Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a short story novel that represents the Russian Red Revolution through talking animals on a farm in England. Mr. Jones, a common farmer that inhabits Manor Farm, owns many animals but treats them poorly. Old Major, one of the lucky ones to live a full life on the farm, is a pig that calls a meeting to order and gives his last wish of one day revolting against the human enemies. Soon after the boar dies of old age, two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, take command and make it their duty to overthrow Mr. Jones. However, when the animals do eventually get the humans off the farm and change the name to Animal farm, many problems start to occur. One main problem is finding a moral leader that will help the farm …show more content…
This evil “...fierce-looking Berkshire boar… with a reputation for getting his own way”(25), abolishes his competition, Snowball, by running him off with viscously educated guard dogs. Instead of letting the people decide who the leader will be, Napoleon gets frightened of his competition and chases him off proving to be the cruel leader he is. Another cruel tactic that Napoleon uses to take control of Animal Farm is the way he kills the animals that confess to contradicting his rule. For example, when four pigs admit to Napoleon that they had been secretly in touch with Snowball, he has “the dogs promptly tear their throats out”(83). Napoleon’s cruelness doesn’t allow anyone to show him up as a leader. One other way in which Napoleon’s cruel nature allows him to take over is amending the commandments to make them in favor of pigs. At first the 7th commandment states, “All animals are equal”(33), but Napoleon secretly changes it to, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”(123). Knowing the ignorance of the other animals, Napoleon takes full advantage knowing that no one would notice what the commandment previously said. This evil boar’s cruel villainous nature allows him to take complete control over a …show more content…
One place Napoleon is deceiving, which helps him get power, is when he takes the newborn puppies, “from their mothers, saying that he [will] be responsible for their education”(41). Napoleon claims that he will educate them, when in reality he really is taking them to be trained as personal guard dogs. This helps Napoleon keep fear in the animals, which helps him hold power. Another deceptive tactic that Napoleon uses is putting sand in the grain bins when a human comes to make it look like there is plenty of food on the farm. For example, “Napoleon [orders] the almost empty bins in the storeshed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand, which [will] then [be] covered with what remained of the grain and meal”(75-76). In order to stop the bad rumours about famine on the farm the humans were spreading, Napoleon fools a human visitor so the visitor spreads there is plenty of food. His deceptive villainous nature helps take over a community by reassuring his establishment is running smoothly to the
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel based on the lives of a society of animals living on the Manor Farm. Although the title of the book suggests the book is merely about animals, the story is a much more in depth analysis of the workings of society in Communist Russia. The animals are used as puppets to illustrate how the communist class system operated and how Russian citizens responded to this. And also how propaganda was used by early Russian leaders such as Stalin, and the effort this type of leadership had on the behavior of the people of Russia.
In order to secure a life of luxury for he and his fellow pigs, Napoleon, along with Squealer as his spokesman, uses language that intimidates, language that distorts the truth, and language that appeals to the emotions of the others to manipulate the gullible animals of Animal Farm. Napoleon's life of luxury included the milk, human beds, alcohol, money, a par education, and the surrounding of his fellow pigs to emotionally and physically stabilize him. However it tampered with a more crucial goal, which was the goal for the equivalent animals lesser than him to prosper equally with him as well. His abuse of his absolute power by ordering his guard dogs to drive his adversary out of competition, and his tactics to silence the animals from rebelling again made his leadership corrupt, and the entire existence of the post-rebellion corrupt as well.
The role of lies and propaganda exploited by Napoleon are only to convince the animals that he's the supreme leader whilst in reality, he'd s brutal and selfish dictator. He uses propaganda by blaming all the misfortunes on Snowball and persuades all the animals into thinking that he is always
Napoleon wanted to be the ruler of the farm so that the farm animals would no longer have to live under Mr. Jones conditions who is an allegory for the Russian Tsar. Mr. Jones was a human and he wouldn't treat the animals well, he was always drunk and was constantly forgetting to feed the farm animals. Napoleon was sure enough that the farm would be better off under his reign “Surely comrades you don't want Jones back” (pg. 29). He convinced the animals into thinking he wouldn't rule the
...d have his rations reduced by half” (Page 40). Here, Napoleon’s forces the animals to work and controls them while hiding behind the façade of the fact that the work is voluntary. Thus, Napoleon does not set himself as a target for the animals and, hence the animals do not aim for him or try to revolt. Overall, Napoleon’s use of coercive power allows him to exercise control over the society of Animal Farm.
...portunities, although only with selfish ambition. He also uses his wisdom and to obtain and maintain power as none of the other animals are educated. He also has an ability to defeat the resistant feelings in other animals. To obtain and maintain power Napoleon uses quite a bit of manipulation in order to convince the animals to be loyal to him. He also uses persuasion and propaganda. He brainwashes animals, and uses violence to help him obtain and maintain power. Napoleon maintains power by elevating himself over the other animals, and taking on the characteristics of man, which make him appear too superior to overthrow. Through these processes, Orwell is trying to convey simply the historical tale of the Russian Revolution. Orwell is also trying to convey a warning about propaganda, not to be easily influenced and a warning about absolute power through the ways in which Napoleon obtained and maintained power. Through these processes we can see the messages that are trying to be conveyed, through the way Napoleon obtains and maintains power in Orwell’s novel Animal Farm.
Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution resulted in the fall of the last czar Nicholas ll and the rise of communism. Animal Farm mirrors this with the animals revolting against Mr. Jones, the farm owner. Shortly after the animals take control, the society they created begins to deteriorate, similar to the communist regime in Russia. The rhetorical components of Animal Farm can be found in the characters.
Although Napoleon was not a strong public speaker he was very manipulative and used propaganda to persuade others to listen to him. The most obvious example of Napoleon's manipulation and use of propaganda would be through the sheep. Whenever someone questioned Napoleon the sheep on the farm would burst into a cry of “four legs good two legs bad” and everyone would forget about their speculations ( ). Since Napoleon was not a great speaker he used Squealer as his public voice. When the animals wondered where the apples and milk went Squealer was sent to give the other animals an explanation ( ). Squealer would also change the commandments whenever the pigs would break them ( ). If Napoleon got into a tough situation he would either say “you wouldn’t want Jones back,” or he would use Snowball as a scapegoat.
Napoleon is an extremely deceitful character in numerous ways. For example, Napoleon tricks the animals into thinking concepts that are not true. “Throughout the whole period of his seeming friendship with Pilkington, Napoleon had really been in a secret agreement with Frederick,” (31). This shows that Napoleon lied to the animals about which farm he was going to sell wood to. Furthermore, this also illustrates that the animals might not trust Napoleon if he continues to lie to them. Additionally, Napoleon is an untruthful menace who will do nothing to help the farm or the animals. “Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples,” (12). This shows that Napoleon is trying to
Napoleon uses propaganda to persuade the animals in his favor and to change history. He is able to use propaganda effectively because he has the brains to do so and has the power to make the other animals believe it. He knows that the other animals are not as
Animal Farm is an excellent allegory of the period in Russian history between 1917 and 1944. George Orwell symbolizes the characters, places, objects, and events of the Russian revolution superbly. His symbols not only parallel those of the Russian revolution, but any revolution throughout history. The fable Animal Farm relates not only to the Russian Revolution, but also to any revolution where an absolute dictator emerges.
Rebellion was made to escape from people and their cruel ways, but what happened in this book was quite ironic. The name of this book is Animal Farm, by George Orwell. In this book, the animals of the farm try to rebel from their owner Farmer Jones, creating equality among all animals. The farm turns into a nightmare when the pigs become the autocrats. In order to achieve power over the other animals, Squealer persuades the animals through guilt, glittering generality, and rhetorical question.
This story Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novel about an animal revolution over an oppressive farmer. The irony in the story comes when the pigs turn into the very thing revolted against. They exhibit the same cruelty by treating the other animals the same or even worse than previous owners. This cycle of cruelty is shown in the Russian revolution by Joseph Stalin who is represented by Napoleon in the story. Cruelty in animal farm is shown by the human’s treatment of the animals, and the animal’s eventual treatment of each other and the ironic characteristics of the two.
Napoleon was a leader who led with an iron fist. A fist he used to secretly abuse his fellow animal. He began by raising several ferocious dogs to aid him in enforcing his rules, laws, and expectations. Using them, he abruptly ended Snowballs reign by using the dogs to exile him from the farm. Shortly after, he halted the construction of the windmill. More often than not he would cleverly work his way around the seven commandments by altering them to his pleasure. For example, 'Now animal shall drink alcohol to excess.'; Or 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.'; Napoleon grounded the rations of each and every animal. The farm slowly fell into a dark abyss with every wretched move Napoleon made.
Animal Farm, A novella by George Orwell, tells the tale of the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm, who after much oppression from their master, take over the farm for themselves. In the beginning it seems like the start of a life of freedom and plenty, but ruthless and cunning elite emerges and begins to take control of the farm. The animals find themselves ensnared once again as one form of tyranny gradually replaces the other. The novella is a critique of revolutionary Russia and idealism betrayed by power and corruption. Orwell uses allegory between Animal Farm and the Soviet Union to highlight the corruption of socialist ideals in the soviet union, the power of language and propaganda, and the dangers of a naive working class.