Animal Farm By George Orwell

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“‘...It was a dream of The earth as it will be when Man has vanished’”(11; ch.5). This is one of The many dreams that Major and all The animal's share on the farm. Always hoping someday, just someday night will be lifted and the sun will rise to a brand new day. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a tale of how farm animals revolt against their masters to better themselves for a future full of absolute freedom. The farm animals begin intensive toiling to attain their objectives such as building a windmill repeatedly and managing the cropland by growing a vast number of fruits and vegetables only so they may prosper. Once those basic foundations of the farm are establishing an administration is then required. Pigs are then declared to lead …show more content…

As the animals began to question some of Napoleon's explanations he would then resort to the bleating sheep and the horrendous dogs to silence any conversation. “The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the meetings, raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs. Then, as usual, the sheep broke into ‘Four legs good, two legs bad!’”(Ch.6; 63). By silencing any commotion or room for discussing the animals no longer have any free will to state their opinions thus forth creating a dictatorship over the farm. An equally important tactic used by Napoleon and his administration is to question the animals thoughts and belief, hence creating room for doubt and interpretation. “‘It says, No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,’.. Curiously enough, clover had not remembered that the fourth commandment mentioned sheets;.. Squealer, who happened to be passing at this moment, attended by two or three dogs, was able to put the whole matter into perspective”(Ch.6;67). Plaquing doubts leaves room for an interpretation, the interpreter usually has an opportunity to adjust the rules for their goals, which shows how greed is a major influence in the developing tyranny of …show more content…

Using Squealer’s explanations, Seemingly reasonable and prudent explanations confuse the populace of animals. Not to mention the hierarchy of animals Napoleon established, creating room for greed. When Napoleon authorizes the dogs and pig freedom and luxuries and a say around the farm, he is creating room for greed which then corruption becomes inevitable. “Napoleon emerged from the farmhouse, wearing both his medals.. With his nine huge dogs frisking round him and uttering growls that sent shivers down all the animal spines(Ch.7 ;82)”. Likewise by creating minorities, it gives more and more authority toward Napoleon, now with this new found power, he increases an ever-present hunger for more power by robbing animals by their voices and bias using dogs an upper part of the hierarchy. Once the farm animals lose its freedom of speech, it was once built upon, Now using the hierarchy to feed and sustain the animals. “ Once again all rations were reduced, except the pigs and dogs”(Ch.9;112). This shows how reducing rations define the hierarchy system, labeling all animals besides dogs and pigs not a worth the trouble of nourishing. While Napoleon changes into something the animals despised the most, of man he became; No difference could be found between the two now closing in the gap between man and

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