Napoleon Followers In Animal Farm

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Although the dictator Napoleon ruled his people violently, he still has many followers, who believe everything he said, no matter its right or wrong. Napoleon manipulated these naive followers see himself as their God. In the book one of the loyal follower Boxer said this “Napoleon is always right.” Boxer gave everything to Napoleon for nothing, he worked hard everyday. Ironically he was betrayed when he was old and cannot work anymore by Napoleon, who ordered to turn one of his most loyal, delicate worker into glue when he needed medical help. Later Napoleon lied again to his followers that Boxer is dead in a hospital despite he provided him the best care. His lie made his followers love him more. The similar situation is happening on Kim Jong-un. According to “a significant number of North Koreans feel much hope about the third incarnation of Kimhood, finding the young leader attractive and somewhat charismatic.” (Lankov). When the people of North Korea see Kim, they will be so exciting that they will cry. Although Napoleon's follower worked very hard for their society, every year they harvest more and more food. but all the normal animal’s life did not get better at all. Orwell wrote this in the book. “Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer— except, of course, for the pigs and the …show more content…
However it is still happening right now in North Korea, where rich people have everything and poor people cannot get enough food. I believe George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm was trying to let the world know that people in Soviet Union were suffering because the dictator. Today we should use our own strength to help North Korean people, help them get out of horrible life. Because every human deserved better, we are all created

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