Animal Farm

In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses Napoleon and the pigs to demonstrate how fear and intimidation are used to gain control over a society. Napoleon makes an example out of those who refuse to obey him in order to create fear amongst the animals and preventing more animals from rebellion. After witnessing the slaughter of multiple rebelling animals, the animals “were shaken and miserable. They didn’t know which was more shocking- the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed.” (84). Napoleon kills the rebels in front of the animals to secure his authority and assert dominance . Knowing that Napoleon would execute them if they disagreed with him, the animals were more

Napoleon being another intelligent pig on the farm believed he could become the leader and have all the power on the farm by scaring the animals. He does so by telling the animals they will work more or there will be punishment “Throughout the spring they worked a sixty-hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half” (Orwell 40). “The animals believe what the leadership tells them—that they are working for their own good now, not for Mr. Jones’s—they are eager to take on the extra labor”

First, he scared the animals into thinking if they agreed with Snowball, they would all die from starvation. He “argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production, and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death” (Orwell 50). Second, Napoleon trained the dogs to kill the animals who confessed to working against his rule and threatened the ones who didn’t come clean. Commanded by Napoleon, “When they had finished their confessions, the dogs promptly tore their throats out… the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable” (Orwell 84). And third, he used the original enemy, Mr. Jones, as a motivation to keep the animals in line. Napoleon brought to attention, “One false step, and our enemies would be upon is. Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?” (Orwell 56). The animals wouldn’t get out of line if they were scared for their survival, safety, and freedom. Too scared to get out of line, the animals let Napoleon take complete control.

In chapter 7 Napoleon began punishing and executing the animals who he believed to be traitors, by forcing them to confess to “crimes” that they committed. Through this, it is obvious that although the pigs goal is to keep humans out of animal farm, and make sure that the animals are safe, it is causing a sense of fear and terror in the animals. This also shows how the animals have no freedom of

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

A quote by Aung San Suu Kyi reads ¨it is not power that that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a long short story, published in 1917 it reflects the events leading up to the Russian revolution and the Stalin era. Characters are portrayed by animals that live on a farm . The character Napoleon in Animal Farm is a clever and sly animal who uses fear and greed to rule the animals around the farm. Leaders who do not care about the welfare of their citizens and rule with fear can ruin a society. Those type of leaders and person and the most harmful to a society.

“Milk and apples contain substance absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brain works. The whole management and organization of this farm depended on us. Day and night we are watching over our well fare. It is for your sake that we drink the milk and eat these apples. Do you know what happens of we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!” 

Napoleon, along with many other crimes, also severely abused his power being the leader of the animals. He never raised a working hand, but instead just stayed inside and gave out instructions. “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others.” (page 35) This is also the case with the other pigs, as they believed themselves to be superior to the other animals.

Animal Farm by George Orwell, an allegorical reflection of the Russian Revolution, was quite the opposite of my average read. Opening up a novel about a dystopian society ruled by animals gave me a whole new perspective about equal rights. The animals in this book endured so many difficulties that could’ve been avoided if humans weren’t the most dominate species. Which is why I can understand where they’re coming from. Who wouldn’t want to rebel against something so unjust? Any activity we do impacts the planet more than any other kind, so the animals in this story did have a right to find that unfair. Though some characters blew it out of proportion. It makes one think, “How come we humans are given the upper hand and animals are forced

Power can be recognized as the most dangerous weapon to use against a civilization. In George Orwell’s work of fiction “Animal Farm”, Napoleon takes supremacy in a communist animal society, and becomes corrupted by power utilizing cruelty to other animals, disobedience of the commandments placed, and the inability to set an upright example for the other animals. Cruelty can come with power if the leader happens to not know how to handle a big position, such as the forerunner of animal farm. When napoleon abolishes snowball from the animal farm with his predator dogs and the animals finally perceive who the dogs really are, Orwell quotes, “They were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and raised privately,” (Orwell 53).

First of all, Napoleon betrays the animals by engaging with the humans. Later on in the story, Napoleon announces that, “he had decided […] Animal Farm would engage in trade with neighbouring farms” (42). Napoleon betrays the animals because humans are considered to be enemies of the animals. Now, he is engaging with humans and trading with them. Second of all, Napoleon betrays the animals by sending Boxer to his death. Benjamin says, “Alfred Simmonds, Horse slaughterer […]” (82). Napoleon did this in order to obtain and money and buy what he wants. Finally, Napoleon betrays the animals by standing up with two legs instead of four. Later on in the story, Napoleon manipulated the sheep and made them repeat the words, “Four legs good, two legs better!” (89). This shows how Napoleon is transforming from a pig to a human, which violates the overall basis with the humans and the animals. Overall, the revolution in the farm is a failure because of

Power Leads to Corruption It is human nature to become corrupt when granted power. George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm describes how despite the animals overthrow the humans’ reign, they are still found doing the same abusive measures done by the humans. The novel takes the reader into the journey of a farm proceeding to overthrow the human owner. The animals feel they are being treated injustly and despise a plan to take over the farm.

Having power is authority and strength, which indicates any form of motive force or energy, ability to act, or control. However having way too much power that is given,a dictatorship well form, which all the decisions that are made by one authoriy. In the Movie or Book of Animal Farm, by George Orwell the author depict that how "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely".George Orwell has written Animal Farm as allegory of the Russian Revolution that thinly disguised as an animal fable. The major themes of the book/movie is the betryal of the Russian Revolution and how good will and the sound of principles can fall victim to ambition, selfishness and hyprocrisy. Animal Farm follws the events of the Russian Revolution quite

Power is like a sword that can be either used for a protection or harm. In the novel Animal Farm, a Utopian society changes after Napoleon comes to a power. Power is given to Napoleon; who represents the corruption of entire farm. The novel describes the power as a human nature’s dilemma. Thus, George Orwell illustrates how power can be easily corrupted by depicting abusing of power, changing of laws and betrayal of the principles of Animalism.

“…Many people had been imprisoned before my father and at my age, with the continuous Soviet propaganda, I thought that there was a reason they were arrested. (David Choi) The loss of liberty and equality are the traits outline the siege on freedom, no matter the race; no matter the time. Stalinist Russia, a well-known era, demonstrates the severity of this crime. The writing of Animal Farm records this allegorical totalitarianism to show the severity of the Stalinist government of his time. Its complex meaning; however, becomes known deep within the pages of the book. In Animal Farm, the author, George Orwell, uses the deceitfulness and selfishness of the leaders and the fear and ignorance of the followers to contribute to the idea that the advancement of education over another lead to the abuse of power to show that true equality cannot arise without the absence of power.

In “Animal Farm” the main perpetrator was Napoleon, the leader. Due to him being a leader, it let him have too much power resembling almost like a Czar Government. He changed many commandments and killed lots of other animals. In the heat of the novel or the climax, the Napoleon killed the animals that went against him or committed a crime that was kept to themselves. "When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice, Napoleon demanded if any other animal had anything to confess" (Orwell 84). This quote explains how the ruthless leadership ran by Napoleon turns into chaos when he orders all the dogs to brutally murder all the animals. This also shows the type of leadership Napoleon ran, -- short and sweet. It proves the point that to be the best and to make sure there are no compromises he makes there are no more problems at the farm. Even after so many animals were murdered by Napoleon, the animals still confessed to the corrupt things they did, so they could finally be freed of Napoleon and his poor