Old Major Speech In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Novelist, George Orwell, in his novel called Animal Farm, creates a character name Old Major who gives a speech about how animals should riot against Mr. Jones. Old Major is a wise and inspirational pig that any animal from the farm would lose an hour of sleep to just hear him speak. Old Major inspires the animals with rhetorical skills and his ability to get other animals to share his irritation toward Mr. Jones. Old Major’s tone seems honest. The purpose of Old Major’s speech is to addresses how the animals are treated, their poor conditions and their unhappiness. Old Major begins his speech by acknowledging his wisdom. He shows his credentials that he is qualified to address the speech, “I have had a long life, I had much time for thought