Examples Of Power In Animal Farm

Loss of innocence “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”(Lord Acton). In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell many characters are faced with power. These characters all use the power they receive in many different ways. Some of the characters use their power in the correct way and others abuse the power. The animals are having trouble deciding who they want to become the new leader of the farm. Mr. Jones is the owner of Manor Farm and he does not treat the animals with the respect they deserve. He is the first character we see that abuses their power. When Mr. Jones is on the farm he is always found drunk and sleeping in his bed. He often forgets to feed the animals and give them the essentials they need …show more content…
Once Napoleon ran Snowball out, the first thing he did was take the idea of the windmill and make it his own. During his reign on the farm he used propaganda to make the other animals believe he was a good leader. He had one pig named Squealer who always said “Napoleon is always right,” (page 49). Napoleon changed most of the rules that Snowball had made when he was leader. Napoleon did not agree with the animals having resting days so he took away Sundays and made them into working days. Napoleon also said if you do not contribute on the farm you cannot eat. He used dogs that he trained when he was younger to inflict fear into the other animals. If another person ever went against him he would have his dogs kill them. A major action that Napoleon did under his power, was take away the innocence of the animals. Napoleon did this by distinguishing the sheep and pigs as most important because they agreed with his rules. A quote that shows this is “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others,” (page 112). Napoleon took advantage of all the animals to make his power on the farm