Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

In Animal Farm, George Orwell proves the quote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This quote is saying that power can corrupt anyone, and with all the power complete corruption can occur. Farmer Jones had the power, it began to control him but then he lost it to the animals. He didn’t have control long enough for it to corrupt him.

When one acquires a position of extreme power, it is only a matter of time before it is maliciously abused for personal benefit. As socialized power, the power used to benefit others, transitions to personalized power, the principle of morality is lost as the leader becomes unable to discern from right and wrong.

George Orwell in his novel Animal Farm explores the reality through the abuse of power using the character Napoleon. In order to gain absolute power, Napoleon eliminates any opposition, uses propaganda, and chances the commandments.

Often times in a communist society, a leader’s use of language can lead to abuse of power. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the farm leaders, the pigs, use unknown language, invoke scare tactics, and create specific laws, thereby enabling them to control other animals, to suit their greedy desires, and to perform actions outside their realm of power. Because of the pigs’ use of broad language, implementation of scare tactics, and creation and manipulation of laws, they are able to get away with avoiding laws and convincing other animals into believing untrue stories and lies that are beneficial to the pigs.

Power is a tool that leader uses to get things done. When discussing about power and corruption, a British Lord Acton once wrote “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Many people disagree with Lord Acton on his assumption about power and corruption, while other people support it. In my opinion, people who argue that “power tends to corrupt” have three main arguments: human has a strong desire for power, power negatively affects one’s mind, and person with absolute power is beyond everything; which will be proved with the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Throughout all of history and fiction, one thing has stayed the same, those with power shall become corrupted by that power. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the author best shows that power corrupts through Napoleon's many actions. Examples of this are how at the beginning of the novel, Napoleon doesn’t do very much, just taking small things, like milk and food. Later on however, when he has more and more power, he becomes corrupted. He violates many of the earliest resolutions and eventually starts changing the seven commandments.

but the person they are determines how much power affects them like how power affected Napoleon(pig), Snowball, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon is affected by power very badly causing him to become a tyrant. The quote show, “In these days Napoleon rarely appeared in public, but spent all his time in the farmhouse, which was guarded at each door by fierce-looking dogs. When he did emerge, it was in a ceremonial manner, with an escort of six dogs who closely surrounded him and growled if anyone came too near”(54).

Power is an evil thing. Power can even manage to corrupt angels into devils. Yes, power has the ability to change the world for the better, but most would use power to enrich themselves. Wars even got started over the greed of the leader. In the story, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the story demonstrates a corrupt animal leader known as Napoleon.

In George Orwell’s allegorical fable, Animal Farm, the statement, once power is given to an individual or group, individual thought ceases to exist, is portrayed. Beginning when Napoleon took over as the leader of the farm, all tasks were completed under his command, whether the animals approved or not, they remained obedient. The animals no longer share their opinions; rather they do not have any welcomed personal thought. Consequently, the animals have become strictly dependent on Napoleon’s word, as they have become accustom to his dictation and performing simultaneous actions. The instant crowning occurs, is the same moment that the individual thought of the greater population ceases to exist, exhibited through three classes by Boxer,

Question 1 A theme that I might analyze in my final project is that people tend to abuse power. I was able to find this theme in the move by analyzing Napoleon's character and his leadership skills. In the book and movie you see that the animals really respect and look up to Old Major. Once he dies, the animals immediately look to Napoleon and Snowball because they were pigs like Old Major.

“The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership”- Pages 27-28. The book that this is present in, is Animal Farm by George Orwell. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm hoping his readers would see the comparison to the Soviet Union through allegory, and symbols. The Animal Farm was ultimately a failure because of power; more specifically, because the obstruction of power. Throughout the book it is seen how most animals in power obstruct certain rights, this greatly impacts the influence of power on the animals. The majority of the downfall of Animal Farm is based around how the animals have

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s quote is shown very clearly by George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm. In the book, a boar, named Napoleon, leads the farm animals in a revolution to overthrow the farmer. He then begins the search for power. Napoleon becomes the leader and turns the farm into a dictatorship as he gains full control.

In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the use of allegory and symbolism depicts the abuse of power which emphasizes the villainy of the character. Orwell’s use of allegory to characterize the villain, Napoleon, as Joseph Stalin emphasizes the use of power in both the fictional world and reality. The use of symbolism, like the windmill and commandments, show the change in characters over time and how a leader is able to manipulate their citizens with power. Napoleons dynamic characterization and innocence depicted in the beginning of the novel illustrates how power is abused when given to one specific group, who are considered the elite in the population.

Those in power can bend the power to tear down their enemies. Napoleon's enemy in Animal farm is Snowball. Napoleon is afraid

This extended essay is based on research on the novel ‘Animal Farm’. It seeks to find out how power leads to social oppression in the text, in order to prove that anyone can be misled when given high positions of power. Thus, the story of ‘Animal Farm’ can be related to real life and has significance beyond the Russian Revolution which is the focus of the text, to wherever there is a system of leadership and governments that rely heavily on maintaining power. In the text, Orwell responded to the power structure set up by political leaders, he describes the characteristics of the animals and their behaviour in relation to these structure to show their social oppression. This essay explores the different responses of the animals in this situation where power is abused. It also touches on the impact of power on