In the short allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell, it’s apparent that the novel is not a regular fairy tale despite its fairy tale like qualities. The novel is really a warning for it’s readers and politicians. This novel shows how people are taken advantage of by others. In Manor Farm where Animal Farm takes place, a rebellion occurs which leaves the animals to fend for themselves and eventually thrive as a society until a series of critical events leaves only a group of a few pigs led by Napoleon controlling the rest of the animals. The result of this is a totalitarian society which leaves the pigs in control of the common animals. This leads to corruption among the pigs and Napoleon taking advantage of his power. There are many crucial
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An example of this is when four young pigs attempt to protest but are quickly brought to a halt by the dogs intimidating growls, “ ...all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep menacing growls” (69). The dogs intimidating and threatening growls prevents them from continuing their protest against Napoleon’s decision to no longer have meetings. Although many of the other animals couldn’t organize their thoughts to also object or at least challenge Napoleon’s decision, the four young pigs could have helped the others come up with an argument had they not been silenced by the dogs of which were under Napoleon’s command. Another example of how Napoleon uses fear and intimidation to control the other animals is when he begins to execute other animals. The executions are meant for any animal who would even speak to Snowball, who Napolean describes as a traitor and a criminal (Chpt 7). Napoleon’s merciless and cruel executions allows the pigs to gain more control over the common animals from the angst and terror after witnessing the executions. An example of how the pigs have gain further control over the animals through the fear and intimidation that is brought on by the brutal executions is when the animals begin to …show more content…
Suggesting there are people who take advantage of others by using similar or the same tactics as the pigs used such as using fear and others lack of intelligence against them. Currently in today’s modern world an example of this is how politicians want to have full control and edit or completely rewrite the second amendment which is the right to bear arms, an amendment that had proved itself necessary when early colonists were subjected to tyranny similar to those that the common animals face in Animal Farm. The second amendment could again prove useful in a distant future where tyranny might be present. Politicians take advantage of the fear instilled in people from past tragedies involving guns to give them one sided statistics which most believe to be completely true due to both the fear instilled in them and a lack of knowledge and or intelligence. Animal Farm did its job in my mind because now it’s almost second nature for most people to not only question authority but also think for
An example of this is when four young pigs attempt to protest but are quickly brought to a halt by the dogs intimidating growls, “ ...all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep menacing growls” (69). The dogs intimidating and threatening growls prevents them from continuing their protest against Napoleon’s decision to no longer have meetings. Although many of the other animals couldn’t organize their thoughts to also object or at least challenge Napoleon’s decision, the four young pigs could have helped the others come up with an argument had they not been silenced by the dogs of which were under Napoleon’s command. Another example of how Napoleon uses fear and intimidation to control the other animals is when he begins to execute other animals. The executions are meant for any animal who would even speak to Snowball, who Napolean describes as a traitor and a criminal (Chpt 7). Napoleon’s merciless and cruel executions allows the pigs to gain more control over the common animals from the angst and terror after witnessing the executions. An example of how the pigs have gain further control over the animals through the fear and intimidation that is brought on by the brutal executions is when the animals begin to …show more content…
Suggesting there are people who take advantage of others by using similar or the same tactics as the pigs used such as using fear and others lack of intelligence against them. Currently in today’s modern world an example of this is how politicians want to have full control and edit or completely rewrite the second amendment which is the right to bear arms, an amendment that had proved itself necessary when early colonists were subjected to tyranny similar to those that the common animals face in Animal Farm. The second amendment could again prove useful in a distant future where tyranny might be present. Politicians take advantage of the fear instilled in people from past tragedies involving guns to give them one sided statistics which most believe to be completely true due to both the fear instilled in them and a lack of knowledge and or intelligence. Animal Farm did its job in my mind because now it’s almost second nature for most people to not only question authority but also think for