Animal Farm By George Orwell

The significance and main themes in Animal Farm

In the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell inspects the subtle evil behaviour in which someone in power can abuse, as it represents a society in which the right to have a say gets wiped and the government is to choose what happens. The pigs on the farm use threats of violence and threats of physical damage to control the farm. But, while the attack dogs keep the animals in place, it does not stop them from questioning some of Napoleon’s choices. To test this threat, to the pigs’ power, Napoleon relies on exciting slogans, music, and catch phrases to provide comfort to the animals on the farm. In the novel, it rapidly becomes obvious that language and rhetorical can be far more controlling than threats and violence.

It keeps the pigs calm and stop them from questioning things. When written commandments prove to be too difficult to the pigs, they refer back to the phrase “four legs good, two legs bad” this slogan means, the pigs should look up to their leaders instead of fearing them and by constantly the repeating it, they deepen their commitment to the pigs. The loyal cart horse, Boxer is always repeating the slogan “Napoleon is always right” as well as usual his mantra, “I will work harder” the animals finally use the pig’s slogans to prevent themselves. Like when a number of animal’s protest Napoleons choice to start trading farm products to people. Considering the were first silenced by “a tremendous growling of dogs” the tension was not gone until the sheep start chanting “four legs good, two legs bad” in this important scene, Orwell shows the contrast between language and violence and which is more