Power Corrupts In Animal Farm

“All animals are equal” was the “golden rule” but the same pattern returns once Napoleon changes it to justify his tyranny by adding “but some are more equal than others.” These changes in the Commandments convey Napoleon 's abusive power. All of the animals finally had enough. “But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be…?”

Because of this many of the animals that understood that Napoleon was a cruel and evil dictator. However they could not express their opinions because of fear for their lives. Napoleon’s forceful methods left animals with only one option, which was to submit to his

Napoleon made a substantial impact on the way the animals reacted to their new hardships. The pigs, including Napoleon, are said to be the most intelligent animals on the farm, but unlike the others, Napoleon uses it to manipulate the

The satire present here is that the altering of the ten commandments effectively portray how the absurd the concept is. There is no way that animals could become, “more equal” than others. In the beginning of the novel, Old Major expressed that the animals shall overcome their oppressors, but the pigs become the oppressors. Through their chants and the ten commandments, the citizens are brainwashed to believe that everything is just and fair because when the commandments and chants were first written or said, everyone was in agreement, and believed it was fair. The pigs start to alter the propaganda, and the animals still believe that it is fair, when in reality it is not.

On Animal Farm, after the animals kick out the humans they establish a set of rules called The Seven Commandments. In these commandments it gives seven guidelines for all animals to follow. It also gives them information about who they should trust and how they should act. This was early in the book during chapter two. By the end of chapter three, the pigs are already showing signs of going against the commandments.

The animals revolt against Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm, in order to gain freedom for themselves and have a better life. Problematically not long after they take their freedom, a pig Napoleon begins to take more power for himself slowly depriving the animals of their freedom. At first all the animals are comrades, but by the end Napoleon states “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others” (Orwell, 133) this is a book by Orwell warning about the

Navdeep Brar Mrs. Julieta De Paula English 30S 17 January 2023 Flaws of a Dictatorship shown in “Animal Farm” Although dictatorships can be effective if the right is in power, almost all the time, power corrupts the ruler. A form of government where the people have no say can’t be any good. In the novella "Animal Farm” by George Orwell, Napoleon, a young, power-hungry pig gains power which leads him into leading a completely totalitarian regime. When Napoleon's regime takes a turn for the worst the rights of the animals and the laws of the farm become completely meaningless. Making Napoleon's control indistinguishable from the farm's previous oppressors, humans.

But as the months go on, the pigs change them to their benefit, giving them more power and luxury. The quote, “when the terror caused by the executions had died down, some of the animals remembered that the Sixth Commandment decreed ‘No animal shall kill any other animal’... Muriel read the commandment for her. It ran: ‘No animal shall kill any other animal without cause’,”(Orwell 98) shows that the pigs obviously change the commandment before the other animals got a chance to read it. This happens more times as the book goes on, and shows the pigs abusing their power by changing the commandments to fit their actions and desires.

The animals start recognizing Napoleon for any good achievement done that day. For example, one of the hens recognizes Napoleon for just one stroke of good fortune. “Under the leadership of our Leader Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days…”(78). These poor animals are tricked into thinking that everything good that happens is due to “Comrade Napoleon's Leadership”. Every quote we see is a deeper level of corruption in Napoleon, and now, his influence on the farm is tearing what the revolution was all about.

Only puppies and pigs can live in the house, sleep in the bed, eat apples and cookies and have all of the best things. As the history is developing, Napoleon is getting more and more like a dicator. He slowly begin to being superior but did not act like a dictator. Moreover, he broke some rules, he’s in contact with humans, and he had hours of works, and he killed aniamsl, and change the only commandment for “4 legs good, 2 legs better”. He also think that “Every animals are equal, but some are more equal then others.”

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton) This quote is telling us that when people get into roles of absolute power they tend to become corrupt, as a result of that power. This quote can be applied to Napoleon from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, because at the beginning of the novel Old Major’s words inspired Napoleon. As a result, he believed that humans were evil for forcing animals to work for them and that animals should be able to live freely, not under anyone’s control; however, as the story progresses his belief changed and the animals did not get to live their utopian dream. At the start Napoleon and the other pigs strongly believed that all animals were equal and had the right to live in a place that took care of their well being.

In Animal Farm, we see the sinister theme of abuse of power and corruption displayed throughout the story. The epitome on how the pigs abused the power was how they manipulated the 7 commandments to their own benefit. The 7 commandments were inscribed on the wall and they would form “an unalterable law by which all animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after”. Ironically, the 7 commandments were changed one by one to suit the benefit of the pigs. For example, when the pigs discovered a case of whiskey and got drunk, they got attracted to the taste of alcohol.

Napoleon shows in many ways how he has power over the other animals. “Bluebell had both whelped soon after the hay harvest, giving birth as they were weaned. Napoleon took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for their education.” Napoleon took their puppies to train them and turn them into bodyguards and obey his every command. Snowball was running for office and Napoleon had his guard dogs go after him, “Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. . .

Not long after the pigs’ discovery of the “house”–where they broke one of the seven commandments by entering and exploring the building–an issue including the milk had arisen, causing mass confusion amongst the animals.

Napoleon manipulates the animals of the farm and does so by leading through fear. Although their work was “strictly voluntary, any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” (54). The animals fear that if they refuse to work they will starve. Even with the option to leave no animal dared disobey Napoleon.