No one wants to be forced onto the bottom rung of the hierarchy ladder. Here, the occupants are ultimately disregarded and all attention is then turned to those above. There is a desire within all to perch at the top where respect and praise awaits those who claim it. All communities, whether publicly proclaimed or not, have inevitable social classes. Even when told that all are equal, inner urges for power push some up with aspiration for the highest position. Within George Orwell’s Animal Farm, power struggles are prominently shown, even though seemingly harmless animals depict them. The desire for power is already exhibited within the first pages as the animals agree upon starting a rebellion. They do this with hopes of being able to
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As Snowball worked diligently to gain intelligence to better the farm, Napoleon forced his way to the top with his eyes set on overall domination. Oftentimes in debates, “Snowball… won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon” would slyly manipulate the sheep, being the simplest of them all, for support as a desperate attempt to gain followers (Orwell 31). Havoc broke loose in the pigs’ last dispute though when Napoleon aggressively asserted his dominance. As Snowball’s views were being favored about why they should build a windmill, Napoleon lost support due to his unpersuasive responses. Desire for power remained boiling inside of him though. He called in massive dogs, whom he had secretly trained and gained the trust of, and made them chase Snowball away (Orwell 34-35). In this moment of seeing himself lose popularity, he turned to eliminating his competition, rather than making himself the better …show more content…
During a time of struggles, Napoleon blamed Snowball, despite his absence, and then convinced all the animals the same. Additionally, he frightened some into confessing to crimes that he declared Snowball brainwashed them into doing, even if they never recalled these absurd incidents; their lack of knowledge resulted in their gullibility. The culprits were then brutally slaughtered since “they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion… [and that] he had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon’s order” (Orwell 55). As Napoleon forced his power, he convinced everyone into believing all he said, therefore affecting how they would behave and try to avoid
As Snowball worked diligently to gain intelligence to better the farm, Napoleon forced his way to the top with his eyes set on overall domination. Oftentimes in debates, “Snowball… won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon” would slyly manipulate the sheep, being the simplest of them all, for support as a desperate attempt to gain followers (Orwell 31). Havoc broke loose in the pigs’ last dispute though when Napoleon aggressively asserted his dominance. As Snowball’s views were being favored about why they should build a windmill, Napoleon lost support due to his unpersuasive responses. Desire for power remained boiling inside of him though. He called in massive dogs, whom he had secretly trained and gained the trust of, and made them chase Snowball away (Orwell 34-35). In this moment of seeing himself lose popularity, he turned to eliminating his competition, rather than making himself the better …show more content…
During a time of struggles, Napoleon blamed Snowball, despite his absence, and then convinced all the animals the same. Additionally, he frightened some into confessing to crimes that he declared Snowball brainwashed them into doing, even if they never recalled these absurd incidents; their lack of knowledge resulted in their gullibility. The culprits were then brutally slaughtered since “they had been secretly in touch with Snowball ever since his expulsion… [and that] he had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon’s order” (Orwell 55). As Napoleon forced his power, he convinced everyone into believing all he said, therefore affecting how they would behave and try to avoid