Corruption Of Control In Animal Farm, By George Orwell

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.

Power can have the persuasive action in undoing the moral ethics of one’s character. This can be seen throughout history, such as World War II and proven by the actions of Napoleon in the allegory, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. As Lord Acton said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In history what was viewed as a villain or wrong doer is never the same as the perception. A leader does not begin wanting to do wrong, they start with the best intentions, but power is a tricky thing, showcased in Animal Farm as Utopian ideals but with failed practices.

When thinking about pigs, you generally associate them with being dirty, repulsive and gluttonous. Well, that's Napoleon. In the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell Napoleon is a pig on Manor Farm who slowly exerts power over others and begins his reign as a dictator. Napoleon takes over and renames the farm Animal Farm while being completely deceptive and unfair. Napoleon is a prime example of how absolute power corrupts absolutely because he is unjust and doesn't care for the wellbeing of any of the other animals on the farm but himself.

In Animal Farm, the pigs used their superior knowledge to persuade the other animals into thinking whatever they say is true. The first example of this in the novel is when the pigs are caught sleeping in beds. Clover remembered a rule against animals sleeping in beds, but when she went to check, she found “...herself unable to read more than individual letters...”(47) When she finally finds someone that can read the rules, it seems as though it has changed. This lack of education shown in Clover allows the pigs to change one of the Seven Commandments. Yet another example of the pigs changing history is just a few chapters later. Originally, the sixth commandment stated that no animal shall kill another animal, however when the animals checked after the massacre put on by Napoleon, “It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause." (63) This once again goes to show that without education, these animals are susceptible to deception. The pigs realize the power they have and use it against the unintelligent animals in order to cover up their

The pigs in Animal Farm use their intelligence to make the common animals do dirty work that

Knowledge is the primary form of power that the pigs have and take advantage of. Towards the beginning of the book this is shown when the pigs create a society in which they are superior because of their intellect: "but the pigs were so clever that they could think of a way round every difficulty. As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done. 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." (pg. 27) This shows that the power is distributed unevenly, and the pigs have much more because they are not working and think that they are above that. the pigs not working shows their selfish and deceptive side, and that they are trying to say they should not have to work because of their superior knowledge. The pigs gained

In the beginning of animal farm there are set rules that all the animals must follow in order to achieve perfect society. One of the first things that happened however was that they shortened the seven rules to one because most of the animals were so uneducated that they could not remember or even read the seven rules written on the barn wall. This is the start of how Orwell shows how uneducation is a serious problem. The pigs used the animal’s inability to comprehend to their advantage. They changed the rules on the barn and because the animals could not understand them in the first place, they accepted the changes because they did not know any better. Those of the animals that did understand them however were later convinced that they had been the same way all along because of their blind loyalty to their ruler. Another factor they came into play when trying to control the animals, and also played a part in helping the pigs rise to power, was Squealer, who represented propaganda. Anytime the animals questioned something that didn’t seem right Squealer was immediately there to show them how they should be looking at the situation and what the consequences could be if they did not accept what they were being told, as one of Squealers favorite things to say was, “You don’t want Famer Jones to come back, do you?”. Because none of the animals could challenge or cared to challenge the pigs, that is what really cleared the path to let the pigs gain

Why did 1917 Russia have flaws with its government and politics so much so that it started a revolution? Within the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, there are many examples of leadership and corruption such as in the Russian revolution. There are many examples within the novel for this theme like the way the pigs deceive the lower animals with their lies is one example of this. How Napoleon persuades the animals in his decisions by abusing the force of the attack dogs. Banning practices from the animals like the song Beasts of England and at the end Napoleon changes a commandment to say that all animals are equal but some are more equal than others.

“Remember that all things are lawful to me” (Tranquillus). These words by Gaius Caesar Germanicus, more commonly known as Caligula, epitomize the corruption caused by absolute power. Under his rule, the Roman treasury was emptied, people suffered from seemingly random acts of brutality, and Rome was ruled by an emperor who thought of himself as a god. Similarly, in the novel Animal Farm, the Manor Farm is taken over by its four-legged inhabitants. Their equal government is soon taken over by a power-hungry leader, a young boar named Napoleon. George Orwell’s fictional dictator Napoleon in the allegorical novel Animal Farm and the lavish life of the Roman Emperor Caligula both prove that power always causes corruption.

After the rebellion, and the animals won over the farm, the pigs naturally took the lead. They came up with the seven commandments of animalism, which all animals are to follow. This consisted of rules such as no animal should walk on two legs, and no animal should kill another animal. All of the animals were excited about the rules, and began to remember them as soon as possible. Orwell states, “All the animals nodded in complete agreement, and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the Commandments by heart” (Orwell 25). Then throughout the story the pigs manipulated the commandments for the benefit of themselves and convinced the animals that the commandments are the same as they always were. Squealer was a brilliant speaker with a lot of charm who was always able to convince the animals, who weren’t very intelligent, to believe whatever he said. For example, one rule in the seven commandments is no animal should commence trade or receive money from human beings.

George Orwell's Famous novel Animal Farm, views the life of the animals throughout the rebellion, which through the journey of Animal Farm, we are faced with the many themes that are forced upon and ones that influence very largely on some of the animals. We find Manipulation and Deceit is a very often seen one, as well as the Corruption from Strong power and Leadership that is poured out over time. The controlling over the Intellectually Inferior was one that stood above most as well due to habits that the more superior animals had adapted over time as influence from those human.

In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the animals in a farm start a revolution against Jones, the farm owner, since they felt that they have a lack of freedom. When the animals take over the farm, they began to create their own society with the seven commandments and Napoleon and Snowball as their leaders. However, Snowball was kicked out of Animal Farm by Napoleon and Animal Farm ran into some problem like when the windmill broke for the 2nd time. As a result, many animals on the farm died. This shows that power can easily be corrupted, because of the selfishness of Napoleon, the benefits the pigs have over all the other animals, and the amount of rights given to the other animals by Napoleon.

The pigs deceive the other animals about the past, convincing them that certain events did or did not happen. They deceive them as to the present, pretending that their situation is better than it really is. They also deceive the farm animals for the plans for the future, ensuring that their dreams will come true. We see that superior intelligence is often used not to lead justly, but to deceive. The commandments changing was a big part of lies and deceit. "All animals are equal" to "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" was very unfair, however Napoleon and Squealer were deceiving enough, the other animals don't think of the new rules as being

Johnny was pounding at my door! He was begging me to go outside to play hide and go seek. He wouldn’t take no for an answer, so I quickly ran out the door before he broke it down. Johnny decided all the rules before we started. When Johnny was found first, he quickly came up with an excuse for him not to be it. Johnny, the fastest kid in fifth grade now decides it is hide and go seek tag. Now Johnny wasn’t it in the first round. In the text Animal Farm by George Orwell animals don’t like how they are being treated, so they begin a rebellion. The rebellion resulted in a two pigs running the farm, Snowball and Napoleon, although Napoleon was so control hungry that he had to disagree with Snowball on everything! Snowball was eventually kicked out of the farm by Napoleon, so now Napoleon is makes all the decisions and changes rules of the farm just so that he can do whatever he wants. The theme of Animal Farm by George Orwell is that absolute power corrupts absolutely.

One of the main reasons why the pigs were able to stay in control is because the animals were easily brainwashed into supporting and believing that whatever the pigs say is right. The pigs were able to control the animals like this through the use of propaganda, they used many forms of propaganda and controlled the animals very strategically. When the other animals notice that the pigs took all the milk and apples Squealer said, “ 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 … It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples ” ( Orwell-14). It is seen how squealer bends the truth in this excerpt to make it seem like the pigs are doing this for the good of the animals, but they are actually doing this out of greed for more food and power. The pigs often use different propaganda techniques to encourage the animals to keep working and supporting the pigs. Squealer once stated that “ production of every class of foodstuff had increased by two hundred per cent, three hundred per cent, or five hundred per cent, as the case might