“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment” (Gandhi 1). When Mahatma Gandhi spoke those wise words, he revealed that the drive for power can often be obtained due to the fear of punishment by those who surround you. This power can often be drenched out of you as people try to fight for their independence. However, power can also be attained if you have the will and the courage to perform good intentions that ultimately benefit the society. This can create an environment where everyone’s voice is heard. George Orwell’s Animal Farm exhibits the lives of animals in the early 1900’s
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Snowball uses the power of education that is instilled in him, to condense the seven commandments so that they are fair and easily understood by all the animals. He condenses the seven commandments to “Four legs good, two legs bad” (Orwell, 51). This benefits the whole society as many of the other animals struggle to read and write. By creating this shortened version of the seven commandments, he ensured that no animal was placed at a disadvantage because they simply did not understand it. Moreover, Snowball uses his power for good by developing a plan to create a windmill which would ultimately help the society by generating electricity and helping ease the workload of the animals. Snowball had simply only developed this idea for the interest and benefit of the animals and did not plan on using it to gain more power. This was evident as Snowball says, “...This was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power. This would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine” (Orwell, 64). This quotation exemplifies that Snowball is a leader that is willing to lead his whole society towards a successful future by trying to ensure that the windmill was something that everyone wanted by almost conducting a vote before he was chased off the farm by Napoleon’s dogs. Furthermore, Snowball uses his power to ultimately benefit all the animals by informing the other animals what to do during the Battle of the Cowshed. Snowball wanted to protect the farm from the humans. This was apparent as in the text it says, “At the graveside Snowball made a little speech, emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be” (Orwell,
Snowball uses the power of education that is instilled in him, to condense the seven commandments so that they are fair and easily understood by all the animals. He condenses the seven commandments to “Four legs good, two legs bad” (Orwell, 51). This benefits the whole society as many of the other animals struggle to read and write. By creating this shortened version of the seven commandments, he ensured that no animal was placed at a disadvantage because they simply did not understand it. Moreover, Snowball uses his power for good by developing a plan to create a windmill which would ultimately help the society by generating electricity and helping ease the workload of the animals. Snowball had simply only developed this idea for the interest and benefit of the animals and did not plan on using it to gain more power. This was evident as Snowball says, “...This was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power. This would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine” (Orwell, 64). This quotation exemplifies that Snowball is a leader that is willing to lead his whole society towards a successful future by trying to ensure that the windmill was something that everyone wanted by almost conducting a vote before he was chased off the farm by Napoleon’s dogs. Furthermore, Snowball uses his power to ultimately benefit all the animals by informing the other animals what to do during the Battle of the Cowshed. Snowball wanted to protect the farm from the humans. This was apparent as in the text it says, “At the graveside Snowball made a little speech, emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be” (Orwell,