Animal Farm Power Misused Essay
analytical Essay
687 words
What does it mean to misuse power? It is the commision of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity. To be given such authority one must be responsible for its use. The author, George Orwell, shows how power is misused throughout the book, Animal Farm. The main character, Napoleon, believed he was the most superlative animal and only cared about his own well being. All the animals believed that if they got rid of the owner, Mr Jones, life for them would be more lavish and free. In fact, it was the other way around. When they officially took over the farm, they built a set of rules called The Seven Commandments. Slowly and slowly, these commandments were forgotten and abused. This happened when the pigs started to think highly of themselves …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how george orwell's animal farm shows how power is misused by the pigs using their intelligence to their advantage and mistreating other animals.
- Analyzes how the pigs used intelligence as an excuse to believe they were worthy enough for such high rank. they were given less work because of this manipulative idea that their intelligence made them superior.
- Analyzes how the pigs are mistreating and blackmailing the animals for their own benefit. napoleon uses his guard dogs to scare and force them to do what he wants
- Explains that the seven commandments were created for all animals to follow, but the customs slowly were altered through the story. the pigs are living in a life where they exceed the boundaries to their power without believing there will be punishment
- Explains that when power is not handled with responsibility corruption and chaos will overflow. napoleon was greedy and conflicted throughout the story.
In Chapter three it clearly states “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership”. The author is describing when the animals were animals were assigned their duties, the pigs were given less work because of this manipulative idea that their intelligence makes them superior than the others. In time, the pigs will create more excuses for themselves to prove that they deserve more just because of their high intellect which will ultimately end with power being …show more content…
Nevertheless, the customs slowly were altered through the story. In Chapter ten the seventh was changed into ,“ ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.” Also in chapter six, the fifth commandment is changed into, “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”. The reason why these set of rules are being changed are for the welfare of the pigs. They are living in a life where they are exceeding the boundaries to their power without believing there will be a punishment for it. In contrast, power has corrupted the society of Animal Farm because of the misuse of
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- Analyzes how the pigs gain power through simplicity and repetition by "comrade napoleon," "four legs good; two legs bad," and "beasts of england."
- Analyzes how old major sings "beasts of england" to represent animalism and give the animals courage they will need to rule the farm.
- Analyzes how the pigs lied to the other animals to make it look as if they are amazing rulers that produce tons of food to gain power.
- Analyzes how the last commandment stood, "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." gaining power is definitely a factor for the pigs by using this saying.
- Analyzes how napoleon gains trust by blaming snowball for everything that goes wrong, which makes him look as if he is always right.
- Analyzes how the animals are brainwashed into thinking they have good leaders and are treated equally. the pigs are smart and take advantage of the fact that they don't know what's going on.
- Analyzes how george orwell wrote animal farm to represent and symbolize russia and the soviet union under communist party rule.
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- Analyzes how george orwell's "animal farm" is a dark, "fairy story", describing an imaginary society of animals living in the farm, under miserable conditions, being treated badly by mr & mrs jones.
- Analyzes how old major, the prize-winning boar, shares his dream of breaking free of oppression with the other animals at the farm. he inspires them to revolt against the miserable, drunken controllers, mr & mrs jones.
- Narrates how old major dies in his sleep, yet the animals have been inspired to believe his persuasive dream of a land free from oppression. they set about improving their education, with the help of two cart-horses, who seem less intelligent.
- Narrates how the animals are castigated by a whip, which makes them angry. amazed at their results, they set about destroying anything that reminds them of slavery.
- Narrates how the group explores the farm and decides to keep it as a museum and make the rule that none of them may live in it. the sign changes from "manor farm" to "animal farm".
- Analyzes how napoleon and snowball paint the seven commandments of animalism on the barn to remind everyone of their principles. squealer points out to the rest of the animals that it is in their best interests.
- Analyzes how napoleon carries out his own agenda, taking away the puppies from bluebell and jessie, letting the group know that he is personally going to look after them with the emphasis on the youngster’s education.
- Opines that the pigs gain power relatively easily. they are more intelligent than most of the other animals, who are blinded by the truth.
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- Analyzes how the animals in animal farm acted as though they were humans. the most depressing part of the movie was that the pigs had all the power.
- Narrates how the pilkington's drove down the rode, their children were hitting the pigs with slingshots and it appeared a normal, okay thing to do.
- Analyzes how there was a great deal of class conflict between the family that lived on the farm, the jones’, and the pilkingtons.
- Analyzes how mr. jones, an alcoholic, treated the animals poorly and put his drinking and fun before taking care of them.
- Narrates how the lead pig, "old major", was shot and slaughtered, and the others decided it was time for a revolution.
- Narrates how the pig slaughterer tried to feed "jessie" the sheepdog, the raw bones of "old major". she refuses and walks away even though she was starving.
- Explains that the pigs were the leaders of all the farm animals and had the power to make the rules. as time went by, they got more and more greedy and decided to change them to their satisfaction.
- Explains that the jone's were having a downward mobility problem going on in their lives. they owed mr. pilkington money and he decided to take the farm away from them in exchange for the money.
- Analyzes how jones and his men set up a radio receiver to eavesdrop on the animals. they decide to attack the farm and take it back.
- Analyzes how snowball decides that the animals need to build a windmill and napolean uses the disagreement as an opportunity to take charge.
- Analyzes how pilkington works his way into the pig’s trust and feeds whiskey to them, breaking the commandments of animalism.
- Analyzes how the jones' take revenge by dynamiting the nearly completed windmill. napoleon announces that responsibility lies with the traitor snowball and that all animals must continue to sacrifice to rebuild it.
- Analyzes how the animals are fed up with the pigs behavior, and jessie leads the escape. she feels guilty that she was unable to help boxer from being taken away by a horse slaughterer.
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- Explains that the pigs lived a very luxurious lifestyle in comparison to that of the other animals on animal farm.
- Analyzes how boxer's split hoof healed and he refused to take a day off work. the pigs expected him to receive great treatment and spend the rest of his life in peace and relaxation.
456 wordsRead More - Animal Farm, by George Orwellanalytical essayThe executions in chapter seven show clearly the animals’ naivety towards the fast approaching leadership of the pigs. During the killings, the animals stand back and do not do a thing. Some animals, like Benjamin, suspect the overthrowing of the rebellion, but are afraid to do anything alone.
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- Narrates how the animals rebel against the humans before the death of old major. they join together as a strong team to eventually drive mr. jones from the farm.
- Analyzes how snowball and napolean called the pigs together and called them 'comrades'. this quote from chapter two shows the animals giving orders to the other animals and acting as a new mr. jones.
- Analyzes how the animals trust the pigs more and more, allowing themselves to be told what to do and be taken in with blind devotion. they act on their newly gained trust and run the farm from mr. jones’ armchair.
- Analyzes how the rebellion fails due to the blindness of the animals, accepting each other as equal, but not notice the pigs adding new rules to suit themselves.
- Analyzes how the executions in chapter seven show the animals' naivety towards the fast approaching leadership of the pigs.
- Opines that the rebellion was doomed to failure from the beginning. the pigs easily won the animals over with propaganda.
- Analyzes how squealer uses rhetorical questions, lies, and threats to convince the animals to believe the pigs.
- Opines that ‘united we stand’ would have worked well for the animals in this case. one animal, benjamin, did not stand up and face his suspicions, which could have resulted in the return of the phrase ‘all animals are equal’.
- Opines that charismatic people cannot stand up to many unless they are very convincing, as in the russian revolution.
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- Analyzes how the return of humans indicates the overall failure of the rebellion, with the farm in human hands due to start the same hellish life they had before old major prompted them to change
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- Analyzes how george orwell's animal farm is a parody of the russian revolution.
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- Explains napoleon's use of fear in chapter 5 of the windmill project. the dogs' fear prevented rebellion against napoleon or questioning of his authority.
- Analyzes napoleon and squealer's use of hypothetical fear to effectively control the animals. napoleon convinced them that snowball was against them and animalism from the start.
- Concludes that propaganda was a very important part of animal farm. the pigs manipulated the uneducated by making the animals believe whatever they want.
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- Explains how the pigs overthrew the oppressed men and broke the chains of perpetual slavery. they set up a farm where everyone was equal and happy.
- Explains that in the beginning, the farm was favorable to live in. everybody was treated equally, every animal worked according to its capacity. the society was doomed to become corrupt.
- Explains that corruption occurred because the leaders put their interests and desires before others. they wanted to obtain exclusive privileges in order to satisfy them.
- Analyzes how the seven commandments, which were accepted as inalterable laws of animalism, were distorted and changed to the benefit of leaders.
- Explains that the tyrannical society became oppressive because the leaders wanted to satisfy only their desires without thinking of well-being of others. other animals did not protest when they saw acts of injustice from side of leaders.
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- Analyzes how the great cart horse boxer dedicates himself to the cause, taking "i will work harder" as his maxim.
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- Analyzes how mr. frederick, a neighboring farmer, cheats napoleon in the purchase of tome timber, and then attacks the farm and dynamites the windmill, now rebuilt.
- Analyzes how the seven principles of animalism, inscribed on the side of the barn, are replaced with a single principle that reads "all animals are equal*
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- Analyzes how ben stumbles upon the mysterious taronga zoo in australia after the 'last days' (post-apocalyptic) and is forced to join a notorious gang against his will.
- Analyzes how 'taronga' portrays the overbearing need to control. children as young as five are forced to fight, and are recruited for destruction.
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- Analyzes how orwell's 'animal farm' warns about the issue of overbearing control, and leads us to wonder if we are being controlled or are we ourselves the controllers of those around us.
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