Theme Of Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm

Power is used in multiple different ways, in this case it was not used in a positive way. Animals on Animal Farm had wanted to be free from their owner, farmer Jones. The pig, Napoleon, comes to power as a dictator since the pigs are more intellectual than the other animals. Napoleon stayed in power by using the methods of Animalism, Fear, and Propaganda. These three reasons are why animals were too scared to overthrow him and to be free from his rule.

A rule gets a small change due to the executions the Napoleon caused towards other animals. The text cites, “ It ran: ‘No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.’ Somehow or other, the tow last words had slipped out of the animals’ memory.” (Orwell pg. 91). Power corrupts here because in the beginning the rules ran ‘No animal shall kill any other animal’ which the later was changed. If Napoleon was not to put in that other part he would have been called out for it and he would not have power of animal farm. The thirst of power got the his head. He was quenched. One night the animals heard a crash outside, “At the foot of the end wall of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written, there lay a ladder broken in two pieces. Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint” (Orwell pg. 108). Squealer was trying to change what the rules so Napoleon could live on with his cruel ways. When the animals saw squealer, dogs were already surrounding him so the other animals would not question what is happening because the animals knew that they would get hurt or killed if they questioned anything. The power corrupts due to the animals not questing the doing of their leader so more uncertain things would happen as the story goes. One last event happens in chapter ten when one of the horses on the farm goes on and reads what is left of the commandments. The book cites, “There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran: ‘ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS’” (Orwell pg.134). This proves the theme of power corrupts because when the animals read that they now accept the fact that they are at a lesser value than the pigs. The pigs take advantage of that so they can ultimately do anything they want. The pigs made

For example, Napoleon and his council of pigs write the ten commandments, so that everyone can see it and obey to it. The commandments, when they were first written, were fair and just. However, the pigs made small edits to it. For example, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” (133). Napoleon has also released many chants to help rally the animals on the farm. 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. The rulers of the farm take advantage of the low reading skills that the rest of the animals possess and use that weakness against them, as the animals just believe whatever the pigs tell them to, as they have no reason not to. The pigs’ goals seem intact and they do

This relates to the theme because, throughout the story, the pigs have been in charge because they have more knowledge than the other animals. They were also really clever and could think of a way around every difficulty the farm experienced. ( Orwell 13) In the middle of the story, some crucial rules were being changed and the animals did not do anything about it. “ … pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing-room as a recreation room, but also slept in the beds.” The pigs broke rule number 4. “No animal shall sleep in a bed” ( Orwell 11) A little later in the same paragraph Clover asks Muriel if he could read the seven commandments. “ Muriel,” she said, “read me the Fourth Commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?” With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. “It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” ( Orwell 32) Clearly, the last part was added on, Clover did not remember the last part being there. Instead of trying to figure out if it had been changed or not, she just believed that it said : “No animal shall not sleep in a bed with sheets.” Which was clearly the wrong thing to do. The animals constantly think they remember something and when it seems to be

The political satire Animal Farm by George Orwell is a reference to the Soviet Union’s corruption. The quote in the book Animal Farm stated "There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS” (Orwell 134). The lesson learned from this quote is that communism is not what it was meant to be. This means that communism looks good at first but always ends up being the complete opposite of the communist idea. Like in the book Animal Farm and how there was seven laws, and as the book went on each law was broken and change by the pigs. The quote is confusing at first but it makes sense if you have read the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. The quote “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS” this is an oxymoron read out loud by Benjamin. This quote means that some animals are more important than others. For example, the pigs thought they were more important or inferior to the other animals. At the beginning of the book, the pigs were decided to be the leaders because of their intelligence and their ability to read and write. The pigs wrote seven commandments on the top of the barn and one of them was “All Animals are Equal” page 24. This is important because the seven commandments end up being broken by the leader of the pigs Napoleon. At first,

Power can have the persuasive action in undoing the moral ethics of one’s character. This can be seen throughout history, such as World War II and proven by the actions of Napoleon in the allegory, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. As Lord Acton said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In history what was viewed as a villain, is never the same as the perception. A leader does not begin wanting to do wrong, they start with the best intentions, but power is a tricky thing. As someone gains more and more power, they increasingly become corrupted with that power.

Power. It is the world’s most dangerous asset anyone can hold on to. It can be used for prosperity or for a complete destruction depending on the person. As the famous Lord Acton 's quote says, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Animal Farm stands for the best example that can display this matter in a clearer and funnier version. It portrays the 1917 Russian Revolution atmosphere with the replacement of Russia into Animal Farm. The characters also did not fail to resemble the real people involved in the revolution. Power leads to greed, used to take advantage and manipulate.

As in Animal Farm, the pigs immediately were put in power because they were more intelligent than the other animals. At first, this worked out fine. But after Snowball was chased out, the pigs became more and more corrupt. The pigs changed the commandments for themselves constantly. One original commandment was that no animal shall drink alcohol, so they would not be like the humans who were getting drunk constantly. But, after the pigs had found the whiskey, on page 109, it states, “But a few days later Muriel, reading over the seven commandments to herself, noticed that there was yet another of them which the animals had remembered wrong. They had thought the Fifth Commandment was ‘No animal shall drink alcohol,’ but there were two words they had forgotten. Actually, the Commandment read: ‘No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.’” Since the animals were so unintelligent, it was easy for the pigs to change the commandments. If any animal was skeptical about the commandment, Squealer, with the help of the dogs, would tell them it had always been that way, and they had just remembered wrong.

“Animal Farm” has corruption and equality in a way the animals try to succeed and achieve a goal to make the farm better. Power corrupts in “Animal Farm” because the pigs have a goal which is working together and helping one another.

The other animals did not really care too much that the pigs were in control, as all the other animals really cared about was that the humans did not have the power and the control over them. Just like when the pigs started to change the “Seven Commandments” the other animals really were not that fussed. In “The Truman Show” Truman hated all the power and control over his life as all he wanted was to be free and to be able to go to Fiji. In “Animal Farm” they did not care all the much about the power and control whereas in “The Truman Show” Truman hated it and that is why he tried so hard to get out of his puny little town called

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 ordered the field originally designated as the grazing plot for retired animals to be ploughed up and planted with barley. The fifth commandment now read “No animals shall

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. The first thing they established in the farm was the system of Animalism, which stated that all animals were equal and that they should all share responsibilities and rewards of the farm. As a result, they established the seven commandments, which stated some rules for the farm, some of those rules were, “Whatever upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings in a friend and no animal shall wear clothes or sleep on beds” (Orwell 43.) They were also able to have plenty of food and great havestes, the following quote actually tells us, the result of this, “Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over his rations, the quarreling and biting jealousy which had been normal features

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On Monday, October 19, 2015, the 8th grade IB body of students walked over to Hardaway High School to observe their performance of Animal Farm. The play is based off the famous book by George Orwell. The overall theme of the play was a message of anti-communism, symbolized through the tyranny of the pigs. The play begins with all the animals being poorly treat by their owner (a human). They discuss ideas of revolting and creating their own “government”, and eventually they decide to make their dreams a reality. Once they are free from the evil hands of humankind, the idea is brought up to them that they must have a “constitution” of some sort—basically rules they all must follow to keep their “government” working. The pigs begin thinking of themselves vainly and elect themselves as “leaders”. At