The Seven Commandments In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Two other commandments are harmonious in showing the drastic difference in appearance versus reality on the farm. “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend” And “No animal shall kill any other animal” both make it clear to see how things began on the farm. In the beginning, the animals were all comrades and even the thought of killing another or not working for the good of all was unheard of. Later in the story, both commandments are betrayed when they send Boxer, the hardworking and loyal horse to the slaughterhouse. The pigs then tell the rest of the animals that Boxer went to the vet, but unfortunately they could not help him and he ended up dying, of course with Squealer right by his side. “It would have been the first time that he had had leisure to study and

This quote explains what has happen to animal farm. The 7 commandments that were made showed the peace and happiness that all the

Throughout reading animal farm one can’t help but ask several question like who decides that someone is oppressing? Do some people deserve to be oppressed? Does oppression bring more oppression? And the answers remain ambiguous because once the oppressed have the power they start oppressing those whom they see inferior; just like what Napoleon in Animal Farm did; he started becoming more and more like the humans that oppressed them. The first sign that showed the start of the power of the pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, in Animal Farm was the seven commandments, which had to be followed by the animals. The seven commandments of Animalism if reduced in a phrase it would be “Four legs good, two legs bad” (Orwell, 34) and even though the pigs used the human’s language and knowledge to constitute their rules they used the animals’ ignorance to make it in their own

Animal Farm is established with moral intentions. The neglected animals of the farm rise up to overthrow Jones, and imagine a society of fairness based on the experiences of old major, in which all animals will have justice and won’t be demoralized by the people anymore. Old Major quickly establishes that “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend” (Orwell 11). He also reminds them that the ways of man are completely immoral, and they must not ever implement any of their habits. Giving the animals a shared enemy is an effective way to control the population. That is the first sign of a totalitarian state emerging in Animal Farm. Instead of the entire farm determining rules together, two pigs frame the rules of Animalism for the supposed utopian-like Animal Farm. They read:

Towards the beginning of the book, the animals make a list of rules which they call the Seven Commandments. Throughout the story, Napoleon adds on to the commandments, such as changing the last rule from “All animals are equal” to saying, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” The animals accept the changes and just think that they remembered the commandments wrong..blaming it all on their ‘faulty memory’. This happens again and again, and Napoleon continues to take advantage of his power. He realizes that he is much more smart and clever than any of the other animals on the farm, and changes things to be in his favor. He cuts down on the serving sizes of each animal’s food portions and makes them work even more than they worked with their previous human leader. The animals so obliviously followed Napoleon even though what he was doing was incorrect, but because they had trust and respect for him, they never thought that he was in the

The other farm animals are often manipulated to work harder than they already are, they do not have the intelligence to question authority, and they fail to realize the corruption of the pigs. Firstly, because of their gullibility, the animals are constantly being made to work harder and harder for the farm and in turn, for the pigs. One example of this is when Napoleon introduces the new work policy on Sunday afternoons. Work on Sunday afternoons is considered “strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half” (40). Although this work is called voluntary, it evidently is not, as every animal must work on Sunday afternoons as long as they want to eat. Thus, using the threat of hunger, Napoleon essentially integrates forced labour into the farm, yet the animals do not seem to realize it. Additionally, the animals are too naïve to question authority on the farm, specifically Benjamin and Boxer. Benjamin is one of the wisest animals on the farm and is one of the few animals that can actually read. However, his stubborn attitude and lack of enthusiasm for the farm causes him not to question the actions of the pigs. As for Boxer, although he is the hardest-working animal on the farm, his intelligence does not match up; he rarely questions any of Napoleon’s actions, and when any doubts arise, he settles them with the expressions, “Napoleon is always right” and “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right” (37). When a population is so naïve, it is extremely easy for the authority to take advantage of it. Lastly, the farm animals continually fail to realize that the pigs are corrupt. Each time the pigs break a commandment, they adjust it so that they are not technically violating it. Whenever these commandments are altered, however, the animals do not recognize it. For example, after the pigs

I have some ideas concerning the seven glorious commandments of Animal Farm. Yes, the commandments are some great commandments, but if you may keep in mind, comrade, some animals have started to see some changes in the commandments. In the past few weeks we have lost several comrades due to treason. Great leader, Comrade Napoleon if I may, I have been concerned about the other comrades on this farm. What if instead of killing more comrades due to them betraying you, the Great and powerful leader, we teach them what you are doing is for the greater good.We shouldn't kill one another because if we keep killing more comrades, we have less soldiers to fight off neighboring farms who want to take us over. We have been all together fighting for the

    Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer create the seven commandments as a way to control the animals. The pigs had taught themselves how to read and write using Mr. Jones’s old school books. This gave them an advantage over the animals and allowed them to make any rules they want. The goal of the pigs was that the laws “would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after”(Orwell 24). Even though the animals are supposed to have freedom over their rights this shows that the pigs are slowly taking that away. This is only the first example of how the pigs are taking advantage of the animals. Unfortunately, this happens with people very often. When someone is uneducated in an area, they will usually follow someone who they think knows what they are talking about. The person will blindly accept what the other is saying without any background information. In

In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, the animals come up with seven commandments. These commandments should be for all of the animals, but eventually the pigs change some of them to what they want. This is to show people that they are dominant and to make what they do become correct. Since most of the pigs can read, they act like the new commandments are what have been there all along. Two examples of these new commandments are, no animal shall kill any other animal (without cause) and all animals are equal (but some animals are more equal than others). Both of these commandments change through the book because the animals change.

Old Major has a dream where there were no humans, then calls an emergency meeting among the animals. Days later, Old Major peacefully dies in his sleep, which initiates the beginning of the rebellion and the Seven Commandments to be created. Napoleon challenges Snowball for power and sides start to be chosen. Boxer begins to work for the greater good. Jones and his men attack Animal Farm, during the battle of the Cowshed Snowball, to which this battle is referred.

All in all, there are many symbols within Animal Farm that trace the journey from communism to full totalitarianism especially the Seven Commandments. To begin, the Seven Commandments are heavily symbolic due to the fact that they illustrate both the manipulation in Animal Farm as well as the differences between the pigs and the working animals. At the beginning of the novel, the pigs combine their ideas to form a list of seven laws that all the animals would live by. "The Seven Commandments would be inscribed on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which the animals must live by forever." (Orwell 15)

In the story Animal Farm, the animals in the farm under the control of humans have decided they have had enough of the humans treatment and decide to rebel. After careful planning and hard work the animals finally get there chance and they cast the farmers out of the farm. The animals then come up with 7 commandments which they believe are the key to the success in running the farm themselves. Some of those commandments included, all animals are equal and no animal shall kill any other animal. Based off the commandments and a speech given by a deceased pig, Old Major, all animals are meant to be equal creating a classless society. No being greater or more important than another. As the story continues the pigs on the farm convince all the animals

The theme of Animal Farm by George Orwell is the corrupting effect of power. At the beginning of the book, Old Major describes the abuse that the animals experience, and predicts that one day the animals will eventually overthrow their human masters and build an equal society. When the animals of Manor Farm drive off Mr. Jones, it appears that day has come. By virtue of their leadership of the revolution, we quickly see that the pigs have quickly become corrupted by power. The corruption of the principles of the revolution is also seen when all of the Seven Commandments are being secretly changed. By the end of the novel, the commandments and shrunk to one commandment, which reads "ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN

Within animalism lies the seven commandments which are the rules that every animal must follow. As the novel continues, Napoleon takes advantage of these commandments and begins to slowly turn animalism into communism. While closely analyzing the theme of the story, a connection can be built between animalism and communism because, communism is based around the idea that everybody is equal with no class distinctions and the means of production is owned by the people themselves. Linking it to animalism, all of the animals are equal and everybody shares the wealth of the farm. When Napoleon starts to become a tyrant, he starts to change the seven commandments and betrays the principles of animalism allowing the pigs to do things that would otherwise not be granted, just like Czar Nicholas betrayed all of his people. Considering animalism is the governing principles of the farm, all of the animals must follow these rules, even if one of them has mysteriously changed. This is where Napoleon begins to slowly create his communist rule. [Include

In the book, this is another way Squealer, Napoleon, or any other pigs are brainwashing the other animals to think all animals are still equal. The truth is that over time the pigs broke every rule one by one, ending back where they started when Jones was running the farm. The original commandment was “All animals are equal” which was later changed to “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS”. This drives the plot to the conclusion that the pigs have all the power now, without any of the other animals noticing. This is similar to when Squealer uses propaganda and his skills of convincing to make al the animals think that the living conditions are better now, than they were when Jones