Animal Farm Empower Revolution

“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.” (Orwell 35). The main leader of the pigs is Napoleon due to his controlling and merciless personality. Since the pigs were not doing any work on the farm, they encouraged all of the other animals to contribute in the work. As you see here, these are the beginnings of an overbearing government starting to form. The animals do not have a say in who does what or who gets what on the farm. Two items that really created a fuss on the farm were the disappearance of cows’ milk and the apples. “"Comrades!" he cried. "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. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples." (Orwell 42). In this quote the pigs are trying to justify their superiority to the animals and give logical reasons as to why they deserve the milk and apples over the other characters. This is similar to the people of Russia when they began to be oppressed all over again by Stalin. Both groups of people and animals do not want to repeat the same past that they just escaped, however they are not sure how to break free from the

The novel clearly reiterates the notion that more people conform than rebel when confronted with authoritarian control. The animals in the novel are divided into two categories. Those who have knowledge and therefore power, and those who lack knowledge and therefore are submissive. The main difference is that the submissive animals such as the horses and sheep represent the people that chose to stay uneducated, as it is a much less difficult pathway. They chose this because knowing consequences creates threatening actions against the livelihood of the animals. Despite the animals suffering from violence, poor conditions, and being overworked, they continue to conform as it becomes an easier lifestyle for them. The repetition of the lines “Napoleon is always right” and “I will work harder” showcases how the farm animals follow the routine of others and resign to conformity as their means of life, for it is an easier, simpler outlook to life for them. The idea of being an outlier and having a voice is forsaken by the animals, as the narrative evolves they witness more and more unruly acts of behaviour from the pigs, who are controlling the farm. The emotive language used within the line “Silent and terrified, the animals crept back into the barn” effectively demonstrate how a wave of melancholic and frightened emotions flood through the farm animals, creating a sense of compliance within. The use of threatening tone within the lines “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing

Although the pigs in this novel are terrible creatures who do terrible things, they are unfortunately very, very smart. These pigs are power hungry, and they will do anything that it takes to maintain their power. But, to maintain power, the pigs must first gain power. The pigs use education as a way to gain power. After the rebellion in the beginning of the novel, the pigs find books that teach them to read in the farm house. The pigs, being the power hungry animals that they are, teach themselves how to read and write. They know that they are much smarter than all of the other animals on the farm. Since the other animals could not learn how to read or write, the pigs used this as leverage to get power. Because they are the only animals that could read or write, they were quickly thought of as leaders and much

Everywhere in the world and in almost every aspect of life, people strive for power. The desire of power is a natural thought to humans. In Animal Farm, a group of animals win their power from humans and create their own community, which they said would have no leaders. Naturally, though, leaders arise due to certain things, one of which, is knowledge. In Animal Farm, the animals on the farm gain power over the humans and start their own society, which leads to the pigs rising as natural leaders primarily because of their knowledge.

Reverend Charles Caleb Colton, a writer of pros and poetry, once said, “Corruption is like a ball of snow, once its set a rolling, it must increase”. Once corruption has started, there is so many people involved, greed sets in, and it’s so big of a problem it is so hard to stop it or leave it alone, and once you’re in too deep it’s difficult to get out. Under those circumstances, a book called “Animal Farm”, by George Orwell, was an allegory. It was published on the heels of World War II in England in 1945 and in the United States in 1946. The book was written during the war as a cautionary short story in order to expose the dangers presented by Stalinism and Totalitarian Government. With this intention, the pigs on Animal Farm used the

Out of the many themes possible in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, political corruption stands out the most. Political corruption on the farm began when “Napoleon stood up and, casting

Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing; in many cases power produces positive results. It is when power is combined with abuse that the problem begins. In Animal Farm by George Orwell, it studies the topic of power. Indeed, the story suggests that when people are given too much power, power will be abused. One way power is mistreated is by the pigs violating the seven commandments. Power is also abused when the animals try to get rid of each other. Another way in which power is misused is in the attempts to brainwash others.

A thought, similar to a tree, starts out as an idea. It’s planted in the mind of an individual and over time it grows, allowing it to spread its roots to those who surround it. Although, in truth a tree doesn’t alter anyone’s outlook on life, but the idea of something so small growing into something big is comparable to an idea becoming a thought. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the idea that animals no longer needing to rely on humans and becoming their own society, becomes more than an idea. As the events in the novel transpire, the overall objective becomes a way of life. I believe that a society can easily be manipulated with ideas by those who seek power.

These two societies have one major political aspect in common and it is the fact their societies are closely alike to a totalitarian government. This means one group or person has authority over all others. Orwell wrote Animal Farm during the time frame of World War II. This is important because of the communistic ways on the farm and throughout the society. In Animal Farm, the pigs are the most intelligent animals on the farm and declare themselves as the rulers/ dictators of the farm. They promote equality throughout the entire book even though the pigs do dirty acts behind other species of animals backs. In the beginning, animals plot a plan to rid of their current human Both books are against different political ways, capitalism

Power is the main cause of all the evil actions, that corrupts within oneself. In the farm, the animals tried to be equal, but at times animals progressively became more powerful. Orwell demonstrates the corruption of humans. In an article talked from the perspective of many psychologists, they stated, “The very traits that helped leaders accumulate control in the first place all but disappear once they rise to power.” (Riggio) Psychologists talked about how over time, leaders develop power and that cheating is not the right thing to do. Therefore, we should think before we act and not get over proud or it might affect our actions. The only advantage that lets the pigs and Napoleon keep their power is because they are smart, and have more

You sit in class and always know the answer. People come to you for help and after a while you become cunning. You start to charge people for help. They still keep coming in for help and now you control the school and what goes on. The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a farm that animals took control from the owner lead by intelligent pigs. The pigs rose to power because of their intelligence and are lead by Napoleon. They go through many hardships, but at the end Napoleon makes peace with the humans much to the rest of the farms dismay. A theme that is found in the book is that knowledge is power. This theme comes up many times in the beginning, middle, and the end of the novel.

In order to uphold a society where everyone is equal, we must be capable of trusting all who reside within the premise of it. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others (George Orwell, Animal Farm),” is a quote that addresses the hypocrisy present in communist societies. In Animal Farm, the animals start a revolution and take the farm away from the humans. What starts as a system based on equality turns into a system corrupted by the unreliability of the pigs residing within it. This ultimately results in the pigs slowly transforming into the very beings they despised and overthrew in the beginning of the book. When the pigs state that “some animals are more equal than others,” they automatically turn against everything communism- the theory they base their society upon- stands for, forming a totalitarian regime that draws many parallels with the unfair treatment the animals got from the humans in the first place. Animal farm is a book based off the Russian Revolution which produced the first communist society in the world. This society gives us an example of why communist societies can lead to horrifying regimes that trample on human rights; revolutionaries become authoritarian thugs, the government infringes upon the freedoms of the people and the living conditions plummet as resources are spread unequally.

“In the time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Orwell.G 1949

One of the essential parts to a corrupt government is the rise and fall of different political leaders. The rebellion on the farms against Mr. Jones left a wise pig names named Old Major in charge. This character represents the ideas of Marxism, which fueled the citizens in the Soviet society to have a rebellion in the first place. Marxism originates from German philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, that there is an unfair division in social classes and how to fix capitalism and make it more like communism (Wolff). When Old Major has rule over the farm, all is well and that represents Russia immediately after the revolution , however he soon passes away and a new leader rises into power. One of the other pigs, Napoleon, along with his right hand man, Squealer,

This novel is trying to convey the message that leaders can be extremely selfish for various reasons. This is transmitted in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. Animal Farm is a fictional allegory about the non-fictional Russian revolution in which the pigs, such as Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer along with all the other animals of the Animal Farm revolt against their leader to become the new oppressors. Orwell suggests that leaders often create fear for their people to benefit themselves like a pig named Napoleon, who constantly make selfish and harsh decisions to benefit himself. He would kill animals to create fear so nobody disobeys him. Secondly, another idea that Orwell suggests about leaders often change rules for their own benefit.