

outstanding.
b. Evidence “All animals are equal, but some are more than others.” (Orwell 142).
c. Tie to the topic sentence: He shows how communist leaders rise to power and
assert their tyranny.
V. Conclusion
a. To conclude, George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an enjoyable piece of literature and device
for communicating the complicated and nuanced happenings of the Russian Revolution.
b. In addition to this, communism is an idyllic system that is doomed to fail in the hands of
imperfect humans, which is impeccably displayed through the concept of Animalism in
George Orwell’s pithy novella, Animal Farm.