Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm

The best theme for Animal Farm by George Orwell is absolute power corrupts absolutely. According to “Animal Farm” by George Orwell it states, “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy,” (pg.43) and later on in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell it states, “...came out Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side (pg.132)…All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” (pg.133). The quote on page 43 shows how Napoleon has had rules set in order so that the farm would be under control. The quote on page 132 shows Napoleon standing on his hind legs, which is against the rule. The quote on page 133 it shows the new rule that allows Napoleon to do what he wants. Napoleon took his power as the one in control and used to do what he wants and not what was best for all the animals. He changed the rule, so that he could do what he wants and not get reprimanded for it. Another quote in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is“...giving birth between them to nine sturdy puppies. As soon as they were weaned, Napoleon took them away from their mothers saying that he would make himself responsible for their education” (pg.51) and later in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell it states, “Napoleon stood up and, casting a particular sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. At this there was a terrible baying sound outside. And nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came

Through having Napoleon declare that “there would be no more debates,”Orwell is able to portray that the pigs are silencing their subjects in order to maintain power for themselves. Napoleon’s education makes it possible for him to assume all power through manipulation. Napoleon’s complete control and silencing of the animals foreshadows that he may resort to more oppression and take

Orwell uses stereotyped animals to create the desired image of his characters. For example, pigs are used to represent the authority figures such as Snowball and Napoleon, and also the Communist Party Loyalists. Pigs have connotations with being disgusting and repulsive, and the term ‘pig’ is often used to describe a person who is heartily disliked.

Orwell’s Animal Farm uncovers the truth about the everyday life threats and violence that had occurred under the rule of Joseph Stalin. The fear tactics used by Stalin are shown through the dear tactics used by Napoleon. This was a way used to manipulate the people under their rule to dedicate their hard work and in some cases, their lives, to helping their ruler even if it meant making morally wrong choices. Orwell shows the evil behind Napoleon’s plan and the methods of control used in order to get what Napoleon had

Orwell uses the negative characterisation of Napoleon and Squealer to position the audience to see a side to these characters that the animals cannot and to show to detrimental effects of manipulation. Napoleon uses power and control over the animals through fear to get what he wants and to

George Orwell, in his novel ‘Animal Farm’, develops an idea through Napoleon. The boar grows more thirsty for power and inevitably corrupts his nature and well-being. This idea is emphasised through his manipulating control over the animals, arrogance in his leadership and the major unequal differences between himself and the other farm animals.

Boxer a hard working horse who constantly said “I will work harder”, mainly represented the peasants of the Soviet Union since a lot of the middle class “Mollie a self centered horse” in this case fled, so they wouldn’t have to share their possessions. Boxer was for Napoleon as were the peasants during the revolution. Another slogan of his was “Napoleon is always right.” Orwell demonstrates how blind sided the middle class and peasants were in Boxer’s actions. The Soviet press did a great job of manipulating the animals.

In his allegory, Orwell uses the farm setting and its inhabitants to voice his opinions with regard to the political and social changes of the Russian Revolution. Orwell shows how the shift from a democratic leadership to a dictatorship results in corruption and the eventual loss of basic human rights and freedoms. We see this when the original Utopian idea that “all animals are equal” is compromised and then corrupted due to Napoleon’s hunger for power. In time, Orwell then highlights the sift form a utopia to a totalitarian dictatorship. We see this being demonstrated when with the “secret dogs” of Napoleon, an allegorical reference to the frightening acts of the ‘KGB’, a specialised force working under Stalinist Russia. Similar to Stalin, Napoleon ensures the complete obedience of the animals by ordering the dogs to kill any animal labelled “disloyal”. Further the dogs are used as a specialised team of spies, knowing every detail about each personnel on the farm. It is this intruding manner that Orwell cautions the Western society of, similar to Auden’s two poems as mentioned. In addition, education is being transformed from being a tool of enlightenment to an implement of oppression. This is evident when the pigs justify unwillingness to share milk and apples, through scientific jargon. “Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of the pig. We are the brainworkers.” Since the other animals are denied their education, Orwell highlights the difficulties of the ill-literate to appeal against the “scientific jargon”. This hunger for power resulted in the pig dictatorship transforming from a “pig to man”. Thus by depicting the gradual changes in pigs, Orwell warns the corruption that inevitably arises from

In Animal Farm, Orwell subtly presents tyranny through the character of Napoleon. In chapter 6, Orwell shows how Squealer is used by Napoleon to persuade the animals. “Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?” Orwell has used a rhetorical question to show the manipulation and intelligence that the pigs have. The use of ‘you’ (second person) involves each animal as an individual instead of referring to the group as a whole to intimidate them and uses the fear of Jones to make them co-operate.

This shows that Orwell says “Napoleon now called upon then to confess their crimes..when they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out”(75). This shows that he rules with fear because he makes most of the animals confess for the crimes they have done and once they have told their crimes Napoleon has the guard dogs kill them. Three hens have told Napoleon that they dreamt about Snowball has told them to disobey Napoleon's orders. The animals are scared of Napoleon and they think that he knows what the animals think or

The Corruption of Too Much Power After the animals find out that the milk and apples have been set aside for the pigs and Squealer one of pig says ‘"You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself”’ (Orwell 35). In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Squealer convinces them to accept that the pigs needed the milk and apples.

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of a group of talking animals. Rather, the tale seeks to use specific animals to symbolize Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian government. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, expresses the bad actions of Stalin through the operations carried out by a fierce-looking Berkshire boar that goes by the name of Napoleon. Orwell depicts Napoleon as a villain in order to reveal the corrupt doings of Stalin such as his intense greed, manipulation, and use of terror tactics in order to keep control over the Russian people with help from the Soviet Press and Soviet Secret Police. Orwell’s novel is an allegorical writing that uses a fairy tale format in order to expose the wrongdoings of Stalin.

<br>Squealer was the bearer of news for Manor Farm.. His responsibilities included notifying the animals about the handling of work dispersal and other pertinent requirements or information. Orwell proves that a government-owned and ran newspaper is ultimately unjust and biased, being the only source of data and facts. Orwell portrays Napoleon as the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Similar to Stalin's manner of ruling, Napoleon does not affiliate with any of the other animals starting in chapter eight. "All orders were now issued

1. Orwell uses perverted language throughout the book to make the leaders manipulate the other citizens or animals in the book. An obvious example of this is how Napoleon uses Squealer as a propaganda speaker. Napoleon uses Squealer special skill of talking to animals and getting them to his side. Orwell also uses the example of Snowball.”Snowball was a spy for Jones Napoleon said. When we see him we just kill him” (Orwell 65). The animals at first don’t believe it like Boxer by saying that the animals gave him the Animal Hero First Class. However, the animals get swayed by Squealer’s propaganda and just go with what he says. The final example is when after Snowball leaves, Napoleon says to build the windmill. He uses

Orwell illustrates Boxer’s lack of intelligence, even giving an example in which Boxer cannot memorize the alphabet past the letter ‘d’. Boxer decides to ignore the difficulty of learning the alphabet by saying that the first three letters were enough so that he had more time to work. Orwell symbolizes the proletariat by saying that the working class cannot grasp the understanding of basic things, so they just ignore it and keep working. He displays the way that the working-class people thought by making “I will work harder!” (Orwell 25) his simple motto.