The Seven Commandments Of Animal Farm By George Orwell

One night, all the animals of Mr. Jones’ farm, gather together in the barn to listen to Old Major, the pig, tell them about a dream he had, in which no animal had to live under the reign of human owners which would happen after a large rebellion against the people that treated them as slaves. After his death, which occurred only three nights after that meeting, the rest of the animals spent months working on plans to make the rebellion that Old Major had spoken of, into a reality. In the beginning the pigs, particularly Snowball and Napoleon, which had naturally become the leaders, faced difficulties convincing the other animals that this was the right thing to do.

Without law and order, it is nearly proven that civilization will fail. Because of this, Snowball saw it necessary to create a set of rules for the animals on the newly evolving farm, so came about the 7 Commandments. Unfortunately, but undoubtedly in the pigs’ advantage, most of the other animals did not know how to read or write. Because of this the other members of the farm had to bestow their trust and goodwill in the more educated of the animals. Little did they know that their innocence and their devotion to the farm as a whole would in the end lead to their demise. “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to

The pigs rise to power because of their manipulation of language. Old Major gives a riveting speech about a dream he wishes to pass on to the other animals. This dream inspires the animals towards revolution and gives them hope that they can overcome the oppression that they have been facing for their entire lives. Since Old Major inspires the revolution, it is not surprising that after his death, his fellow pigs take a leading role during the formative years of Animal Farm. They help to create the seven commandments as well as the core principal of Animalism. To embody the essential beliefs of Animalism, Snowball the pig creates the slogan, “‘four legs good, two legs bad’” (34). This slogan causes uproar among the birds, because

The satire in George Orwell’s Animal Farm expresses the idea of self-government through the animals. The animals are being personified, having human characteristics. The animals choose that they want to run the farm by themselves, so they create a way of living called Animalism. There are two major ides of Animalism, one is that all animal are to be treated equally, and the other is no animals should gain human characteristics. These principles are the base and foundation of the Seven Commandments (what the animals follow). As soon as this new system is developed, they throw out all of the humans that run the farm. Even though the commandments say that all animals are supposed to be equal, the pigs begin to take control. The most important pigs are Napoleon and Snowball, who are in charge of the farm until Napoleon throws out Snowball from the farm. Through this satire, George Orwell shows how power corrupts by showing the pigs actions.

Animal Farm begins with Old Major telling his fellow animals about his dream in which he envisions a farm with no humans. The speech instills a drive within the animal community to rise and overthrow Mr. Jones, the farm owner. After the farmer is successfully removed and Old Major dies, the animals find themselves in a leaderless state. Three pigs, Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer, take it upon

At the beginning of the text, the animals had seven commandment; all of which were meant to be followed in order to ensure equality throughout all animals on the farm. However, by the end of the book the only commandment left on the board was “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THEN OTHERS”. This commandment was the only commandment to be followed and this was demonstrated by how the pigs always considered themselves more equal than the other animals. The pigs received the best living conditions; allowing themselves for food, less work, better living conditions and extra rewards such as beds, alcohol and clothing. The pigs considered themselves to be more intelligent compared to the rest of the animals, a saw themselves high above all except the dogs; of whom they kept close. The pigs never actually stuck to any of the seven original commandments, making the last standing commandment the most important of

Snowball hence got chased away from the farm. Yet later Napoleon 'admits' to being for the construction and was only against the construction to get rid of Snowball. This shows that having a dictator means there can not be any contributions or compromises to there decision and will not admit to faltering against the opposition. Snowball from now on uses Snowball much like a scapegoat to blame for the later happenings. Napoleon tries to make Snowball seem evil and corrupt after he left the farm and says he sabotages all the animals plans to make the perfect society. The animals do not believe this at first but are basically forced to accept it when napoleons dogs growl at them. This 'threat' proves Napoleons fascist dictatorship from the fact of the terror he is using to 'persuade'. This is the start of Napoleon's amplifying tyranny and with the animals in his clutches he can make them believe anything he wishes including changing the Seven Commandments into his own regulations. Because of the 'unchangeable' commandments now changing Napoleon has reason to make use of the farmhouse instead of leaving it as a museum. The pigs, especially Napoleon, had begun to sleep in beds. The animals remembering the commandments went to check the barn to reveal the commandments different to how they remembered. "No animal

However, this sparks off a fierce debate that propels Napoleon to urinate on Snowball and kick him off the farm, therefore making him the only leader of Animal Farm. Napoleon’s possession of absolute power leads to further corruption in the farm. The corruption caused by Napoleon manifests itself through the further increase in the duties assigned for the animals, and the threatening to reduce the animals’ food supplies if they don’t comply with their duties, excluding the pigs of course. This is exhibited when the writer says, “This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” (Chapter 6, Page 2) As well, Napoleon begins modifying the 7 commandments to suit his own desires. Moreover, he ends up allowing the pigs only to sleep in beds and drink alcohol, thereby resembling Mr.

The animals organized a rebellion and they take over the farm and organize defense mechanisms in case of the people coming to take the farm back. One day the people rally against the animals and snowball the lead pig gets injured 1or 2 get killed and they take their previous owners gun. After their battle, they make rules called the 7 commandments first was Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy, second whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend, the third no animal

After having a taste of power, the pigs lose themselves in their lust for ultimate power. Because of the supreme position of the pigs in the farm, a minority controls the majority of the animals, their greed for power leads to the corruption of the power. First of all, Napoleon uses dogs to expel Snowball in order to have exclusive power. Napoleon starts to against every suggestions Snowball proposes at the beginning. He raises the puppy secretly and shows them up while excluding Snowball. These fierce dogs become a sign of Napoleon’s authority and absolute power. It is the first time that execution happens in the farm, it disobeys the essence of Animalism, all animals are friends. However, no one dares to question him because Napoleon has the absolute power, even though it starts corrupting. Secondly, when the pigs move into the farmhouse and begin sleeping in the beds, the Fourth Commandment turns out to have mysteriously changed. It now reads “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.”(Orwell, 67) Bed is a symbol of being human in the story. The pigs’ greed of being human has not

Animal Farm begins on Manor Farm, where overworked, tired, and hungry animals are unhappy in the conditions that they are in, but when an old boar named Old Major introduces the idea of a rebellion and encourages the animals to take control over the farm, the animals begin an uprising against the humans, taking control over the land and renaming the farm “Animal Farm.” However, greedy and corrupt leaders rise to power and turn a once prosperous farm, into a nightmare. 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.

The pigs then introduce “The Seven Commandments of Animalism” and write them on the barn wall; soon the main idea is captured in the minds of all the animals, “FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD”.

Now that the Old Major isn't around, the animals have to plan for the rebellion themselves. “The work of teaching and organizing the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals.” George Orwell employs irony in writing this because there are two young boars who are “preeminent among the pigs,” so all animals are not equal. Among the animals there are some who are better than the others. After the rebellion the pigs lead the animals and tell them what to do and what not to do. After the animals successfully overthrow Mr.Jones, they change the name of the farm from “Manor Farm” to “Animal Farm.” The name of the farm is significant because it signifies that the farm belongs to the animals.

Told in third person by an all-knowing narrator, "Animal Farm" takes place on an English farm. The oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls for a clandestine meeting of all animals. He shares with them his dreams about a revolution against Mr. Jones, the farm owner. Animal Farm has transcended to its original text and making it relevant to readers by allowing them to read about an actual revolution rather than a fictional revolution.

In "Animal Farm,” the pigs make up the 7 commandments that all of the animals in the