The Role Of Political Satire In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Nobody would ever envision a pig being capable of obtaining absolute power, let alone being the leader of a rebellion. George Orwell’s fable, Animal Farm, was developed when he first saw a village boy whipping a carthorse, which lead him to the idea of gathering all of his thoughts, and therefore demonstrating how men would never have such power over animals if they knew the kind of strength they were capable of doing. This novel demonstrates political satire on equality, portraying how all the animals on the Manor Farm spark up a rebellion and live independently from their leader, Mr. Jones’, tyranny. In this allegorical novel, Animal Farm, which represents the Soviet Union in 1917 Russia, the pigs, which in this case are the authority figures, have complete supremacy, manipulate uneducated animals, and belittle freedom on the farm. Since Mr. Jones was not properly treating the animals, …show more content…
He is so caught up into working industriously for Napoleon, that he cannot see what is going on around him. The horse’s maxims, “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” proves how the leaders are exploiting the animals. Different from most other animals on the farm, Boxer affects their attitudes and behaviors by being a motivating role model. The fact that Boxer's ignorance is preventing him from seeing all of Napoleon's scheming leads him to being sent to the knackers after feeling ill, when Napoleon said he would be sending him to get treated. Representing the Russian Revolution of 1917, Animal Farm explains how leaders tend to use their power to their advantage. Since none of the animals were intelligent enough to realize what was going on, nobody got the freedom they were promised. Napoleon leaves the animals to adopt to the revised commandment, of "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than