The main mistakes the animals kept repeating after the revolution was submitting to the pigs’ rule and dictatorship showing how submissiveness leads to consequences when not acted upon quickly enough. None of the animals took an early stand at the injustice they were receiving at the hands of Napoleon and his allies. They all brushed off any doubts they had about believing others and the massive tweaks of the seven commandments. For example, Muriel and Benjamin were able to read and they still ignored the fact that the seven commandments were different, blaming their “faulty memory”. The following quote supports: “None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air ,
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It was used by Stalin and Napoleon who were both communist. Communism is the system of government where the state plans and controls the economy with totalitarian tactics aimed towards a classless society where all members of society are considered to be equal. This can lead to revolution when the leader(s) go beyond and abuse their power. In animal farm, the pigs, mainly Napoleon, would abuse their power against the other animals and create more revolution. Some evils of capitalism although it is democratic, are the private firms that take advantage to monopoly power leading to exploitation of prices and low pay to the less fortunate. This would eventually bring upon social division between the rich and the poor which is unequal. With improvements in technology, manpower is fading quite a bit. Therefore, leading to an unbalanced economy with mass unemployment and inflation. Another evil about capitalism is that it can destroy the purpose of opportunity when inherited wealth is involved. A quote reads, “Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed our duty? Jones would come back!”(Orwell 36) Based off the quote, the evils of capitalism are exemplified leading to Napoleon’s communist ways. Since Napoleon gained more power, he figured that he had the right to mute the animals from their beliefs. In order to combat those evils, people must learn not to be greedy. Napoleon tore down the good …show more content…
It was okay for one group of citizens to illegally wiretap phone conversations but not okay for the other. The government was basically surveillancing Americans in efforts to fight off terrorism and potential predators. Therefore, taking away more of a citizen’s freedom and privacy. This plays into animal farm because it was okay for the pigs to take charge and dictate everything but not the rest of the animals. Napoleon stripped the animal’s from their beliefs and killed whoever went against him for his competitor, Snowball in fear that they would get in the way of the progress of the
It was used by Stalin and Napoleon who were both communist. Communism is the system of government where the state plans and controls the economy with totalitarian tactics aimed towards a classless society where all members of society are considered to be equal. This can lead to revolution when the leader(s) go beyond and abuse their power. In animal farm, the pigs, mainly Napoleon, would abuse their power against the other animals and create more revolution. Some evils of capitalism although it is democratic, are the private firms that take advantage to monopoly power leading to exploitation of prices and low pay to the less fortunate. This would eventually bring upon social division between the rich and the poor which is unequal. With improvements in technology, manpower is fading quite a bit. Therefore, leading to an unbalanced economy with mass unemployment and inflation. Another evil about capitalism is that it can destroy the purpose of opportunity when inherited wealth is involved. A quote reads, “Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed our duty? Jones would come back!”(Orwell 36) Based off the quote, the evils of capitalism are exemplified leading to Napoleon’s communist ways. Since Napoleon gained more power, he figured that he had the right to mute the animals from their beliefs. In order to combat those evils, people must learn not to be greedy. Napoleon tore down the good …show more content…
It was okay for one group of citizens to illegally wiretap phone conversations but not okay for the other. The government was basically surveillancing Americans in efforts to fight off terrorism and potential predators. Therefore, taking away more of a citizen’s freedom and privacy. This plays into animal farm because it was okay for the pigs to take charge and dictate everything but not the rest of the animals. Napoleon stripped the animal’s from their beliefs and killed whoever went against him for his competitor, Snowball in fear that they would get in the way of the progress of the