Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm, symbolically describes his views on some of the most important themes in humanity. Orwell tells the story of a rebellion on a farm that leads to the humans running away and the animals running the farm. Although they try to become a farm with equality, it doesn’t end that way. It ends with the pigs taking full control and changing all the rules. They learn that it is a lot harder to run a farm than what they originally thought. Amongst the many themes that are portrayed, power, greed and violence are the three main ones. We find that power can be used to one’s strength or in the wrong way. We learn also that greed can lead to violence and the peace on the farm does not last long.
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But, to other animal, it is explained as being a good thing needed to benefit the pigs. Greed is an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power or food. An example of greed in Animal Farm is Napoleon’s greed toward power and food. When the farm’s name was changed back to Manor Farm, he said that is was in his name. And he also said that the pigs would get the most food (he is a pig). “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This demonstrates Napoleon’s desire for wealth, power and food. Another example of the greed shown in Animal Farm is how the pigs act. They all got heaps more food than all the other animals and they are all really fat and lazy. They also make all the other animals do all the hard work while they boss them around. “Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer – except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs.” This shows how the pigs were very selfish and how they got everything they wanted. A third example that shows selfishness and greed throughout the book was the pig’s desire for money. They sold Boxer to be killed so they could get money. Napoleon tried whatever he could to get money. “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege?” The pigs tried to persuade the other animals into thinking that they were good but they were not at …show more content…
Violence is the behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. An example of violence in Animal Farm is when Jones and his men came back to try to get their farm back. There was a big revolt that lead to injury and the death of a sheep. “No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.” Jones and his men came back to try to get back at the animals for stealing their farm but it lead to violence. Another example of violence is when some of the animals confessed to secretly being under the influence of Snowball, the dogs were ordered to promptly tear their throats out. “When they finished their confessions, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess.” – Page 62. This demonstrates how violent Napoleon trained the dogs to be and how Napoleon used this as revenge against Snowball through killing animals that were on his side. A third example showing violence in Animal Farm was when the dogs that napoleon trained chased Snowball out of the farm and nearly killed him. “One of them all but closed his jaws on Snowball’s tail, but Snowball whisked it free just in time.” This demonstrates how Napoleon is getting revenge on Snowball for trying to get the animals on his side. Violence in Animal Farm is depicted as a bad thing and as