Cowmunism or Sowmunism
Most good leaders are honest, respect those who trust them with power, and try to speak to the needs of whom they serve. The leader of Animal Farm was none of these things. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a story about Manor Farm. Manor Farm is run by Mr. Jones, who is a drunk and treats the animals extremely poorly. The animals decide to overthrow him, and they decide that they will all be equal. The animals make commandments to live by and the pigs are in charge for the most part. Over time, the pigs become more and more corrupt and similar to the humans. The pigs include Snowball, who is a smart leader; Napoleon, who is corrupt and sly; Squealer, who twists around words to convince animals. Napoleon ends up …show more content…
One of these instances is when he makes animals confess to crimes and that they worked with Snowball: “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess” (Orwell 58). This shows that Napoleon is willing to kill other animals to remain leader. Another point in the book when Napoleon kills another animal is when Boxer gets hurt and can no longer work on the farm. Napoleon tells him that he is going to a hospital: “But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read: “‘Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.’ Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s!” (Orwell 84). Napoleon lied to the animals about where Boxer was being taken and afterwards Squealer lied to them by trying to cover up the truth. Napoleon killing other animals is one other way that shows that he abused his power. He wanted to make sure that the animals saw him as a powerful leader through the purges. Also, he wanted to make sure that everyone on the farm was
Most good leaders are honest, respect those who trust them with power, and try to speak to the needs of whom they serve. The leader of Animal Farm was none of these things. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a story about Manor Farm. Manor Farm is run by Mr. Jones, who is a drunk and treats the animals extremely poorly. The animals decide to overthrow him, and they decide that they will all be equal. The animals make commandments to live by and the pigs are in charge for the most part. Over time, the pigs become more and more corrupt and similar to the humans. The pigs include Snowball, who is a smart leader; Napoleon, who is corrupt and sly; Squealer, who twists around words to convince animals. Napoleon ends up …show more content…
One of these instances is when he makes animals confess to crimes and that they worked with Snowball: “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess” (Orwell 58). This shows that Napoleon is willing to kill other animals to remain leader. Another point in the book when Napoleon kills another animal is when Boxer gets hurt and can no longer work on the farm. Napoleon tells him that he is going to a hospital: “But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read: “‘Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.’ Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s!” (Orwell 84). Napoleon lied to the animals about where Boxer was being taken and afterwards Squealer lied to them by trying to cover up the truth. Napoleon killing other animals is one other way that shows that he abused his power. He wanted to make sure that the animals saw him as a powerful leader through the purges. Also, he wanted to make sure that everyone on the farm was