In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, pigs govern the community because of the lack in knowledge that the other animals had. The author chose to do this to show how in reality this occurs. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved if citizens don't pay attention then a government might be corrupted from bad leaders. The animals in Animal Farm were unaware of the harsh decision because of lies excuses, and propagandas stated by their leader Napoleon, which corrupted their government.
Napoleon lied multiple times in the book Animal Farm ,by George Orwell, to gain dominance and persuade the animals to believe him. For example, when the windmill was destroyed by a huge storm Napoleon lied and stated that his rival Snowball knocked it down and destroyed it. Later on in the book the animals caught Napoleon sleeping in a bed, where it was forbidden that any animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. Napoleon lied and said that a bed is just like a bed of straw that the animals sleep on, where it still was forbidden because the sheets that are on the bed are human made and broke the seven commandments. After Napoleon and the animals finally finished the first windmill they started to build …show more content…
For example, the moment when Snowball was ran off the farm by Napoleon he was considered a traitor and a rival to Napoleon. Where Snowball was neither of these things but the animals believed it because Napoleon had stated this, he was the leader and he had power. No matter what Napoleon stated the animals were forced to say "Napoleon is always right" and eventually this brainwashed the animals to state this all the time. When Napoleon and the other animals made the seven commands there were many propagandas played like "four legs good two legs bad" where this wasn't actually true it was just that Napoleon had stated this and they were forced to believe
Napoleon lied multiple times in the book Animal Farm ,by George Orwell, to gain dominance and persuade the animals to believe him. For example, when the windmill was destroyed by a huge storm Napoleon lied and stated that his rival Snowball knocked it down and destroyed it. Later on in the book the animals caught Napoleon sleeping in a bed, where it was forbidden that any animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. Napoleon lied and said that a bed is just like a bed of straw that the animals sleep on, where it still was forbidden because the sheets that are on the bed are human made and broke the seven commandments. After Napoleon and the animals finally finished the first windmill they started to build …show more content…
For example, the moment when Snowball was ran off the farm by Napoleon he was considered a traitor and a rival to Napoleon. Where Snowball was neither of these things but the animals believed it because Napoleon had stated this, he was the leader and he had power. No matter what Napoleon stated the animals were forced to say "Napoleon is always right" and eventually this brainwashed the animals to state this all the time. When Napoleon and the other animals made the seven commands there were many propagandas played like "four legs good two legs bad" where this wasn't actually true it was just that Napoleon had stated this and they were forced to believe