Allegory In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Animal Farm is an allegory that tells the story of animals on a farm that rise up against their master. It is an allegory that is used to describe the overthrow of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas ll, and the communist revolution of Russia before WW ll. The animals on the farm are depicted to show the wrongs done by humans such as greed and lies during the revolution. It shows how easily the powerful and the educated can change the views of society. The animals form seven cardinal rules for each other. “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal.” These commandments are used to bring unity to the animals who feel they are being oppressed. They soon become just noise that over powers any type of discussion between the animals. In order to get the animals riled up against the humans and to give them hopes and dreams of a better future they all sing The Beasts of England song. A lot of animals on the farm cannot read and are kept uneducated, unable to read or remember …show more content…
Squealer was able to convince the animals of a different history than what actually happened. He also made Napoleon look like a great leader who cared only about his people. Napoleon wouldn’t have rose up and been as powerful if it wasn’t for Squealer’s powerful way with words and rhetoric. Squealer rewrites history and bends the truth to make it look like the pigs are heroes who are working for the animals. The animals have no choice but to believe Squealer’s rhetoric. Squealer’s version of the truth is the only truth articulated on the farm. This means his truth, forced or not, must be accepted. Orwell’s language portrayed through Squealer is used as an instrument of control and the pigs rewrite history to keep Napoleon in