How Does George Orwell Use Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of a talking pig who takes over a farm. Rather, the tale seeks to show the fear factor in which the citizens under Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian government lived with. George Orwell, in Animal Farm uncovers the truth about how the people under Stalin’s rule were constantly threatened to be killed if they did not dedicate their lives to helping Stalin with his plans. As Napoleon, an allegory for Stalin, takes control of the farm, animals lose their lives, are manipulated to fight the humans and are living in constant fear of getting killed.

An example of a way im dominate is in the sense that when it comes to something like being in a group for a project or something else similar certain things I could be better at than someone else. So I would be the dominant and they would be the subordinate. Tatum inserts a quote from a psychologist Susan Fiske, she writes "... People gather information about those with power." So the people that see that I have a good quality would try to listen a take note on it. Another way I'm subordinate is that when it comes to me and my mother she is the dominant and I'm the subordinate. This because she is the authoritative figure over me. Another example could be the role of a teacher and a student. Furthermore another example of how I could be a dominate is when I'm babysitting or looking after someone, I would be the dominant and they would be the subordinate. When Tatum says "Dominates set the parameters within the subordinates operate." In this situation I would set the rules of what the person has to do and they would have to follow those rules and in order to follow the

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test their character give them power. ”(Abraham Lincoln) In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell relates to this quote, when an animal revolution occurs. One animal has power over everyone, he seems to be corrupt. That one leader makes all the other animals suffer just from him being corrupt with his power.

Abuse of power is demonstrated in many areas of Orwell’s novel and it clearly indicates that Orwell is not a Marxist. This is shown through manipulating all the animals, altering the commandments, and it is distinctly visible when almost all the animals fear the pigs. As days go on, there is always something different about the farm yet no one ever says a word, “Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the fourth commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so,” Orwell, pg.79. Some animals recognize the changes and adjustments but because of the deficiency in education they all have, it becomes difficult for anyone to say anything. Clover, the motherly mare, notices that the pigs are sleeping upon beds which according to her were breaking one of the commandments. Although she knows this is a violation of the rules, she stays quiet and silently questions all the actions the pigs continue to take. This is an internal conflict that Clover is experiencing who mentally observes all the manipulating and controlling the pigs do with all the farm animals. She realizes this is all wrong but does not want to get involved. The pigs, specifically Napoleon, change the commandments knowing that not all the animals get fully educated enough to comprehend what each means and in result he, therefore, gets to manipulate the animals into doing anything he wants. The pigs see that all the animals will accept any changes made without arguing because in

“Four legs good, two legs bad” (Orwell 34) the sheep kept shouting whenever someone tried to question Napoleon. Before any animal could say their point on what they thought, the animals other than Napoleon were rudely interrupted. Through these outbursts and other schemes Orwell introduces the idea that power can corrupt those with too much control and he shows it through Napoleon. During Animal Farm Napoleon and his side kicks, the other pigs are changing the commandments and doing whatever they please. Napoleon, and the pigs never follow the rules instead they change them up. The dogs are the secret police that Napoleon has formed to protect him. All of the animals are afraid of Napoleon because of his dogs that he has trained to obey only

Power can not only harm- it can kill. In George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, published in 1945, power quickly corrupts society. The animals were just able to be free of the critical control of Farmer Jones, when another leader steps up- this time one of their own. When given too much power, Napoleon, the Animal Farm’s dictator, takes complete control over the farm. From repealing all rules earlier laid out, to the slaughtering of innocent animals, Napoleon makes it obvious he is in power. The farm animals remain faithful to this harsh leader despite the fact they get treated poorly and inhumanly. They become “brainwashed” into believing Napoleon has the best interest for each and every one of them. The theme that power corrupts is

George Orwell in his novel Animal Farm explores the reality through the abuse of power using the character Napoleon. In order to gain absolute power, Napoleon eliminates any opposition, uses propaganda, and chances the commandments.

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.

Everybody wants to be in control, but not everyone can. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, Napoleon and the other animals decides they want to take over a farm, although it seemed achievable it was just the start of a disaster. Napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals’ trust, logic, and emotions by making up conspiracies about their deposed comrade, changing the animals’ constitution to support his own needs, and using scare tactics to make the animals fear Jones so much that they will do anything to keep him away.

“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” (Animal Farm, 112). When George Orwell wrote the books Animal farm and 1984, he wrote two pieces of satire with the overarching theme of government and Orwell utilizes characters such as Napoleon and Big Brother and similar events to prove that absolute power corrupts. However, he wrote Animal farm as a satire on previous events, while 1984 is a warning to the future. “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute.

In “Animal Farm”, Orwell satirises the desire for control and the relishing of luxury that come with power, showing that humans inevitably succumb to greed. When the pigs, first establish animalism at the

ENGLISH ESSAY Animal Farm is a historical allegorical book published by George Orwell in 1945, about the Russian Revolution and how acts of deceitfulness can lead to an imbalanced hierarchy. Through the use of allegorical conventions, the animals’ behaviours have resulted to matters of dishonesty and inequality between social classes, being explored in Animal Farm. Both of these issues are seen majorly throughout the book, intriguing readers by utilising crucial issues as the foundation of the book. In Animal Farm the pigs, mainly Napoleon and Squealer are untruthful by persuading the uneducated animals to believing that Napoleon is always right even though he is wrong in many circumstances.

Another example of the theme of leadership in the book Animal Farm is in the paragraph that states, "Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. 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?" This goes along with the theme of leadership because it shows how the pigs were trying to get the other animals to accept them as the leader. Becoming the leader of the farm was so important to the pigs but it was most important to Napoleon. He wanted to be in control of everything so badly. Eventually Napoleon’s controlling ways lead to corruption.

The story “Animal Farm,” by George Orwell has many themes. Major themes include theme of oppression, suffering, injustice, corruption, and class distinction. The theme of corruption is shown with how the pigs act after they take power. The basis of the animals rebellion was founded on 7 commandments. The pigs either altered or removed all of them during their reign.

Often times in a communist society, a leader’s use of language can lead to abuse of power. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the farm leaders, the pigs, use unknown language, invoke scare tactics, and create specific laws, thereby enabling them to control other animals, to suit their greedy desires, and to perform actions outside their realm of power. Because of the pigs’ use of broad language, implementation of scare tactics, and creation and manipulation of laws, they are able to get away with avoiding laws and convincing other animals into believing untrue stories and lies that are beneficial to the pigs.