This is what happened in Russia in the early 1900’s. This is what happened in Animal Farm by George Orwell. John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton said it best, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In Animal Farm, the animals, representing Russia’s people, were upset with the management of the farm. They were eating only enough to stay alive, so they finally had a breakthrough and Rebelled against the humans on the farm, representing the Royal Family in Russia. When the pigs came into power they had seven commandments by which all of the animals need to live.
After emerging as a leader, he immediately learns how to read and write. As the writer says about the pigs, "With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership." So we admit that he is educated, well read and brilliant in mind and can lead the farm and be strong leader of all the animals in the farm. Second, he is savage and barbarous. Napoleon acts like savages.
As Napoleon was one of the co-leaders at this time, Snowball did not possess absolute power. When Napoleon gained power, he brought with him corruption into the story. At the first look Napoleon seemed like he didn’t want the responsibility and power of being a leader. It is shown later that he planned to have more power later, where it would be more important. He had used fear as a way to make himself more powerful, by using the dogs to attack at any moment.
His tactics are smart but are also politically incorrect. He does this, though he shouldn’t, but cannot fully be blamed because too much power can drive anybody to be corrupt. Napoleon becomes more like a human, his enemy, every day. The pigs are the smartest animals on the farm, so they are at the top of society. They can do what they want, and they will always get away with it.
In his self-proclaimed fairy story, Animal Farm, George Orwell has clearly shown that absolute power corrupts absolutely. In order to get this theme across, he has used fable to replace human beings with animals and show the process of power corrupting, allegory to draw parallel between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution and satire to expose the corruption of the leaders. In order to demonstrate that absolute power corrupts absolutely without being defensive to anyone, Orwell has created Animal Farm as a fable, where all animals think, talk and fight like human beings. He has effectively used Napoleon, the leader of Animal Farm as an example, to show the process of power corrupting. Although Napoleon seems to be a good leader at first, he becomes very corrupted when he has gained absolute power, that is, when he has exiled Snowball from Animal Farm.
Many people abuse power and instead use it for personal benefits. Similarly in the novel Orwell uses his characters, specifically Napoleon and his fellow pigs. Napoleon is the leader of the farm which greatly increases his power and authority to gain control and rule others in an injust way, ultimately creating destruction to the animals society. Through symbolism of the windmill it illustrates how power is gain by money for commercial us against their enemy. This also alludes to the historical destruction created between Russia and the Soviet Union under Communist Party rule.
Henry also needed to control the nobility because if he didn’t, or only managed to control a minority, he could have a revolution, and Nobles, together, had a lot more money and power than the king himself. Firstly he gave the Earl of Surrey his lands back, bits at a time to ensure his loyalty, while having him as a key figurehead in the north to stop rebellions, since the north largely supported Richard and Henry needed to find a way of controlling them. Also Henry didn’t get rid of all the Yorkist nobles in the council, only those who thought against him. He did this so that he wouldn’t have a full scale Yorkist rebellion on his hands, but he couldn’t have people who wanted him dead and had fought against him on his council. As well as this, Henry needed to be effective at getting England onto a secure financial footing.
“Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar…not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way.” The word “fierce” describe Napoleon as furious and violent. Also the phrase “…getting his own way” shows that nobody can stop him/unrestrained. Overall, Orwell portrays Napoleon as someone who is sneaky and clever. The key part that Napoleon plays in the novel, Animal Farm, is the fact that Napoleon and Snowball are always competing with each other to persuade other animals to get on their side and to get more power. “Snowball and Napoleon butted the door open with their shoulders and the animals entered in single file…Snowball and Napoleon called them together.” The words “entered” and “single file” shows and tells the reader that Snowball and Napoleon were in charge.
The novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell shows how the dogs remain loyal to Napoleon following every command he makes. In Animal Farm, nine puppies, which Napoleon confiscates and secludes in a loft. Napoleon rears them into fierce, elitist dogs that act as his security guards. The dogs are the only animals other than the pigs that are given special privileges. They also act as executioners, tearing out the throats of animals that confess to treachery.
Animal Farm Essay As is normal for people not to take for granted what other’s do for them so is the same in the story animal farm. The pigs take indecent advantage of the other not as intellectual animals. Animal farm is a fable using animals instead of humans, playing roles quite similar to powerful men such as Josef Stalin, Leon Trotsky and Karl Marx. This essay will talk about the main characters that helped strengthen napoleon’s regime in the book Animal farm By George Orwell. In the beginning of the story we see a type of government emerging, in the story it was called animalism this can be compared to a real life government of the early 50’s totalitarianism.