The Abuse Of Authority In George Orwell's Animal Farm

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of talking animals living in a farm. Rather, the tale chronicles the historical event of the Russian Revolution and the figures that took part in the creation of the totalitarian regime in Russia, as well as the people that were affected by it. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, compares the stereotypical nature of animals to that of the historical figures to demonstrate the effects of the Russian Revolution and the abuses of authority that were committed by corrupt leaders, such as Joseph Stalin, who is represented by Napoleon, the pig in Animal Farm. Similar to how Stalin rose to power through the use of fear tactics, Napoleon becomes the villain in the novel as he begins to use his intelligence for his

Napoleon and his pig followers begin to change the amendments, that they had created for the purpose of bringing equality to all animals, for their own satisfaction. He changes the amendment that was supposed to prevent any animal from drinking so the pigs could drink without any animal being able to realize that they have broken the rules. Although the changed amendment had stated that they were not to drink to an excess, Napoleon still got drunk and even used the money of the farm, which the other animals were making, and the money he got from sending Boxer to the slaughterhouse, to buy cases of whisky. While he gained authority, he also began to become fearful of losing his power, For that reason he pressured many animals to confess any of their “crimes.” Even though most confessions weren’t serious, such as when “... a sheep confessed to having urinated in the drinking pool…” because Snowball, his pig rival, had told him to, he executed them without any mercy. His use of brutality to achieve his own success does not only make him a villain, but a murder as