The Power Of Fear In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Orwell shows that Mr Jones does not have complete power over his animals and that the animals had the capacity to overthrow him. The rebellion of the animals is another way of how power is shown in Animal Farm.

The novel ‘Animal Farm’ created by George Orwell heavily expresses the ideals of a prolonged cruel or unjust treatment and the exercise of authority. The exponential ignorance of the farm animals towards the actions and ideas of the pigs (Napoleon, Squealer and Snowball) prove the incentive that it is easier to conform to the ideals/ways of the ‘New England’, than to rebel, as well as through the exposure to propaganda and the distortion of reality. This therefore leaving them docile, numb, and oppressed.

The theme ‘Fear is a powerful motivator’ was conveyed in the novella ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, which is an allegory that is based on events that happened during and after the Russian Revolution. Orwell used animals to represent historical figures such as Joseph Stalin, the totalitarian ruler of the time. Napoleon, who was the pig that represented Stalin, used violence and propaganda to help him take control of the farm, and used the animals’ fear of him to motivate them into following his orders. The other animals did not question Napoleon’s authority out of fear of being killed by his dog’s, which represented Stalin’s KGB. He oppressed the animals and had public executions where the ‘traitors’ were killed for daring to defy him. They were made to watch “these scenes of terror and slaughter”, thus setting an example and making others fear his power to motivate them into following his orders. Their

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a perfect example of how ignorance and lack of education can be used for control. Control which can lead to political and social oppression. The experiences of the various characters present how the pigs use this idea to oppress the animals of Animal Farm.

“Do not let the power of fear control us, comrades. Together without fear, we’ve conquered so much! Let us not stop now!” Squealer said, trying to calm the animals. Throughout the book, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the animals live in constant fear, Jones hurt and manipulated the animals while he was in power. Once he was banished the animals still felt a deep fear, Napoleon, who had banished Snowball, killed animals for plotting against him, and changing the seven commandments time and time again, brought the fear back to the animals.

People play an enormous component in our lives and the choices we make. In George Orwell's “ Animal Farm” there are several people that show leadership and guidance. The Leaders of Animal Farm start off with good intentions, but as the story goes on it becomes obvious the leaders have grown power-hungry and have become the 'superior' animals, showing that equality does not exist. This source of power has been used by leaders at the expense of their followers for their own personal gain, like Napoleon, whose first sign of corruption occurred early in the book when he seemed to be the main leader of them all.

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.

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.

Fear is a strong incentive. If you fear someone, then you are more likely to do what they ask. This was what happened in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Napoleon used fear to rule the farm without a big struggle for power. He used his dogs as a non verbal threat, and the animals were scared of them. They followed his command and believed his word. For example, “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess.When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess”. More animals confessed. Animals never disobeyed Napoleon word because they were scared of him and the consequences that it would bring. Another instance of fear and language being used to control a population was Stalin and Trotsky. Yes, Animal Farm was a inspired by their actions. Stalin used terror, not fear. He killed and exiled all his political enemies. He also forced approximately twenty million citizens into forced labor camp. No one opposed Stalin’s

a. Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is an allegory due to the usage of the concept of animals on a farm, which is usually a lighthearted subject, being used to reflect the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The events in the story also reflect on the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. In the beginning of the story, the Major, whom is an old middle white boar, encourages the other animals to start a rebellion. He wanted to kick out the owner of the farm, Mr. Jones, so that animals may instead rule the farm. “Why then do we continue in this miserable

George Orwell’s Animal Farm reflects the events of the Russian Revolution and the Stalin era in the Soviet Union through the story of a seemingly simplistic farm controlled by animals. One night, Old Major, a prize-winning boar, gives a speech on the idea that all of humanity is evil and rebellion is necessary to achieve freedom. After Old Major dies shortly after his speech, three pigs, Squealer, Snowball, and Napoleon, decide to take control and form the ideas of Old Major into a philosophy—Animalism—with seven principles inscribed in a barn to help maintain harmony amongst the animals. After driving out the human workers, the animals celebrate and begin their own farm. However, problems arise as Napoleon drives Snowball out and begins controlling

After Old Major dies the pigs made sure to embrace his vision. Napoleon use his fear element to take leadership. Fear is used by propaganda master squealer. Squealer uses the fear of jones to end all arguments if any animals share their opinion about what the pigs get and they don’t. Napoleon uses fear to have the animals under his authority. Ashley Kannan states that “Orwell demonstrates that political regimes often use tools such as playing on fear as a way to consolidate their own power and ensure that there will not be any questioning of their policies and practices.” Since the pigs use these tactics of dehumanizing the animals they take control of the farm and take all the

People’s emotions and reactions to things change when they are frightened, in that “Fear can interrupt processes in our brains that allow us to regulate emotions, read non-verbal cues and other information presented to us, reflect before acting, and act ethically. This impacts our thinking and decision-making in negative ways, leaving us susceptible to intense emotions and impulsive reactions. All of these effects can leave us unable to act appropriately” (“Impact of Fear and Anxiety”). Obviously this can make it so people don’t think of all of their options before they act upon things. In Animal Farm, because most of the animals are afraid of Napoleon they don’t attempt to come up with any ideas to break free from his power. After Napoleon has been in power for a while he “announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half” (Orwell). By doing this, he exhibits the lack of empathy he has and the extent at which he abuses his power. Him making this a rule, caused the animals to to work harder and more obediently because they were afraid of starving. In addition, when the animals had disputes over rules of the farm Napoleon would proclaim, “Surely, comrades, you don’t want

The pigs, who are the leaders of the animals, often instill fear in the other animals to promote their own agenda and several of these instances can be connected to similar incidents of leaders ingraining fear into the mass populace of the real world. The most prominent form of fear tactics in Animal Farm was used as a form of submission. Napoleon, the leader of the farm, went to great lengths to maintain power over the other animals. For instance, on pages 83-84 Napoleon has his guard dogs kill animals that confess to conspiring with Snowball, a pig who rivaled Napoleon before fleeing the farm because of Napoleon’s guard dogs.

Animal farm introduces real life problems using animals on a farm. The narrator focuses on leaders. The novel taught me now you should believe those are seeking the truth- doubt those who find it. According to the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell it states, ‘‘Ah, that is different!" said Boxer. "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.’’ The reason for this is because Napoleon took control of the farm and found out a way to command people to do his responsibilities and jobs, its when the animals started to get blinded by him. They thought that whatever Napoleon said