George Orwell's Role In Animal Farm

George Orwell is known as one of the greatest English writers of all time. He wrote several articles and novels, including one of his greatest books Animal Farm. The Animal Farm describes the leadership of the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky, through his use of farm animals (“George Orwell”). The Soviet Union, now known as Russia, was much different under the leadership of Stalin than it is now. First of all, the government structure has changed, going from a dictatorship under Stalin to being a republic. The change in government did not occur without a number of revolts and battles, similar to the ones described in Animal Farm. An examination of the Animal Farm texts will show how Russia was during this era, such as the social

His beliefs can be seen through his usage of certain themes in the story. The first belief he showed was the idea of inequality. He believed that inequality is going to exist, regardless of what happens or who makes it. For instance, the animals fought against Mr. Jones, because he was stealing their products and mistreated them (Orwell 2, 3). Consequently, soon after the animals took control, the pigs started to act the same way by stealing the apples, the milk, and manipulating the other animals (Orwell 14). Another theme expressed in the text was how classism will exist in society. This can be seen using the class structures during the rule of Mr. Jones and after the animals took control. For instance, when Jones was in charge of the farm, Jones was the master and the animals were the peasants. After the animals revolted and got rid of Mr. Jones, the social hierarchy changed within the animals, as the pigs were treated as high members of society, while the other animals worked hard and did not belong in the same class (Orwell 13, 14). The pigs were able to achieve this by using their strong leadership skills and the ability to manipulate situations to abuse the system constructed on the farm (Orwell 13, 14). The pigs are not the only ones that show great leadership skills and sometimes abuse their power, as I have been known to abuse my power when I was in positions of