Importance Of Education In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Importance of Education Essay: “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others” the previous quote found in George Orwell’s acclaimed novel Animal Farm; that criticized the Soviet government in Russia showcases the importance of manipulating and limiting education in order to achieve full power and control over others. The novel contains characters that are symbolic of the communist leaders and were able to manipulate the other animals by limiting the quality of education which then led to the animals becoming ignorant and closed minded. Napoleon (who was symbolic of Joseph Stalin) the dictator, found out the animals’ weakness and used it against them throughout the novel while only educating specific animals.

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Due to the fact that the animals were naive and easily manipulated, they were blinded by Napoleon’s will to educate the dogs and did not bother questioning what he was going to educate them. The lack of education that the animals received led to their ignorance and close-mindedness because they refused to question Napoleon’s actions before it was too late. This quote is also ironic because Napoleon limited the animals' education and was only willing to teach the dogs. Why would Napoleon teach the dogs but not the other animals? He made himself responsible for their education and dismissed his follower’s education for a reason. From this point on the reader can tell that Napoleon is going to ignore the animals' initial ideology and replace it with his own because that means that only two groups of animals were educated. Not to forget, that Napoleon isolated the dogs and educated them in a private setting to make sure that the other animals were not aware of what he was teaching the dogs. This is another technique that Napoleon used to manipulate the animals. He made sure that they trusted him when he said that he would “make himself” in charge of their education in order …show more content…
Due to the fact that the animals were uneducated, Napoleon was able to manipulate them into thinking that they do live in an equal society until he had full control and power. Orwell was relating this to power and privilege because those who are more educated contain more power and privilege unlike those who are not, making it easier to control and manipulate them (those who are not educated). Thus, the lack of education and increase in manipulation sums up the book in one quote, “all animals are equal but some are more equal than