Animal Farm Politics

Finally, power is shown in Animal Farm through the pigs and how they ran the farm without Mr Jones. They were clearly the leaders of the farm and had power over all the other animals. "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". Although it was outlined that all animals were equal earlier, Squealer convinces the animals that this is just to ensure that right decisions were being made. "He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?" The power of the pigs in Animal Farm is one way of how power is shown in Animal

In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, animals overthrow their cruel master and create their own government which the pigs dominate. The foremost leaders are the pigs, Snowball, who is quick speaking intelligent, and Napoleon, who is brutish and clever. Their hunger for power shapes the rules and mindsets of the animals. In the beginning, the Seven Commandments of Animalism created by the pigs, stresses the animals’ hatred of mankind and how they will never imitate or act like man. These ideals are soon corrupted and Animal Farm’s original values are soon abandoned.

Corruption in the governments can take place in any civilization. A representation of this is, if you take a group of people and drop them off in the middle of nowhere, with no form of authority nor government. Most of the time someone will want to take power, and sacrifice the greater good for their own needs. This same form of corruption is greatly displayed in the book called, “The Animal Farm”. It shows how a utopia can turn into a dystopia in a blink of an eye.

In the novella, the pigs are characterized as wise and perceptive – distinctions that can be exploited to manipulate. When the Rebellion had finally been completed, the position of leadership was automatically placed with the pigs. As the rebuilding of the farm started, Orwell wrote that the “work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognised as the being the cleverest of the animals” (15). The natural assumption that provokes the labor animals to look directly to the pigs when there is a mention of leadership shows that the labor animals see the pigs as superior and preferable over themselves. Furthermore, the quote directly states that not only are the pigs clever, but they are cleverer than the other animals, supporting the idea that there is a disparity between the mentalities of the pigs and the labor animals. Similarly, the restoration of the farm builds upon two major characters: Boxer and Clover. Orwell writes that the two labor animals “had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves, but

How do the animals get what they want? First I will start with the pigs, the pigs get what they want towards the beginning of the book when they first drive off Jones. After they drove him away they almost immediately take command of the situation by telling the other animals what to do. It gets worse when Napoleon takes over because he has more of a temper and always gets his way. On the bright side the normal animals eventually get their freedom at the start of the rebellion when they first chase out Jones, but this freedom is later abolished when there start to be executions and when the pigs start to act more like humans.

Napoleon had agreed to take care of the puppies after they were left without an owner, he was trying to look like the good animal. Although, he had agreed he raised them to become bad dogs. The puppies, who were an allegory for the secret police, made sure no one would question Napoleon because they would attack anyone who would stand up. For example, “seized four of the pigs by the ear and dragged them, squealing with pain and terror, to Napoleon's feet. The pigs’ ears were bleeding, the dogs’ tastes blood, and for a few moments they appeared to go quite mad.” (page 58) This indicates how badly raised they were and how they seemed to have gone mad after a few seconds, Napoleon didn’t raise them correctly. The pigs had stood up in the previous assemblies but the sheep would always interrupt them saying “Four legs good, two legs bad” and everything would go back to how it was. This is also how the secret police had everyone during the Russian Revolution, they were always scared that they would die. They didn’t know who was in the secret police and that was an advantage for Stalin because the police would they him everything and anything anyone

After interpreting Animal Farm I have been convinced that the major theme of the book is “Power with the Usage of Corruption.” As I was reading through the book, there was a pattern with the way the pigs led the other animals. The pigs would mistreat the rest with lies and deceitfulness; they lived an extravagant life behind the animals’ back. Such as, eating better quality food and not helping around the farm. However, I believe this theme is important, because the leaders (who were the pigs) had an advantage compared to the other animals. They were filled with wisdom and knowledge; which led them to the idea to rule with corruption to betterment their lives.

The animals in Animal Farm decide to rebel against the humans from their cruel and unfair ways. The pig Old Major persuaded them to rebel for the new government "Animalism". The pigs, most notably Napoleon and Snowball, are very persuasive and can utilize publicity and manipulation to achieve their personal goals. In addition, they seem to take advantage of the fact that the other animals are ignorant and highly dependent on authority. I'm not sure if the pigs are really "good" leaders in the sense that they are moral and just. Perhaps a different adjective would be more accurate. Napoleon seems to be the true leader of Animal Farm - he's the one who gives the inspirational speeches (besides the speech Old Major made), rallies the animals to revolt in support of "Animalism", and creates the illusion that Snowball is causing many of their misfortune. He also uses

Influence and authority. These are two very different types of leadership, but they are able to work hand in hand if there is an even balance of both. Some of the best leaders are purely influential while others are extremely authoritarian. Influential leaders lead by example to achieve their desired results and generally appear to be the more popular. Authoritative leaders use a lot of control and very little group contribution.

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 afraid of disobeying the pigs now more than ever. Now all fearing for their lives, the animals consequently became aware that defying Napoleon would result in their death. To prevent the animals from questioning and opposing their supervision, the pigs also use the dogs as scare tactics in order to control them. In one instance where the animals seemed to doubt Squealer and Napoleon, “the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further question.” (58). Due to the animals’ fear of the dogs, it was very easy for the pigs, specifically Napoleon,

The pigs of Animal Farm become less and less accountable throughout the novel, the authenticity of the government deteriorates, and the original intention for the revolution no longer matters. Ruled by fear and intimidation, the animals cannot speak out against the Napoleon regime without immediate execution. Eventually, the commandments become less about equality and more about privilege, as the pigs ultimately change them, from "All animals are equal" to, "but some animals are more equal than others" (Orwell 134). Under this totalitarian regime, the pigs represent the privileged “some” and the working animals exist only to serve the upper-class and provide food, comfort, and support. The last line of the novel states, “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” because in the end, Napoleon and the pig still overwork, underfed and leave the animals are no better off than when Mr. Jones was in control of the

It was a beautiful sunny day and I was walking down Maple Street until I got a phone call from my friend. Once I picked it up, I heard her crying, and she told me her father had passed away. Consequently, her father had died to his sins. It started off like this; he was the president of a very important community organization, and obviously, he had an abundant amount of power, so he decided to use it negatively for others, but positively for himself. Meanwhile, he realized he shouldn’t do these corrupt acts, but it was too late! He got a call from his doctor who told him he’d been diagnosed with cancer. A theme that would fit this scenario and the book, “Animal Farm,” by George Orwell would be: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts

portrayed in what they do. They show what they agree with in a more positive light and what they do not agree with in a more negative light. George Orwell was a socialist, so during the fall of Animal Farm, he depicts both the leaders and the followers negatively. During Animal Farm, Orwell lets his beliefs pour more and more into his writing. During the fall of Animal Farm, as it becomes more and more socialist, Orwell shows all of the characters in a more negative light. He shows the followers as stupid and not educated, and the leaders as corrupt people. He does not seem to agree with any of the characters in the story and thinks that all of them are in the wrong and that they all caused the fall of Animal Farm. Even though everything is happening

With great power comes great responsibility, and sometimes with power and responsibility comes a leader who isn't the best leader and is corrupted. The word corruptions exact definition is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. With this being said, people are more likely to follow a corrupt leader then a leader who is not corrupt because corruption has order, being a bully, and a demanding leader who seems more powerful than the followers.

They ignored their ideals, like the pigs, and never worried about the working class citizens who believed and followed them. The animals don’t see Napoleon as an enemy because he is a animal and not a human. They don’t realize that Napoleon is doing more harm than good for them. Napoleon changes the rules to best fit his needs: “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” (Orwell 67). Every time Napoleon changes a commandment it’s for the pigs benefit and allows them to become more humanlike. This means that the pigs disregard everything they said about not adopting the human ways of life and realize how much they can manipulate the the other animals. By adding “with sheets” to the and of the commandment Napoleon and Squealer can trick the animals into thinking the other animals’ memories were at fault. This is one thing Squealer is notorious for. Another way Napoleon manipulates and corrupts the other animals, is by using Squealer to spread lies and new ideas. This can be proven with this quote because after Napoleon changes a commandment Squealer usually comes around and clears up any confusion with the animals by announcing to them their memories were at