Indoctrination Of The Farms In George Orwell's Animal Farm

"The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it." This quote sums up exactly what went wrong with the revolution on Animal Farm, as Old Major provided the animals with a picture of a utopian world where every animal was to work to his capability, and still never go hungry, and enjoy luxuries that were never even thought of with Jones on the farm. But when the revolution became a reality, Napoleon took over along with most of the pig. And because they were thought to be superior they kept all the luxuries such as the milk and apples for themselves, leaving an even more miserable life for the rest of the animals on the farm. …show more content…
The first way in which the pigs ended up deceiving the other animals was by making their selfish hogging of the milk and apples seem noble and compassionate, instead of egocentric. “‘Comrades!’ [Squealer] cried. ‘You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brain workers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back! Surely, comrades,’ cried Squealer almost pleadingly, skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, ‘surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?’ Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it was that they did not want Jones back. When it was put to them in this light, they had no more to say…. So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and…apples…should be reserved for the pigs alone.” (Chapter 3) The …show more content…
The first time the dogs were introduced was when Napoleon decided Snowball was a threat to his leadership, and during a public meeting “Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs…came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws…. [He] slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. Silent and terrified, the animals crept back into the barn. In a moment the dogs came bounding back…. Though not yet full-grown, they were huge dogs, and as fierce-looking as wolves. They kept close to Napoleon…. Four young porkers…uttered shrill squeals of disapproval…. But…the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.” The introduction of the dogs was the first instance when Napoleon decided to use fear in order to keep the animals silent, and it worked. So Napoleon continued to incite fear in the animals through executions as they eliminated threats to his leadership and also kept the animals to scared to revolt. An example of this was “When [the pigs] had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a