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Snowball's 7 Commandments In Animal Farm

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Combative and ferocious dogs run vivaciously trying to chase one of the most important comrade and leader, Snowball. It’s the day of the election where the animals could vote for or against the windmill. Snowball was for, but due to Napoleon's strong will against the windmill, he ordered the dogs to chase Snowball out of the farm. Not accompanying with The Seven Commandments, the second one clearly started that “whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.” After this incident, the “four legged friend” was never seen again. The reason the animal’s dream in Animal Farm, by George Orwell, didn't go the way they wanted or expected was because they didn’t have a stable leader or government. Even from the start of the novella, …show more content…

The pigs thought that it would be appropriate to move into a house. Squealer explained that the pigs needed a quiet place to live especially because they are the brains of the farm. Then, the animals heard that the pigs are using beds. “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,page 48.” The pigs changed the fourth commandment and added “with sheets” so sleeping on a bed wouldn’t be bad after all. Squealer persuaded the curious animals by saying that the pigs would obviously not sleep with sheets because that is a human invention, but a bed was a human invention too. Old Major said that all animals are equal. After Napoleon got reign, the animals were ranked in order. The final interpretation of the commandment interpreted that even though the pigs and animals are both equal, the pigs are in their higher class. One example to prove this point is on on page 79, “But no warm mash appeared, and on the following Sunday it was announced that from now onwards all barley would be reserved for the pigs.”This accompanies the fact that the pigs were the social norm in Animal farm. They got the best of the foods, the best of living conditions, and even had the easiest role as a contribute to Animal

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