Use Of Power In Animal Farm

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Power: Animal Farm vs. Marked

Power, power is the ability to do something. The word itself can mean a lot, as in the ability to complete something, the ability to influence, the ability to even move others and make them feel differently which can be both, good or bad. The power itself can also land in different hands, if it lands in good hands, good things will sure come as it will benefit people around that particular person or group. If the power lands in evil hands, it will be abused and it will only be used for his or her own benefits. Previously we read two books, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and the graphic novel Marked by Steve Ross. Both prescribed text talked about the usage of power where both of these stories talk about power in the same way, but also in a different way in terms on how the characters from each of the text uses the power.
From the book Animal Farm by George Orwell which was released in the year of 1945. In the year of 1945,
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What was once thought to be equal, now it turns to be for the use of the pigs own benefit. In the graphic novel Marked, Jesus used his power to heal and use it for the benefit of many people, he also used it to cleanse the sin of all the human by dying on the cross in the end, through that we can see that there is a good side of the usage of power in good hands. On the other hand, Satan and the Pharisees used the power to gain control and took advantage of the people for their own purpose and benefit of doing evil things, the Pharisees were in control of the government and they only cared about the laws that they

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