Oppression In George Orwell's Animal Farm

"All oppression creates a state of war" -Simone de Beauvar, French Philosopher. Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Each animal was a key character in the Revolution such as Napoleon being Joseph Stalin, Mr. Jones being Tsar Nicholas and Boxer, being an ignorant. Mr.Jones was run off the farm because the animals were tired of the drunken man mistreating them. What the animals didn't know was that they went from one dictator to a whole group of them. The pigs. Ignorance contributes to political and social oppression and is proved by the inability to comprehend what the pigs are doing to the other animals. The animals cannot read or write as well, are perplexed easily, couldn't see the blemishes in the pig's leadership, or how the pigs changed things and didn't see or completely ignored how the pigs had acted.

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.

George Orwell’s 1984, widely known for its chilling descriptions of the dystopian society of Oceania, warns of a world in which individuality is virtually destroyed as one oppressive government controls all aspects of life. Decades after the novel’s publication in 1949, various nations today draw unsettling parallels with the characteristics of the government described in 1984. North Korea is one such example, particularly seen as a controversial topic in global debate. Although North Korea and Oceania in 1984 both possess totalitarian governments that attempt to control and restrict individualism, the means in which each government originated and gained authority differ.

People respond to control and power differently for various reasons, however, one of the main reasons is based on their personality; their confidence and intelligence. In, Animal Farm by George Orwell, confidence and intelligence is a big factor for why certain animals obtained power and control and why other ones did not. People with confidence and intelligence are likely to gain most of the control and power. People with little intelligence, but lots of confidence are more likely to have some power or work underneath the leader. People with intelligence, but no confidence seem to have no power at all and shy away from it. Both intelligence and confidence are needed for someone to take total power. Therefore, the amount of confidence and intelligence a person has will decide how they respond to control and power.

Power and entitlement can often be used to one's own advantage. It can be used to achieve great things to bring a community together, or used for absolute evil to create a rebellion. In the novella Animal farm the hierarchy, being the pigs and Napoleon use propaganda in many instances to manipulate, and constantly twist the truth to the other oblivious animals on the farm to gain power.

Many authors have written books where the government is an all oppressing force. This view has been popular among readers simply because they refuse to see that the people of that society were at fault as well. The readers sympathize with the character's struggles and living situations because the readers feel that they are in similar situations. In 1984, Animal Farm, and Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell, the forms of governments were oppressing their citizens by withholding essential information and promoting half lies that had adverse effects on the population. It cause for people to oppress themselves by their ignorance and attitudes that prevent them from progressing onwards.

George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm, shows society is glued together by alliances against enemies. The potential is boundless when people join arms to fight an opposing force. If one’s individual presence leaves a long shadow, the other’s allegiance will only compliment and strengthen its formidable approach. An ancient threat is of no use to those in power.

People respond to control and power differently for various reasons, however, one of the main reasons is based on their personality; more precisely, their confidence and intelligence. In, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, confidence and intelligence are a substantial factor for why certain animals obtained power and control over others. People with confidence and intelligence are likely to gain most of the control and power due to these strong personality traits. People with limited intelligence, but lots of confidence are expected to have some power or work underneath their leader. Others with intelligence and no confidence seem to shy away from the concept of power.

Animal Farm, a complex allegory for the Russian revolution and the events that follow, is a novel by George Orwell that has a myriad of sensitive topics and situations such as the usage of power and its effect. These topics and situations can be found in the real world: such as the one I said before, power. Power can be defined in many ways, but the interpretation in the novel is the ability to rule and change multiple people’s lives for better or worse, mostly used by a leader. In other words, a leader could change people’s lives wielding that power. Take Kim Jong Un, for example: he has the power to control what people say, eat, do, and see. His decisions affect people on a day to day basis, through the use of his power over North Korea.

In the novella Animal Farm, by George Orwell the lives of the farm animals living on Manor Farm are beginning to shift as the morals they had been living under their whole lives were challenged. Obviously frightened the animals look for a leader, as they had already run Mr. Jones, the former owner out of the farm. The characters Snowball and Napoleon, though with different intent both stand up and try to give the animals some source of leadership. Snowball a younger pig is deeply devoted to the ideas of “Animalism” and is determined to spread this great philosophy worldwide. On the other hand, there is a clever pig named Napoleon, he does not care so much about the well-being of the animals or the spread of Animalism he just wants power.

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.

“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”- Pages 27-28. The book that this is present in, is Animal Farm by George Orwell. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm hoping his readers would see the comparison to the Soviet Union through allegory, and symbols. The Animal Farm was ultimately a failure because of power; more specifically, because the obstruction of power. Throughout the book it is seen how most animals in power obstruct certain rights, this greatly impacts the influence of power on the animals. The majority of the downfall of Animal Farm is based around how the animals have

The Kremlin is known as a synonym for government; however, could a farmhouse be a symbol of government too? Some cases, such as in Animal Farm, say that it could. In George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm, Orwell symbolizes the Manor Farm’s Farmhouse as Moscow’s Kremlin through its uses, residents, and events to show that leaders often elevate or separate themselves to maintain their power over their subjects.

Most people never really think about the fact that animals are actually slaves. People are not the only ones who are known for being slaves. Animals are controlled and manipulated into doing things against their will the same way slaves were while under the rule of the American colonists before, during, and after the American Revolution. In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the animals, who are personified as a human population, are treated like human slaves and controlled by a tyrant leader, like those of the American Revolution.

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