Violence In Animal Farm

In addition to being used for eliminating uncomfortable opponents, violence is used as a tool for political oppression in Animal Farm. The situation at the Manor Farm conjures up Maximilien Robespierre 's reign of terror, where any political opponents were violently punished. Likewise, in Animal Farm, any animals that oppose the leadership of Napoleon and the pigs are brutally punished. For example, when four pigs at the farm give Napoleon a distorted account of how they kept in touch with Snowball after his exile, Napoleon decrees his dogs to “tore their throats out” (Orwell 59). Napoleon’s use of violence is so effective that it helps him to instill the idea that he “is always right” (Orwell 40) into all the other animals on the farm.

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It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy.” (Martel 214). By portraying a change in Pi’s behavior, Martel shows how brutal humans can be when they are on the edge of a precipice. Even Pi acknowledges that “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything, even killing” (Martel 248). Although he hesitates killing fish at first, he feels free to kill any animals after he experiences it once. “Hunger can change everything you ever thought you knew about yourself” (Life of Pi, the movie). This highlights the basest point of human character caused by the fear of

He blows the whistle to make sharp noises that tortures and tames it at the same time. In the process, he manages to completely overcome his fear of Richard Parker and ensure his survival: “in a moment of insanity brought on by hunger [...] without any defense [...] I looked at Richard Parker dead in the eyes [...] I stared into his eyes, wide-eyed and defiant, and we faced off” (Martel 298-299). Pi’s use of mental violence that crucifies Richard Parker emphasizes how violent humans can become when they need to. Also, the fact that he is successful at taming a wild beast helps the reader to assume how violent Pi has become. Thereby, in the real world, violence and killing occur commonly because it is natural for humans to use violence when they feel fear. This vicious trait prevents them from developing the perfect society that they would like to live