Animal Farm And Human Nature

In “Animal Farm”, Orwell satirises the desire for control and the relishing of luxury that come with power, showing that humans inevitably succumb to greed. When the pigs, first establish animalism at the

Mr. Jones is again being careless and he is leaving the animals without any food so the social classes (animals) are discontented with Mr. Jones. All in all, the animals of Manor Farm are angry with Mr. Jones and everything that he is

Orwell shows the difference in those with absolute control and those without the ability to express themselves by describing how “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”(35). By including this quote within the making of the new farm, Orwell expresses how the pigs took advantage of their authorial positions so they could force the others to work, while they dominated Animal Farm with their own rules. The pigs’ power allowed them to have freedom to do anything they wanted, but caused the other animals to be restricted further in their lives, work, and individual rights. This resulted in the exploitation of the other animals, forcing them to have lose any hopes of having an equal society. Still, the other animals did not protest, and instead believed the pigs should be in power because of their intelligence. Their actions lead to the oppressive, dictatorial society shown as Animal Farm progresses. Soon, the inequity between the pigs and other animals develops to a point where “all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and the dogs. A too rigid equality in rations, Squealer explained, would have been contrary to the principles of Animalism”

The novel ‘Animal Farm’ created by George Orwell heavily expresses the ideals of a prolonged cruel or unjust treatment and the exercise of authority. The exponential ignorance of the farm animals towards the actions and ideas of the pigs (Napoleon, Squealer and Snowball) prove the incentive that it is easier to conform to the ideals/ways of the ‘New England’, than to rebel, as well as through the exposure to propaganda and the distortion of reality. This therefore leaving them docile, numb, and oppressed.

Although the goal of the animals was to create a society that had better conditions than when Mr. Jones controlled, the complete opposite occurred. Not only were the majority of the animals uneducated, but worked more than ever before the revolution.

Human nature in animals. Was this really shown in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’? In fact, there were several messages about human nature reflected in ’Animal Farm’. The messages that were expressed through many different characters and their behaviours, gave an insight into human nature, and showed many characteristics of it.

Jones. The animals conformed by working like slaves for Mr. Jones who doesn’t even provide enough food for their strength. After Old Major motivated the animals to revolt, they wished for change and fair treatments, and the only way for that to happen is to get rid of the humans and rule the farm themselves. Old Major had admitted “The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth” (page 7). What Old Major said had triggered the animals and made them consider the idea of a rebellion. The consequences of their conformity was bad treatment, labor, poverty and injustice. After they overthrew all the humans who ruled the farm, which cause more consequences for their nonconformity, the animals felt free and rich. Although, after they have revolted and kicked the humans out, they proved that conformity was no longer apart of their farm, and showed the upsides of

In the novel the animals are forced to give up their milk and apples to the pigs. The pigs convince the animals that in order for Jones not to return they must make sure that the pigs are healthy so that they can avoid him. Through this example we can see the pigs who are in fact the government have absolute control, therefore are enforcing absolute security. So other animals on the farm are giving up food, in order to be safe from humans.

At the start of the story, the animals of Manor Farm begin to comprehend that their means of existence is to slave away to the needs of Mr. Jones or man in general. They then make a successful attempt to take over the farm in a rebellion. However, later on in the story they were able to slip back into the grasp of oppression since the pigs become corrupt due to their high position of power in the farm. The pigs are so blinded by greed that they don’t even bother to see how much the animals are suffering. At the end, the pigs are now the new Mr. Jones and so closely resemble man that the rest of the animals cannot even tell the difference between them. Showing the reader that one of the main themes that Animal Farm contains is the abuse of power with language.

On the manor farm the animals are treated unfairly and are only given enough food so that they can survive. “No animal in england knows the

Now that the Old Major isn't around, the animals have to plan for the rebellion themselves. “The work of teaching and organizing the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals.” George Orwell employs irony in writing this because there are two young boars who are “preeminent among the pigs,” so all animals are not equal. Among the animals there are some who are better than the others. After the rebellion the pigs lead the animals and tell them what to do and what not to do. After the animals successfully overthrow Mr.Jones, they change the name of the farm from “Manor Farm” to “Animal Farm.” The name of the farm is significant because it signifies that the farm belongs to the animals.

In this process, the create a system in how the farm will now run. The pigs are placed as the political figures, and the rest of the animals represent the upper, middle, and lower class. The pigs tried to teach the other animals to read and write, but due to their laziness and stupidity, the animals never efficiently learned. Those who did, however, did not put their skill to good use, and this led to the downfall of Animal Farm. It might not seem like a big deal that the animals never used the skills they had been offered, but this gave the pigs an advantage.

First, the characters in both books have a positive outlook towards work and they all fell that their work is for a greater cause. The animals in Animal Farm thought they were in better condition than when Jones was present and worked strenuously in any condition. “But doubtless it had been worse in the old days. They were glad to believe so. Besides, in those days they had been slaves and now they were free”

The farm is absolutely not being ran fairly. A major example of this is whenever the pigs take the milk and the apples for themselves and the other animals said something about it. However, the pigs use a scare tatic in this example to stop the animals from thinking too much into it. They say that the pigs need more because they have to think so much, and that if they don’t get it, then they won’t be able to think and Mr. Jones will come back to run the farm. Since none of the animals want Mr. Jones to come back to the farm, they accept what he is saying. Now with two power hungry animals, they are starting to butt heads. This eventually leads to Snowball being banished, as Napoleon calls on dogs to chase him off of the farm. The animals are very confused by this, but Squealer explains that this was needed because Snowball was a criminal. Overall, the farm is now being ran under a dictator, who started off with a great message. He is using the animals fear to ensure that he stays in

The rebellion was to escape from people and their cruel ways, but can they escape the death-grip of their own kind? The animals of animal farms are mistreated and have no rights. Mr and Mrs. Jones were the owners of Manor Farm, the human oppressors, and authoritarians of the animals. The animals rebel against the Jones and take over the farm. They create a utopian society for themselves, but the utopia quickly turns into a dystopia when the pigs take control of the farm. In many ways, Animal Farm is a complete allegorical / fable –like retelling of the founding of the Soviet Union, complete with a rebellion and eventual installation of a dictator. Like the ideological battle that was raged in Russia between the classes, the one that is played out in this novel have many of the same themes, including an initial push to strengthen the working class, a strong beginning movement of nationalism and unity, a series of successful efforts to topple the ruling authority (Mr. Jones), all followed by a complete totalitarian takeover by a dictator who is a hypocrite and goes back on many of the promises he made at the height of the revolutionary action.