Old Major's Speech Essay

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The Speech that Changed the Course of History
“Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.” “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” Though these quotes are written by two totally different people, the deeper meaning behind both of them is connected stands alone and strong. We can now see the importance of speech and in the idea that when we exhibit our thoughts, truthfully, it will be the only way to get the idea out there. For that reason only do we remember in history, people and their speeches like Martin Luther King Junior and his “I Have a Dream” Speech and President Woodrow Wilson with his “14 Points” speech. It is not that we remember these speeches because they were delivered by famous people, but …show more content…
Likewise, in the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, Old Major is an important character that with his speech, that the purpose he calls attention to by addressing to it as a dream, gets the purpose across that he wishes for a rebellion against humankind due to the fact that he sees man as evil. He delivers this speech to the animals and instills this idea of rebellion into their minds. In fact, Old Major being the persuasive and wise character that he is, his opinion is put across through these eloquent words and makes for his idea to stick. This idea that man is wrong and he makes for circumstances that “no animal in England is free” and “the life of an animal is misery and slavery.” Old Major also addresses the fact humans benefit from the hard work of the animals and in specific with that, humans deprive the animals from their babies and take the food that are rightfully meant for them. An example is when Old Major says “"You cows that I see before me, how many thousands of gallons of milk have you given this last year? And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every
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