In George Orwell’s novel “Animal Farm”, the pig to human transition represents how failed revolutions only end up worse than their predecessors. With Napoleon, there is an increase in dealing with humans, even though the goal of the farm is to be run by animals. The original seven commandments are constantly being modified to fit the pigs agenda. On top of all this, the living conditions get progressively worse and the animals must work harder than before. The name change from Manor Farm to Animal Farm was supposed to represent the animals taking control of the farm, but, the pigs end up mimicking human behaviours after becoming the leaders.
When the animals take control of the farm, they intend to be independent, however, Napoleon becomes more and more involved with humans. Napoleon first announces that they will be engaging in trade with the neighbouring farms, claiming that it will only be to get the needed …show more content…
After they revolt, one of the main points of their revolution is that they will have considerably better conditions of living, except, they begin to have food shortages and smaller rations. (Orwell, 85) They are starving and often work tirelessly, all enforced by Napoleon who punished any animal who dared to challenge him. The animals were also promised a better place for them to work and live and even less hours but, this wasn’t the case. “The truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.” (Orwell 129). Even though the pigs had not sacrificed anything, they still made sure that animals were receiving the bare minimum. Any hope that the animals hard of retiring is also crushed, following Boxer’s death, none of the animals had retired and Clover had already passed the retiring age by two years (Orwell, 127). Despite the promises of a better life the animals are forced to worker even harder than
When the animals take control of the farm, they intend to be independent, however, Napoleon becomes more and more involved with humans. Napoleon first announces that they will be engaging in trade with the neighbouring farms, claiming that it will only be to get the needed …show more content…
After they revolt, one of the main points of their revolution is that they will have considerably better conditions of living, except, they begin to have food shortages and smaller rations. (Orwell, 85) They are starving and often work tirelessly, all enforced by Napoleon who punished any animal who dared to challenge him. The animals were also promised a better place for them to work and live and even less hours but, this wasn’t the case. “The truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.” (Orwell 129). Even though the pigs had not sacrificed anything, they still made sure that animals were receiving the bare minimum. Any hope that the animals hard of retiring is also crushed, following Boxer’s death, none of the animals had retired and Clover had already passed the retiring age by two years (Orwell, 127). Despite the promises of a better life the animals are forced to worker even harder than