The Inequality in an Equal Society in Animal Farm by George Orwell

"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.

Imagine a world where every person is equal: everyone has the same possessions, everyone shows respect to each other, no one kills anyone else, and no authority rises over others to give dictating commands. It sounds wonderful doesn’t it? George Orwell’s haunting book Animal Farm shows however, the near impossibility it is to make that idea a reality. In this fairy tale, a group of oppressed farm animals revolt against the tyrannical bonds of their evil master Farmer Jones, chases him off the farm, and attempt to make a society based on the idea listed above. But instead of having this incredible society, the pigs decide to make one instead where they are the ultimate authority. This book highlights the dangers of trying to establish an

Power can change people into the thing or character that said they never would be. Absolute power changes people and creates something new and often times a monster. As Paul Krishner wrote in The Dual Purpose Of Animal Farm “…the commandments are chipped away and the pig-managers increasingly resemble farmers…”3 this demoralizes the majority oppressing them. Spencer Brown quotes Wanda Hale in "Mealymouthed Critics Ignore Animal Farm's Anticommunist Flavor,” Animal Farm is a

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.

Finally, power corrupts is shown by Jones being powerful and always wanted more power by being cruel to his animals and not feeding them well enough. Napoleon chased Snowball of the farm so they would not have to compete for power. Napoleon also shows power corrupts by only caring about himself and the other pigs on the farm and was very demanding. George Orwell shows how power corrupts throughout the whole

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs are in control. Napoleon became the official leader after Snowball was chased out by the dogs. Squealer, Napoleon’s sidekick, now has social control over the farm animals. Squealer uses language to confuse and persuade the animals into thinking the commandments did not change, humans are allies and not enemies, and that some animals are more equal than others.

I have decided to explore the theme of how ‘Fear is a powerful motivator’. Different leaders and influential people have various ways of using fear to motivate people. Two of my texts: ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, and ‘The Rise of Evil” directed by Christian Duguay, both show how totalitarian leaders used violence to motivate the public. The other texts: ‘Bowling for Columbine’ directed by Michael Moore, and ‘Who’s for the Game’ by Jesse Pope, both show how two different influential people motivated the public without using violence, instead creating fear using words.

Power and control is the ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events. In The Truman Show, Peter Weir demonstrates that power is corrupt and is a recipe for disaster. For example Christof stages a storm that supposedly kills Truman's father, making Truman afraid of water to stop him from leaving Seahaven Island. "Mostly brilliant! Truman's been terrified of the water ever since." Likewise, in Animal Farm, George Orwell exemplifies that anyone can have power and when they have power they will use it to hurt others. For instance when Snowball suggests the windmill, Napoleon gets the dogs to chase Snowball away. In Snowball’s absence, Napoleon declares himself the leader. "Napoleon is always right." (Page 48) From then on the Pigs would run the farm. They took the ability to eat whatever and not have any rules away from the other animals. Both Weir and Orwell suggest that with power and control someone can overpower everyone else.

As the saying goes, “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This text is an allusion to the Russian Revolution. After the rebellion the animals are left with two leaders, Snowball and Napoleon, that cannot agree on a single thing. Snowball was chased off by Napoleon’s dog and was left with all the power. in animal farm, George Orwell asserts the idea that absolute power results in corruption. Napoleon and the other pigs, interested in remaining superior, persuades the other animals by using intimidation and emotional appeals in order to keep control of the gullible animals.

In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, one of the major themes was power, and how absolute power corrupts absolutely. To the animals, Jones was a tyrant, always mistreating and abusing them, until one day Old Major told them of a dream he had, where the animals will be able to live in a utopia, and lead lives of peace. After the rebellion occurred and the animals overthrew Jones, Napoleon soon came to power. He promised the animals lives of prosperity, and for a while Animal Farm was a blissful place, however after a while his reign became a tyranny, one very similar to Jones, if not worse.

A famous quote from the book is “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” The concluding illustration of the pig’s arranged exploitation of rationale and expression to authority to their second-class, this eventual decrease of the Seven Commandments, which emerges in chapter X, clothes entirely absurd composition in a clearly credible grammatical form. Admitting the initial clause signifies that all animals are equal to each and everyone, it doesn’t state this accusation honestly. Thus, it is achievable to confuse the word “equal” as a corresponding term, the word “equal” as a correlative term fairly than an absolute one, meaning that there may be contrasted degrees of “equal”-ness. At one time such misinterpret

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, a character said “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” While some laugh at this humorous quote, people should also ask “as citizens, are we equal?” Some might agree and state the amendments such as the freedom of speech, religion, right to assemble, the right to bear arms, and nobody escapes all taxes. Lawrence Lessig said, “the core representative democracy is that we are all equal citizens. Corruption creates second class citizens.” By corruption, he did not mean the direct exchange of money for favors, which is illegal, but institutional corruption. Institutional corruption is obvious when there is a systemic and strategic influence which is legal, or currently ethical, that

Most people never ponder the fact that animals are actually considered to be slaves. People are not the only ones who are notorious 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, manipulated, and controlled by a tyrant, authoritarian leader, like those of the American Revolution.

In Animal Farm by George Orwell the statement “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”was an extremely accurate theme. Throughout the book the other animals are being led by the pigs. Before the rebellion Old Major was seen to be slightly more superior than the other animals, and as the story progresses Napoleon and the other pigs more tactfully rise above the rest of the farm. The pigs take extra food, sleep in comfortable beds, make all the rules, and do hardly any work.

Orwell proves he is not a Marxist by showing inequality within the novel Animal Farm and by distributing privileges based on levels of class. The pigs in Orwell’s novel receive all the rewards and benefits which lead to privileges getting distributed into separate classes. Not much seems fair to many of the animals living on the farm because of the different treatment the pigs gain for doing little to no work whatsoever, “Nevertheless, some of the animals were disturbed when they heard that the pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing-room as a recreation room, but also slept in beds,” Orwell, pg.79. The pigs constantly get what they want and never have to ask twice about it. From breaking various commandments to killing one of their own, it was clear the pigs consider themselves as the higher class. The pigs recognize that the animals fear them so no one’s input is ever given into consideration. They only decisions that are made upon the farm are from the pigs alone and anyone who disagrees faces the consequences which always end to execution. Animals are treated brutally and get forced into doing actions that they don’t wish to do. The hens are given no choice but to hand over their eggs to Napoleon, although, they do fight back but unfortunately do not succeed. This proves that no one has rights on the farm and cannot make choices for themselves without the pigs interfering. The hens signify as peasants who provide eggs for all the animals but