Animal Farm By George Orwell

"Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which"(Orwell 133). In George Orwell's allegorical novella Animal Farm, a successful rebellion, was held against the Mr. Jones (the farm owner), as he mistreated the animals. After the expulsion of Mr. Jones, the farm lacked a figure of authority, so the pigs stepped up to that position as they were the most literate and the cleverest among the animals. Slowly it progressed to a state where the pigs had absolute power over the lives of the animals and the farm. Which led to a

To fully take control over Animal Farm, the government spread the message that the farm could not prosper or function without the pigs. This message allowed the pigs to gain many privileges in the farm without question. From the very beginning of the story, the other animals regarded the pigs as the smartest of all the animals in the farm. Because of this, it was naturally assumed that the pigs should lead the farm into rebellion against the humans and guide the animals into a better life. However, the pigs gained more control than the other animals thought they would. The pigs, especially Squealer, convinced the other animals that they should be allowed special privileges because they were shouldering the most “burdens” of all the

Another example of this is when the narrator says, "They had nothing to go on except Squealer's lists and figures." by manipulating the numbers, the pigs are able to convince the animals that their lives are better with Napoleon as their leader. Because of their ignorance, the animals do not realize their lives are indeed worse. Furthermore, the lists and figures are appealing to the society since they reflect what the animals want. This will prevent the animals from rebelling. In conclusion, the animals will not be able to realize the pigs are corrupted due to their lack of education. Second, the pigs are constantly portrayed as heroes due to them telling lies. One example is when Boxer gets sick, and the narrator says, "Benjamin pushed her [Muriel} aside... he read Alfred Simmons, horse slaughterer." The animals are not able to tell that Boxer is going to the slaughterhouse, due to their inability to read. Furthermore, by telling the animals that Boxer is going to the doctor to get better, the pigs are becoming more powerful and credible. This will allow them to take control of the society, create a dictatorship, and tell more lies in the

It is immediately decided that the pigs will be the leader of the farm, as they are the most intelligent animals there. This gives them the power over the other animals, even though they claim they are all equal. Since they are in charge, it is easier for them to weave ideas in to the susceptible minds of the others. Once they are proven to be

Animal Farm written by George Orwell is an animal fable happens in a farm where animals start building a communism society, but end up being totalitarianism, hinting obliquely at the communists in the real world. The gaps between pigs and other common animals, demonstrate the theme that the corruption of power appears when majority is ruled. The intelligence superior allows the pigs placing themselves at a position which is closer to the power and which is more easily to corrupt. The inability to question the authorization makes the other common animals becoming the naïve working class who suffers the corrupting influence of power. The nature of pigs, greed, is the source of their undying lust for ultimate power. At the end, the

Napoleon uses the animal's lack of knowledge to change the commandments to his side. “...ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS,”(Doc A, Chapter 10). Napoleon uses the animal's knowledge to his advantage because he manipulated the law of Animalism so he can stand higher up than the other animals. At the beginning of the book, Napoleon makes the animals chant, “Four legs good, two legs bad,” towards the end of the book he makes the animals chant, “Four legs good, two legs better!...”(Doc A, Chapter 2-3 and Chapter 10).

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a perfect example of how ignorance and lack of education can be used for control. Control which can lead to political and social oppression. The experiences of the various characters present how the pigs use this idea to oppress the animals of Animal Farm.

The character of Squealer is intriguing because he is described as a manipulator and persuader, also Napoleon’s key “spokespig”. Orwell even narrates, “He could turn black into white.” Squealer is best correlated with the Pravda, the Russian newspaper of the 1930s. Since propaganda was a key to many publications, and there were no television or radio, the newspaper was the primary source of media information. Stalin’s control over the Pravda made it give out false information so people were convinced to keep following under Stalin’s dictatorship and the Pravda also worked for Stalin to support his image as a “good leader”. In Animal Farm, Squealer abuses language to justify Napoleon’s actions and policies to the proletariat (working class) by whatever means seem necessary.

Napoleon’s use of language to constantly deceive the other animals is shown throughout the entirety of the book. Napoleon and the other pigs are much more fluent and knowledgeable with their vocabulary, allowing them to use emotive and descriptive language to influence the animal’s thoughts. Napoleons right hand man Squealer is adept at fooling the lower class of the farm and Napoleon uses him to do gain more favour with the animals. Squealer through the use of sophisticated language makes the other animals actually believe that Napoleon was the hero of the Battle of the Cowshed, when in reality Napoleon ran away at the very start of the battle. Napoleon uses Squealer expertise in language to rewrite history to fulfil his desire for power. “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...Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig...the whole management and organization of this farm depend on us”. Quotes such as this are used when the pigs are questioned by the other animals on the farm. Napoleon and Squealer through the use of language is able to persuade the animals into believing that everything he does is for the good of the farm. How Napoleon is able to persuade his ‘people’ with no regret or remorse is proof that his desire for power is the only thing he truly wants. This language is presented several times throughout the text and is a

The animal’s behavior in the novel supports this theme of people’s ignorance can lead to their social and politician oppression, because the animals did nothing when they found out the pigs were lying and even believed the pig’s deception. One notable example was when Napoleon sold Boxer the horse to a butcher but Squealer settled down the discussion. Boxer was a hardworking horse; in fact, the hardest working animal on the whole farm, but one day Boxer got hurt caring stones. Napoleon promised to send him to the vet instead he was sent to the slaughterhouse. Later Napoleon announced to the other animals that Boxer died in the animal hospital, and Squealer said it was just a mistake and most animals believed him. After Squealer’s speech to the animals, they never questioned it and almost never mentioned Boxer again. Because the animals never questioned it, it allowed the pigs to get always with other more sneaky

Oftentimes, one may look up to the government for protection, information, or guidance. On the contrary, one may also rebel against the government for the overreaching of the private rights of a citizen. George Orwell’s novels Animal Farm and 1984 are great examples of a totalitarian government and how they are able to manipulate the citizens as well as overreach the boundaries of privacy. In 1984, Winston Smith lives in a society run by a dictatorship government named INGSOC. INGSOC is broken into two parts, the inner party and outer party. The two parties are broken into four different ministries: The Ministry of Truth, who is in charge of news, entertainment, and education; the Ministry of Peace, who is concerned with war; the Ministry of

In the end of Animal Farm, the pigs become so alike to the cruel humans which the animals had originally rebelled against. The pigs have a meeting with the human neighbors and the other animals are left outside, where they, “looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” (97). This shows that the animals were unable to see the difference in the reign of their former master, Jones, and the dictatorship of the pigs. The pigs’ treatment of the animals opposes the ideas of communism, proving it

A perfect society. Something we long and hope for, and work towards to achieve for our future. We picture this society in many different ways, including things like equality, no poverty, and everyone being taken care of among many things. However, we have not become this perfect society yet. This makes you start to wonder, what is preventing this perfect society that we all share a vision of? The perfect society would contain things like equality, happiness, and unity. However, these things are counteracted by greediness, other’s misery, and the fight for power.

“All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” In George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, farm animals drive out their farmer and live in an environment where all animals are equal. However, the pigs, the smartest animals on the farm, end up taking over the farm and controlling all the animals. They trick the animals into believing they are doing everything for the benefit of the farm, when in reality they are doing it for themselves. The famous quote mentioned in this novel not only explains a scene in the book; it also shows the Orwell’s true purpose for writing the story: his hatred towards communism and Stalin’s rule. An author shows his or her purpose through the text’s hidden meanings, the structure of the text, the sequence of events, and the diction of the text.

In George Orwell 's 1945 epic novel "Animal Farm", the corruption of leadership is described and emphasized through the actions of farm animals. After gaining control of the farm where they were held, a "human" society arose between the animals with the most intelligent, or most disingenuous, animals rising to the top of the hierarchy. Sheep, chickens, even the farm dogs all bowed down to the pigs that tricked their way to power. The infamous quote, “all animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others” (112) is the epitome of the corruption Orwell wanted to emphasize. Through the different obstacles that the barnyard animals faced, from an attempted return by the humans to a project to construct a windmill, the animals gave more and more power to the pigs leaving them at their mercy. Slowly, the animal leaders became "humanized", even going to the extent of wearing clothes and playing cards at the end of the novel, “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; and it was already impossible to say which was which” (118). Orwell 's use of allegory emphasizes the dangers of surrendering power to self-imposed leaders and the corruption that occurs when an overwhelming amount of power is held by an individual.