Having control over lower classes unable to obtain knowledge continuously is displayed in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. In the afternoon of a once peaceful animal farm, the ruthless, self-absorbed leader, Napoleon, gathered the animals together. Napoleon growled accusations of animals among them siding with his arch nemesis snowball. Terrified, a group of hens slid forward and with a cruel motion Napoleon’s dogs had torn out their throats. This act of terror by Napoleon parallels the actions a similar dictator, Kim Jong II took when in control of North Korea.
George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm displays a totalitarian dictatorship overtaken by the devious pig, Napoleon. One of Napoleon’s many loyal followers adopted the slogan “Napoleon …show more content…
Methods used when Kim Jong iI was in power were barbarous and inhumane much like Napoleon’s way of rule. Each of the citizens in North Korea is currently required to have a portrait of Kim Jong-il, along with his son, hanging in their homes (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Selflessness was not a part of Kim’s vocabulary and he made sure to make it clear that he is the incomparable human in his world. Kim’s unsurpassed opinion of himself rubbed off onto all of his citizens and people of power surrounding him. Over two million people were starved to death in North Korea during the 1990s while Kim Jong-il ate lavishly and wastefully (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Without thinking twice Kim Jong-il wasted food daily and convinced his people that barely surviving was the only way to survive. Citizens of North Korea, while Jong-il was in control, suffered great losses and the country has weakened even further. North Korea often played a song through the streets devoted to Kim singing, "No Motherland Without You, We cannot exist without you, Comrade Kim Jong-il! The motherland cannot exist without you!" (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Having an anthem about how all-powerful Kim Jong-il was burned the message into his people’s mind that he was
George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm displays a totalitarian dictatorship overtaken by the devious pig, Napoleon. One of Napoleon’s many loyal followers adopted the slogan “Napoleon …show more content…
Methods used when Kim Jong iI was in power were barbarous and inhumane much like Napoleon’s way of rule. Each of the citizens in North Korea is currently required to have a portrait of Kim Jong-il, along with his son, hanging in their homes (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Selflessness was not a part of Kim’s vocabulary and he made sure to make it clear that he is the incomparable human in his world. Kim’s unsurpassed opinion of himself rubbed off onto all of his citizens and people of power surrounding him. Over two million people were starved to death in North Korea during the 1990s while Kim Jong-il ate lavishly and wastefully (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Without thinking twice Kim Jong-il wasted food daily and convinced his people that barely surviving was the only way to survive. Citizens of North Korea, while Jong-il was in control, suffered great losses and the country has weakened even further. North Korea often played a song through the streets devoted to Kim singing, "No Motherland Without You, We cannot exist without you, Comrade Kim Jong-il! The motherland cannot exist without you!" (http://abcnews.go.com/International/kim-jong-il). Having an anthem about how all-powerful Kim Jong-il was burned the message into his people’s mind that he was